Master of Science in Nursing

Take your nursing career to the next level with a graduate degree in nursing from Wichita State University. This flexible, online, full- or part-time program offers two concentrations: Nursing Education or Nurse Executive- Leadership and Administration.

The Nurse Executive - Leadership and Administration option allows the graduate to obtain both a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership (GCHCL) from Public Health Sciences.

In addition to the general university requirements for admission to graduate studies (see the Admission to Graduate Study section for full details), the School of Nursing requires:

1. A bachelor’s degree with a major in nursing from a nationally accredited (NLN or CCNE) school;
2. Admission to the Graduate School at Wichita State University;
3. A cumulative grade point average of 3.000 or higher in the following area: the last 60 credit hours of nursing undergraduate coursework;
4. School of Nursing approval;
5. Coverage by professional and general liability insurance, in effect during practicums, in the minimum amount of $1/3 million individual/aggregate for each, to be renewed annually;
6. One year of nursing practice following professional licensure is highly recommended but not required;
7. Computer literacy and electronic database literature searching skills;
8. A background check is required. The School of Nursing can provide details for obtaining the background check;
9. Evidence of meeting the technical standards as identified by the School of Nursing graduate program;
10. Evidence of registered nurse licensure in the state of practice. WSU is accepting applications from anyone living in the state of Kansas, and the number of states from which WSU is authorized to admit is rapidly increasing. Check with WSU's Office of Online Learning to see if WSU is approved to provide distance education in a specific state;
11. One application must be submitted to the Graduate School. The application must be submitted by May 1st (fall admission) and October 15th (spring admission).

Nurse Executive - Leadership and Administration

Nursing Education

Please contact the nursing graduate program office for the most recent information regarding curriculum.

Students in the MSN nursing education program are required to complete an applied learning or research experience to graduate from the program. The requirement can be met by completing all coursework culminating with NURS 873.

All advanced nursing practice specialization curricula (NP-Nurse Practitioner) are available at the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree level and are no longer offered at the MSN degree level.

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