MSN RN MSN TR ACNP - RN to MSN: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track (MSN)

1. A completed application;

2. Completion of required prerequisite courses with a minimum grade of C in each course;

3. An associate degree or diploma in nursing from a program that includes clinical practice courses in nursing, that is accredited by one of the institutional accrediting agencies, and that holds professional accreditation by CCNE or ACEN;

4. A minimum cumulative GPA (undergraduate and graduate coursework) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or alternatively a nursing GPA of at least a 3.0;

5. One year of experience as an RN is required for all nurse practitioner tracks prior to beginning the program. Preference is given to applicants with recent full-time experience relevant to the selected track. Applicants for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner track must have at least one year experience as an RN in critical/emergency care prior to beginning the program;

6. Evidence of current unrestricted licensure (RN) to practice in the United States and licensure/privilege to practice in Mississippi. New ADN graduates entering the RN to MSN program must successfully complete the NCLEX-RN® examination and become licensed as an RN by the end of their first semester of course work;

7. Preadmission Counseling (completed after the application is reviewed by the Graduate Admissions and Progression Committee);

8. Official transcripts from all schools attended.

9. An interview may be required as a part of the admissions process. Additional information will be provided to applicants when they are invited to interview.

10. For applicants who earned course work/degrees from institutions outside the United States:

    a.    Completion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for graduates of foreign schools whose academic language was not English. The minimum required score is:

    ·         TOEFL-Internet Based Test (IBT): 79 or higher

    ·         TOEFL-Paper Based Test (PBT): 550 or higher

    b.    Other documents required by UMMC and local, state, and federal authorities;

    c.     Transcripts must be evaluated in a course-by-course report from World Education Services (WES) or the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS).

11. If an applicant has been dismissed from any nursing program, one year must pass from the date of dismissal to the date of eligibility to apply for any UMMC School of Nursing program.

Once admitted to an MSN track, a student may only transfer to another track with permission of the track director and assistant dean for graduate studies. Students may not transfer into the FNP track.

In unusual instances, the Graduate Admission and Progression Committee may consider applicants who do not meet the admission criteria. The School of Nursing reserves the right to offer programs based on the number of acceptable applicants admitted. When a program is not offered due to limited enrollment, the applicant will be notified, and other admission options will be explored.

Program Application

All application documents and the application fees must be received by the Office of Enrollment Management by February 1 for the summer semester.

PREREQUISITE COURSES

The lower division is comprised of the following courses, which are prerequisites for the upper division of the baccalaureate program. The 62 credit hours of prerequisite courses include:

Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Science survey courses or courses for non-science majors are not acceptable for transfer credit. Anatomy and Physiology courses taken more than 10 years ago may not be accepted for transfer credit.

Required Courses

Microbiology – One course with a laboratory (4 hours)

Human Anatomy and Physiology – Two courses in sequence with labs which include the study of structure and function of the human body (8 hours)

College Algebra or higher level math (3 hours)

Statistics – Must include an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, including measures of central tendency, variability, correlation, t tests, z tests, ANOVA, chi-square, hypothesis testing, p levels and confidence intervals (3 hours)

General Psychology (3 hours)

Introductory Sociology (3 hours)

Human Growth and Development through the Life Cycle (3 hours):

1. In a senior college, Developmental Psychology, to include development from infancy through old age; or

2. In a junior or community college, Human Growth and Development, to include development from infancy through old age.

English Composition (6 hours)

Humanities and Fine Arts Electives (9) hours

General Elective Courses: (20 hours)

Unacceptable Courses

None of the required courses listed, described, or recommended above may be met by the following: courses in physical training, military science, or dogmatic religion; courses in mathematics or science designed for non-science majors; course credit granted without college level testing; or courses taken from a college or university that was not accredited by an institutional accrediting agency.

Suggested General Elective Courses

Suggested Courses for Humanities and Fine Arts Electives

Tina Ferrell, PhD, RN
Email: cdferrell@umc.edu
Phone: (601) 815-9024