{"id":3702,"date":"2013-03-14T15:55:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T20:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog\/2019-2020\/html\/?page_id=3702"},"modified":"2023-01-24T16:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T22:22:35","slug":"graduate-programs-in-nursing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/catalog-2022-2023\/graduate_studies\/graduate-programs-in-nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"GRADUATE PROGRAM IN NURSING"},"content":{"rendered":"
Raquel Engolio, Ed.D., MSN, RN<\/strong> Degree Program<\/strong><\/p>\n Master of Science in Nursing<\/p>\n The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is offered through an affiliation with the Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing (ICMSN). Consortium universities include McNeese State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, 果冻APP, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Theory based courses are taught through distance online learning (web-based) technology allowing for flexible course completion. Graduates are eligible to sit for national certification exams appropriate to their role specialty.<\/p>\n Accreditation<\/strong><\/p>\n The master’s degree program in Nursing at Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing (Consortium of McNeese State University, 果冻APP, Southeastern Louisiana University, and University of Louisiana at Lafayette) is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington DC, 20001,\u00a0 202-887-6791.<\/p>\n Purpose The purposes of the Master of Science in Nursing program are to: Program Admission<\/strong><\/p>\n Students seeking admission to the MSN program must meet all of the requirements for admission to 果冻APP Graduate Studies in addition to specific admission requirements for the MSN program. Documentation needed to support application to the graduate nursing program must be submitted to the MSN Graduate Coordinator prior to the deadline for application for the following semester. The MSN program reserves the right to limit the number of students enrolled in nursing courses to make the most effective use of the educational resources available. In the event that enrollment in these courses must be limited, students will be selected by their academic ranking based upon MSN admission requirements and their cumulative GPA in graduate nursing courses.<\/p>\n Admission <\/strong><\/p>\n An applicant who meets all requirements for admission to the master’s degree program except the minimum grade point average of 2.7 on last 60 undergraduate hours of required nursing degree courses may consider additional undergraduate nursing courses as an unclassified student to raise GPA in the last 60 hours.<\/p>\n During the first semester of enrollment of regular admission the student must:<\/p>\n Admission to Candidacy<\/strong><\/p>\n Admission to candidacy indicates a judgment by the Graduate Council that the student has shown sufficient promise to be permitted to complete work toward a degree. For admission to candidacy for a Master’s degree, a student must submit a formal application to the Graduate Coordinator after satisfying the following candidacy requirements: (1) have successfully met all applicable admissions formulas; (2) be classified as a regular student; (3) have completed 12 semester hours of graduate work toward the degree; (4) have earned at least a 3.0 grade point average on all graduate work. Once candidacy has been approved, the student may complete program requirements for the degree.<\/p>\n Admission and Progression Requirement for the Advanced Practice Concentration<\/strong><\/p>\n Admission to either advanced practice concentration (FNP; PMHNP) means that the MSN degree-seeking student has met candidacy requirements and is eligible to progress beyond the advanced practice core courses to the practicum courses in order to complete the program of study. Different requirements apply to post-master students. Applications for admission to the advanced practice concentration occur during the semester in which the student is scheduled to complete those core courses. Criteria for consideration for admission to the Family Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric\/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner concentration include:<\/p>\n The Graduate Coordinator will notify the student of the status of his or her application at the close of the semester in which he or she applied, following calculation of final GPA. Once admitted to the declared NP concentration, the student is expected to follow the full-time or part-time degree plan which becomes part of his\/her record. Students who do not follow their degree plan may lose a practicum slot and have to reapply to the role concentration.<\/p>\n Retention and Progression Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n Minimum Grade Point Average<\/strong><\/p>\n To be awarded a graduate degree, a student must have an average of at least 3.0 on all work pursued for graduate credit at 果冻APP as well as a minimum overall average of 3.0 on all work pertaining to the degree.<\/p>\n Grading System <\/strong><\/p>\n The grading system for all ICMSN universities is as follows: A = 92.5 – 100; B = 84.5-92.49; C = 76.5-84.49; D = 68.5-76.49; F = 0-68.49. Grades of \u201cS\u201d or \u201cU\u201d, \u201cPass\u201d or \u201cFail\u201d are assigned only for designated courses for which this grading procedure is specified. These grades and grades of \u201cI\u201d are not used in the computation of the grade-point average because the student does not receive quality points for these grades. When the \u201cI\u201d grade is resolved into a permanent grade, quality points are earned and the student’s scholastic standing is adjusted to reflect the influence of the permanent grade.<\/p>\n A student may drop a course or courses or may resign from the institution with a grade \u201cW\u201d prior to a date specified in the official university calendar. After that date, a student may not drop a course or resign from the institution. After that date, in extraordinary circumstances, the academic dean having jurisdiction may authorize resignation from the institution or dropping a course with the grade \u201cW\u201d. Extraordinary cases do not include dissatisfaction with an anticipated grade or the decision to change a major.<\/p>\n Transfer Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n Students who have attended another graduate nursing program and wish to apply to the 果冻APP MSN program must be eligible for readmission to the graduate nursing program from which they are transferring and must meet 果冻APP Graduate School requirements. Students may transfer credit earned from a regionally accredited college or university to 果冻APP as long as the hours of transfer do not exceed one\u2011third of the total credit hours required for their degree program; they earned no grade lower than a B in the transferred courses; and, the transfer credit is applicable to the degree program. Transfer credits are subject to the six-year time limitation to satisfy all MSN degree requirements. The student must formally petition his or her academic dean for acceptance of transfer graduate credit. Final authorization of transferred credit is made by the student’s academic dean.<\/p>\n Graduate Course Work<\/strong><\/p>\n To receive the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree with a specialty concentration, the student must:<\/p>\n Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration:<\/strong><\/p>\n Required Courses \u2013 42-45 hours; 600 clinical hours Psychiatric\/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration: <\/strong><\/p>\n Required Courses \u2013 48 – 51 hours; 600 clinical hours Thesis (Credit 1\u20136 hours per semester with 6 credits needed for Nursing Education Concentration:<\/strong><\/p>\n Required Courses – 40\u00a0– 43 hours; 300 clinical hours Raquel Engolio, Ed.D., MSN, RN Dean and Assistant Professor of the College of Nursing Office: 172 Betsy C. Ayo Hall Phone: 985-448-4687 Degree Program Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration Psychiatric\/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration Nursing Education Concentration The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is offered through an affiliation with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":7062,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3702","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nDean and Assistant Professor of the College of Nursing
\nOffice: 172 Betsy C. Ayo Hall
\nPhone: 985-448-4687<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n1. Provide a base in nursing theory, nursing research, and issues relative to advanced nursing practice.
