Our Direct Entry MSN program is available to students in two formats and lengths, namely a five or eight-semester Direct Entry MSN with curriculum delivered in a predominantly hybrid format at our Pleasant Prairie program site or a predominantly campus-based format on the main campus in Milwaukee.
While these programs can be intense learning experiences, you can expect to receive a quality education from instructors who care about your success and are driven to work with you to provide the necessary tools and resources to excel.
The full-time, five- and eight-semester options are composed of three essential elements:
Nursing theory courses, to be completed either predominately online (for Pleasant Prairie cohorts) or predominately in-person (for Milwaukee cohorts)
On-site skills labs, clinical simulations, and exams that will allow you to continue developing your nursing techniques
Clinical rotations in top health care facilities
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Over the course of the accelerated MSN curriculum of both of our Direct Entry MSN program format options, you will complete 75 credit hours, which include extensive lab work and clinical practice hours at different health care facilities.
Five-Semester Direct Entry MSN Curriculum Overview: 75 Credits
Semester One – 14 Credits
Course
Description
Credits
NURS 6011
Health Assessment & Fundamentals - Theory
3
NURS 6013
Health Assessment & Fundamentals - Lab/Clinical
2
NURS 6003
Essentials for Nursing Practice
3
NURS 6015
Pharmaco-therapeutics for Nursing Practice
3
NURS 6030
Pathophysiological Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice
3
Semester Two – 16 Credits
Course
Description
Credits
NURS 6005
Concepts and Interventions for the Promotion of Mental Health - Theory
3
NURS 6007
Ethics, Policy and Health Care Advocacy
3
NURS 6201
Nursing Concepts and Interventions, Adults/Older Adults I - Theory
3
NURS 6500
Family-Centered Nursing Care of Children - Theory
3
NURS 6970
Nursing Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions - Clinical
4
Semester Three – 16 Credits
Course
Description
Credits
NURS 6010
Research and Evidence as a Foundation for Nursing
3
NURS 6100
Nursing Concepts and Interventions, Adults/Older Adults II - Theory
3
NURS 6700
Perinatal Nursing, Sexual and Reproductive Health
3
NURS 6971
Nursing Care for Patient with Acute Conditions - Clinical
4
Semester Four – 16 Credits
Course
Description
Credits
NURS 6000
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
3
NURS 6032
Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice
3
NURS 6244
Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
3
HEAL 6825
Quality and Patient Safety in Health Care
3
NURS 6973
Professional Nursing Practice - Clinical
4
Semester Five – 13 Credits
Course
Description
Credits
NURS 6009
Organizational and Systems Leadership
3
HEAL 5901
Interdisciplinary Palliative Care
3
HEAL 6835
Informatics, Technology, and Professional Issues
3
NURS 6976
Transition to Nursing Practice and Leadership - Clinical
4
Eight-Semester Direct Entry MSN Extended Option Curriculum Overview: 75 Credits
This direct entry MSN curriculum has been assembled to ensure each semester builds on skills in an effective manner to form practice-ready nurses. To learn more about our Direct Entry MSN program, contact an admissions adviser today. They can answer any questions you may have and guide you throughout the application process to ensure that qualified students will be able to take part and earn their master’s degree.
Year One – 26 credits
Summer Term
Course
Description
Credits
N6030
Pathophysiological Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice
3
N6003
Essentials for Nursing Practice
3
N6015
Pharmaco-therapeutics for Nursing Practice
3
Fall Term
Course
Description
Credits
N6011
Health Assessment & Fundamentals - Theory
3
N6013
Health Assessment & Fundamentals – Lab/Clinical
2
N6007
Ethics, Policy and Health Care Advocacy
3
Spring Term
Course
Description
Credits
N6010
Research and Evidence as a Foundation for Nursing
3
N6825
Quality and Patient Safety in Health Care
3
N6005
Concepts and Interventions for the Promotion of Mental Health - Theory
3
Year Two – 29 credits
Summer Term
Course
Description
Credits
H6835
Informatics, Technology, and Professional Issues
3
N6970
Nursing Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions - Clinical
4
N6201
Nursing Concepts and Interventions, Adults/Older Adults I - Theory
3
Fall Term
Course
Description
Credits
N6000
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
3
N6500
Family-Centered Nursing Care of Children - Theory
3
N6700
Perinatal Nursing, Sexual and Reproductive Health
3
Spring Term
Course
Description
Credits
N6971
Nursing Care for Patient with Acute Conditions - Clinical
4
N6202
Nursing Concepts and Interventions, Adults/Older Adults II - Theory
3
N6244
Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
3
Year Three – 19 credits
Summer Term
Course
Description
Credits
N6973
Professional Nursing Practice - Clinical
4
N6032
Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice
3
N6100
Community and Population Health Nursing
3
Fall Term
Course
Description
Credits
N6976
Transition to Nursing Practice and Leadership - Clinical
3
N5901
Interdisciplinary Palliative Care
3
N6009
Organizational and Systems Leadership
3
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