May 30, 2026

2025-2026 Catalog/Handbook (Summer Update)

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2025-2026 Catalog/Handbook (Summer Update)

Nursing, MSN, Nurse Educator Role Specialty*

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*The Nurse Educator role specialty is not accepting new students.

Students entering with a BSN degree complete 36 credit hours as well as a total of 290 practicum hours to earn the MSN degree with the Nurse Educator role specialty.

Curriculum

Trimester 1

IPE 7001 - Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Hours: 3 *
IPE 7121 - Organizational Leadership & Policy in Health Care Hours: 3

Trimester 2

IPE 7400 - Healthcare Informatics and Technology Management Hours: 3
NUR 7161 - Theoretical and Scientific Underpinnings for Nursing Practice Hours: 3

Trimester 3

NUR 7050 - Evidence-Based Practice for Nurse Leaders Hours: 3 *
IPE 7421 - Interprofessional Approaches to Regional and Global Population Health Hours: 3 *

Trimester 4

EDF 7175 - Foundational Theories in Education Hours: 3
NUR 7100 - Pathophysiology, Health Assessment, and Pharmacology (Non-NP) Hours: 3

Trimester 5

EDF 7161 - Program and Curricular Design for Health Science Education Hours: 3
NUR 7400 - MSN Role Practicum I Hours: 3 †

Trimester 6

EDF 7050 - Teaching Methods in Higher Education Hours: 3
NUR 7450 - MSN Role Practicum II Hours: 3 †

Degree Credit Hours 36

*Course offers optional immersion.
†Course requires practicum hours.