MSN Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist

MSN DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Requirements for obtaining a MSN degree are: 

• Successful completion of all course work (46 credits) with a B or higher grade in all graduate nursing courses. 

• Passing each clinical rotation (660 hours) with satisfactory evaluations from the clinical preceptor and completed Typhon clinical encounter database.

• Successful completion of the Capstone Project. 

Upon completion of the didactic, practicum and capstone degree requirements, the graduate will be awarded the Master of Science in Nursing and will be eligible to sit for national certification in their specialty area. 

 

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

NURS 5110	Advanced Pathophysiology	3
NURS 5115	Theoretical and Ethical Foundations	3
NURS 5120	Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics	3
NURS 5125	Advancing Scholarship Through Evidence Based Practice and Research	3
NURS 5130	Health Care Quality and Informatics	2
NURS 5135	Advanced Health Assessment	4
NURS 5140	Leadership and Health Policy	3
NURS 5145	Health Promotion for Individuals and Clinical Populations	2
NURS 6211	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients I	3
NURS 6212	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients II	3
NURS 6213	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients III	3
NURS 6261	Capstone Project I	1
NURS 6262	Capstone Project II	2
NURS 6291	Clinical Practicum I for Advanced Practice Nurses	2
NURS 6392	Clinical Nurse Specialist II: Patient Direct Care	3
NURS 6393	Clinical Nurse Specialist III: Systems, Organization and Nursing Practice	4
NURS 6395	Essential of CNS Practice I	1
NURS 6396	Essential of CNS Practice II	1

Plan of Study

First Year

Summer

NURS 5110	Advanced Pathophysiology	3
NURS 5115	Theoretical and Ethical Foundations	3

Fall

NURS 5120	Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics	3
NURS 5125	Advancing Scholarship Through Evidence Based Practice and Research	3

Interim

NURS 5130

Health Care Quality and Informatics

2

Spring

NURS 5135	Advanced Health Assessment	4
NURS 5140	Leadership and Health Policy	3

Second Year

Summer

NURS 5145	Health Promotion for Individuals and Clinical Populations	2
NURS 6211	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients I	3
NURS 6291	Clinical Practicum I for Advanced Practice Nurses	2

Fall

NURS 6212	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients II	3
NURS 6261	Capstone Project I	1
NURS 6392	Clinical Nurse Specialist II: Patient Direct Care	3
NURS 6395	Essential of CNS Practice I	1

Spring

NURS 6213	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients III	3
NURS 6262	Capstone Project II	2
NURS 6393	Clinical Nurse Specialist III: Systems, Organization and Nursing Practice	4
NURS 6396	Essential of CNS Practice II	1