
Master of ScienceNursing (Online)
The 36-semester hour Online Master of Science degree in Nursing is designed to support improvements and innovations in nursing for the current American healthcare system.
Program Concentrations
Clinical Nurse Leader/Expert
The clinical nurse leader concentration is designed for students with a passion for improving individual and populations’ health and well-being. Courses empower students to be a frontline leader and change agent utilizing best practices in nursing and science. Students also focus on developing, implementing, and evaluating quality and process improvement to achieve the desired outcome.
Nurse Educator
The nursing education concentration is designed for students with a passion for teaching and leading nursing peers in various settings. Students will learn innovative teaching methods, curriculum development, and evaluation techniques using evidence-based practices paired with population health practices.
Program Lead

Nancy Mimm, DNP Assistant Professor of Population Health Nursing
Program Courses
This program requires a total of 36 semester hours: 18 semester hours from the core courses, 6 semester hours of experiential courses, and 12 semester hours of Clinical Nurse Leader or Nurse Educator concentration courses. The semester hour value of each course appears in parentheses ( ).
2022–2023 Academic Course Catalogs
Get information about core courses, electives and concentrations in our current academic course catalog.

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