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MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (MSN)

 

MAJORS

Majors

Our MSN program lets you choose from several majors, but virtually all MSN students must take nine core courses. It's important to understand that you must complete a required number of credit hours as well as clinical hours. The majors require an average of 40 credit hours, usually completed in three or four semesters (including summer). You'll need to put in at least 500 clinical hours for most MSN majors; the anesthesia, midwifery, cardiovascular, and flight nursing programs require even more.

The Bolton School of Nursing is proud to be one of only a few schools in the country to offer several areas of specialty and sub-specialty within the MSN program. We also offer several blended majors and joint degree programs. Click on the links below to read the details of each specialty area.

Two sample, full-time plans of two of our most popular majors give an idea of the curriculum involved in completing an M.S.N. If you have any questions, our admissions advisors are available to help you understand the options within your areas of interest.

NURSE PRACTITIONER

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
   Subspecialty: Flight Nursing    Subspecialty: Infection Control
   Subspecialty: Cardiovascular Nursing Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (GNP)
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse (PMHNP)  
   

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST MAJORS

Community Health Nursing
   Subspecialty: Infection Control
Medical Surgical Clinical Specialist
 

OTHER MAJORS

Nurse Anesthesia
Nurse Midwifery
Nursing Informatics
 

BLENDED MAJORS

FNP/PNP
ANP/GNP
FNP/WHNP
GNP/Gerorontological CNS
Psych-Mental Health NP/CNS
 

JOINT DEGREES

Master of Science in Nursing/Master Business Administration
Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Arts in Anthropology
Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Arts in Bioethics
Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Public Health
 
 
 

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