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Independent Health Professions

Master of Science

The Master of Science program in nursing offers specialty options in family nurse practitioner, enterostomal therapy and nursing leadership and administration, and an area of emphasis in midwifery. A dual degree program for students pursuing the nursing service administrator role combines nursing with business administration for the M.S./M.B.A.

Admission Requirements

General requirements for admission to the Master of Science program in nursing include a minimum 3.0 undergraduate grade point average; acceptable scores on the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examinations; holding current licensure as a Registered Nurse; holding a bachelor's degree in nursing or a related field; submission of an essay describing the applicant's career goals; completion of an acceptable undergraduate statistics course; and three letters of reference.

Program Requirements

The program is a three semester, one academic year, 40-41 unit course of study which includes: theory and research, nursing, health care delivery system, seminar on integration into the health care system, an advanced practicum residency, and a series of courses in the specialty. A comprehensive examination is required. Graduates will be eligible for certification by the American Nurses Association, the American College of Nurse-Midwifery or the International Association of Enterostomal Therapists.

Enterostomal Therapy Option

Students undertaking this course of study are prepared to become Clinical Specialists in Enterostomal Therapy (ET) nursing with the knowledge and skills to provide health care to clients and families experiencing wound, ostomy and/or continence care problems throughout the patient's life cycle. The program is designed to provide the student with management and entrepreneurial skills to develop independent practice options. Students enrolling in the Enterostomal Therapy option must complete the M.S., nursing core courses, advanced courses in pharmacotherapeutics, advanced pratice roles, nursing economics and the enterostomal therapy nursing specialty courses. The program consists of 40 units. Students must have a B.S., Nursing degree or comparable course work and one year of recent nursing experience; a faculty interview may be required. Upon successful completion of NURS 501, NURS 502 and NURS 512 (12 units), students become eligible to sit for the National Certification Examination in Enterostomal Therapy Nursing.

Degree Requirements Units
NURS 501Introduction to Enterostomal Therapy Nursing4
NURS 502Advanced Enterostomal Therapy Nursing4
NURS 511Health Care Delivery System4
NURS 512LEnterostomal Therapy Practicum4
NURS 514Nursing and Health Care Economics4
NURS 516Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing2
NURS 560abTheory and Research in Nursing3-3
NURS 565Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Practice3
NURS 570Seminar on Integration into Health Care System1
NURS 571LAdvanced Practicum Residency4
NURS 590 Directed Research1
Cognate (elective)3
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