Accelerated MS in Nursing

With a commitment to academic rigor and nursing excellence, our program provides nurses with the skills, knowledge and practice opportunities they need to address health equity and social justice issues. The Accelerated MSN program is also designed for emerging nurse leaders seeking to advance from bedside assignments to administrative roles of increased responsibility, specialty areas or a role as a nurse educator.

Flexible Online Format

Except for track-specific practicum experiences and any course-required simulations, our core MSN nurse educator and leadership administration didactic courses are offered online and asynchronously. In the online environment, students and faculty interact in discussion threads and complete assignments that examine multi-faceted issues and help stimulate thought. This flexible online format allows students to balance work, life and classroom work while completing the MSN degree. 

Whatever your goals, our new Accelerated MSN program will provide you the flexibility and support you need to ensure you graduate with the master's degree — and specialty track — that is right for you.

Specialty Tracks

We train students in patient-care technologies to deliver and coordinate the highest level of care, and we bolster students’ research skills to ensure quality outcomes within the practice setting.

The Master of Science in Nursing program offers two tracks. Both tracks are offered in an accelerated format and can be completed online in one year (three semesters) if started in the fall semester. Students starting in the spring can complete the program in five semesters, but take a lighter course load in the first two semesters, ideal for those working longer hours. 

• Nurse Educator
• Leadership and Administration

Practicum Experiences 

All MSN tracks require practicum experience. Our mentored practicum program and thesis project help you create an experience portfolio tailored to your career needs to empower you to champion effective health policies and programs where you work and live. These experiences may be located near your home and are negotiated between the student, our practicum faculty, and our clinical placement team. 

Your Workplace, Your Lab 

You are encouraged to bring your work experience to class, and to put what you learn in class to work in real-time. For example, you will explore concepts pertinent to your organization’s operation and look for opportunities to incorporate them.

Integration of the liberal arts 

The Master of Science in Nursing program incorporates The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing as identified by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Essential I, Background for Practice from Science and Humanities, guides our curricular content and provides the master’s-prepared nurse with the knowledge to integrate findings from the humanities and biopsychosocial fields. Care management incorporates an understanding of the needs of a population and the concerns of family, significant others and communities through valuing and supporting the individual’s decisions about his or her healthcare and advocating for the client. Students are exposed to complex cultural issues and can respond to the needs of various groups. 

In addition, the MSN curriculum presents various theories including ethical frameworks that support adherence to one’s ethical and moral values to ensure safety and quality for the clients. Knowledge and skills from information sciences, health communication and health literacy are utilized by master’s-prepared nurses in their practice. 

Accreditation

Our program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WSCUC).