\n2. Provide for advanced clinical specialization in Family Nursing or Family Psychiatric\/Mental Health Nursing, and to
\n3. Provide for advanced role preparation as a nurse practitioner or nurse educator.<\/p>\n\n
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\na.\u00a0A minimum of 42-45 credit hours for the Family Nurse Practitioner concentration.
\nb. A minimum of 48-51 credit hours for the Psychiatric\/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner concentration.
\nc. A minimum of 40-43 credit hours for the Nursing Education concentration.<\/li>\n
\nNURS 500 \u2013 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing (3-3-0)
\nNURS 502 \u2013 Generating Evidence for Nursing Practice (3-3-0)
\nNURS 505 –\u00a0Applied Statistics for Health Sciences (3-3-0)
\nNURS 507- Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Practice Nursing (3-2-4)
\nNURS 509 \u2013 Population Based Primary Care (3-3-0)
\nNURS 517 \u2013 Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>NURS 518 \u2013 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>NURS 581- Business, Leadership and Health Policy for Nurse Practitioners (3-3-0)
\nNURS 582 \u2013 Advanced Practice Nursing: Family Health I (5-3-12)
\n<\/span>NURS 583 – Advanced Practice Nursing: Family Health II (5-3-14)
\n<\/span>NURS 584 – Advanced Practice Nursing: Family Health III (5-3-14)
\n<\/span>NURS 595 \u2013 Focused Scholarly Project (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>OR
\n<\/span>NURS 599 \u2013 Thesis (Credit 1\u20136 hours per semester with 6 credits needed for\u00a0<\/span>graduation)<\/span><\/p>\n
\nNURS 500 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing (3-3-0)
\nNURS 502 Generating Evidence for Nursing Practice (3-3-0)
\nNURS 505 Applied Statistics for Health Sciences (3-3-0)
\nNURS 507 Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced practice Nursing (3-2-4)
\nNURS 508 Diagnostic Considerations & Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric
\nDisorders (3-3-0)
\nNURS 509 Population Based Primary Care (3-3-0)
\nNURS 517 Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice (3-3-0)
\nNURS 518 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing (3-3-0)
\nNURS 581 Business, Leadership and Health Policy for Nurse Practitioners (3-3-0)
\nNURS 590 Psychotherapy for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing (3-2-4)
\nNURS 591 Advanced Practice Nursing: Psychiatric\/Mental Health I
\n(5-3-12)
\nNURS 592 Advanced Practice Nursing: Psychiatric\/Mental Health II
\n(5-3-14)
\nNURS 593 Advanced Practice Nursing: Psychiatric\/Mental Health III
\n(5-3-14)
\nNURS 595
\nOR
\nNURS 599 Focused Scholarly Project (3-3-0)<\/p>\n
\ngraduation)<\/p>\n
\nNURS 500 – Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing (3-3-0)
\nNURS 502 – Generating Evidence for Nursing Practice (3-3-0)
\nNURS 505- Applied Statistics for Health Sciences (3-3-0)
\nNURS 507- Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Practice Nursing (3-2-4)
\nNURS 509 – Population Based Primary Care (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>NURS 517 – Pharmacotherapeutics\u00a0for Advanced Practice (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>NURS 518 – Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>NURS 534 – Nursing Education Roles, Issues and Foundations (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>NURS 535 – Curriculum and Program Development (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>NURS 536 – Teaching Methodologies and Technologies (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>NURS 544 – Advanced Clinical Practicum in Nursing Practice (1-0-8)
\nNURS 557 – Nursing Education Practicum (3-1-12)
\n<\/span>NURS 570 – Measuring Outcomes in Nursing Education (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>NURS 595 – Focused Scholarly Project (3-3-0)
\n<\/span>OR
\n<\/span>NURS 599 – Thesis (Credit 1-6 hours per semester with 6 credits needed for graduation)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"