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Master of Science in Nursing — Gerontological Nursing Curriculum Overview§

The program of study combines online courses with face-to-face courses and clinical experiences offering flexibility to students. The curriculum includes 41 to 48 semester hours distributed as shown below. Requirements for the degree depend upon the chosen functional role and synthesis option. Students must choose a functional role of Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Nurse Practitioner (NP), or Education and one (1) of three (3) synthesis options: A thesis, a clinical project, or evaluation and application of research in advanced nursing practice. Information regarding the thesis policy and procedures may be found in MSN Program Policy G6930 (pdf) and the Thesis Manual (pdf).

Each student will be assigned an academic advisor at the time of admission to the program. The student and the academic advisor will complete a degree plan to specify which courses are to be taken to complete the degree requirements. Degree plan policy and procedures may be found in MSN Program Policy G5320 (pdf).

Note: 1 semester hour of credit is earned for

• 3 clock hours per week of clinical experience,
• 1 clock hour per week of lecture, or
• 2 clock hours per week of seminar.

Consult individual course descriptions in the catalog for details on clinical, lecture, and seminar hours.

For additional details on preceptorships, review the Preceptor Guidelines (pdf) which provide an outline of preceptor and clinical site selection criteria and the roles and responsibilities of the student, preceptor, faculty, and clinical site in the precepted clinical experience.