Curriculum | RN - MSN

• 51-credit program 
• Eight-week courses meet one night per week 
• Hybrid delivery with online and in-person courses 

Year 1 

Fall B - late October

• NRS 555 - Community Health Practicum (1)
• ​NRS 550 - Community Health Nursing Care (2)
• NRS 506 - Seminar in Professional Nursing (3) 

Spring A

• HED 660 - Epidemiology (3) 
• NRS 529 - Health Policy and Administration (1) 
• BHP 501 - Practical Research Design and statistics for Clinicians (3) 

Spring B

• NRS 615 – Advanced Pathophysiology for nurses (3) 
• BUS 625 - Leading and Managing in a changing environment (3) 
• BHP 501 - continued 

Summer A

• NRS 610 - Advanced Physical Assessment for Nurses (3) 
• NRS 641 - Nursing Informatics (3) 

Summer B

• NRS 620 - Advanced Pharmacology for Nurses (3) 
• NRS 625 - Advanced Practicum (1) 

Year 2

Fall A

• NRS 600 - Nursing Theory (3) 
• NE or Admin Emphasis Courses 

Fall B 

• NRS 631 - Research and Nursing Practice (3 credits) 
• NE or Admin Emphasis Courses 

Spring A & B

• NRS 665 - Scholarly Synthesis (1 credit) 
• NE or Admin Emphasis Courses

Nurse Educator - Year 2 

Fall A

• NRS 650 - Teaching/Learning in Nursing 
• NRS 651 - Curriculum Design and Development

Fall B

• NRS 652 - Evaluation and Assessment
• NRS 630 - Simulation in Nursing Education

Spring A & B

• NRS 660 - Practicum

Nurse Administrator - Year 2

Fall A

• HCA 680 - Legal, Ethical, Political Issues in Health Care

Fall B

• HCA 682 - Health Care Financing and Budgeting 

Spring A

• HCA 684 - Health Care Quality Assessment and Improvement 

Spring B

• HCA 686 - Healthcare Information Management 
• NRS 660 - Practicum