Master of Science in Nursing
Nurse Educator Track

Point of Contact

Pamela Cangelosi
Coordinator
703-993-1727
pcangelo@gmu.edu

Program News

New Scholarships and Funding Opportunities

• Due Date for all Applications is August 15, 2008
• Graduate Students - Advanced Education Traineeship Funds
• Graduate Nurse Educator Track Students Only - Nurse Faculty Loan Program
• Graduate Nurse Educator Track Students Only - NOVA Healthforce 50% Tuition Reimbursement Program

Online Nursing Course Offerings
Spring 2008 Online Course Offerings for the Master's in Nursing, Nurse Educator Track are available at our Distance Education Website.

About the Program

The Nurse Educator track in the M.S.N. program prepares nurses for faculty positions in schools of nursing, as well as nurse educator positions in hospitals and community health care agencies. Graduates are prepared to develop, deliver, critique, and refine educational offerings in nursing education program settings, as well as in healthcare agency settings. Students, based on their professional backgrounds and career goals, are individually assigned to master's or doctorally-prepared preceptors for the nurse educator practica in a variety of academic and clinical settings.

Admission Requirements

A graduate level applied statistics course is a pre-requisite to admission to the graduate program. In addition to fulfilling admission requirements for degree status in the University and the admission requirements of the M.S.N. program, applicants to this track must successfully complete a health assessment course within 18 months prior to the advanced health assessment course.

Program Requirements

Students must successfully complete 38 credits of required courses and electives

• MSN Core (13)
  • NURS 660 (3:3:0)
    Seminar in the Ethics of Health Care
  • NURS 680 (2:2:0)
    Theoretical Foundations Related to Nursing
  • NURS 685 (3:3:0)
    Advanced Nursing Research Methods Healthcare Research I
  • NURS 686 (2:2:0)
    Projects in Nursing Research
  • NURS 688 (3:3:0)
    Organization of Nursing and Health Care Delivery Systems
• Nursing/Education Core (15)
  • NURS 726 (3:3:0)
    Perspectives in Nursing Education
  • NURS 727 (3:3:0)
    Application of Nursing Education Principles to Curriculum and Program Development
  • EDRS 531 (3:3:0)
    Educational and Psychological Measurement
    -OR-
    NURS 556 (3:3:0)
    Principles of Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education
  • NURS 728 (3:2:7)
    Practicum and Seminar in Nursing Education I
  • NURS 729 (3:2:7)
    Practicum and Seminar in Nursing Education II
• Support Course (4)
  • NURS 550 (3:3:0)
    Pathophysiologic Bases for Major Health Deviations of Individuals
  • NURS 514 (1:2:0)
    Advanced Health Assessment, Adv. Clinical Track
• Electives (6)
• Total = 38 Credits

Explanation of Credit Hours
Course titles are followed by numbers in parentheses (0:0:0), separated by colons. The numbers have the following significance:

• First Number: credits for the course
• Second Number: hours of lecture or seminar per week for the course
• Third Number: hours of laboratory for the course

For independent study, readings, topics, or similar courses, individual instructors set hours.