Administration concentrate students must take the following courses and complete a minimum of 49 semester hours to graduate. Students in this program will be prepared for APRN Clinical Nurse Specialist positions and are eligible to sit for a licensing exam that encompasses prescriptive authority.

Applicants for the Clinical Nurse Specialist program will be interviewed by current master’s level faculty as part of the admission process. The purpose of the interview is to familiarize students with the program requirements, discuss clinical requirements and interests, and assist students to plan for success in the program. Expertise of MSN faculty be discussed to familiarize students with departmental clinical and research opportunities. The interview is meant to support the application process and affords applicants a unique opportunity to discuss any questions or issues with faculty prior to beginning the program.

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CNS Nursing Core

NURS 500 Nursing Statistics
NURS 510 Nursing Science & Theory
NURS 515 Holistic Practice & Care Science
NURS 520 Advanced Nursing Research
NURS 530 Nursing Informatics
IDS 693 Healthcare Promo, Policy, Ethics

Concentrate Core

NURS 525 Advanced Assessment
NURS 600 Advanced Pathophysiology
NURS 610 Advanced Pharmacology
NURS 620 Healthy Aging & Quality of Life
NURS 630 Symptom Management in Chronic Illness & Palliative Care
NURS 760 Comprehensive Patient Management

Synthesis

NURS 780 Capstone Seminar
NURS 782 Healthcare Leadership/Economics