MS Nursing at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The MSN is a nurse educator oriented degree of at least 31 credit hours and is not a nurse practitioner program. It prepares nurses for advanced roles as clinician, teacher, manager, researcher and consultant.

Faculty: Graduate School | Department: Eleanor Mann School of Nursing | Duration: Minimum 31 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Writing for Scholarship in Nursing, Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Health Assessment, Evidence-Based Practice and Innovation, Health Care Policy, Curriculum Design and Development in Nursing Education, Methods of Assessment and Evaluation, Instructional Design and Delivery, Health Informatics and a Nurse Educator Scholarly Project.

Career pathways

Advanced roles of clinician, teacher, manager, researcher and consultant; nurse educator; pathway to doctoral study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

MSN: Graduate School admission ($60 non-refundable application fee) and MSN programme admission; a degree from a nationally accredited baccalaureate or master's nursing program; 3.0 GPA on the last 60 hours of nursing coursework (below 3.0 reviewed individually); current unencumbered US RN license; CV or resume; one professional letter of recommendation. Admission is space-available; applications November to January for a May start.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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