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Graduation Requirement for RN to MSN students:

The students will have to take the following steps to get a MSN degree:

Step 1.

Complete the required undergraduate general education requirements of the university as well as cognate courses required by the College of Nursing.

Outlined below are the undergraduate general components required:

• English Composition (two semesters)
• Chemistry - General, Organic and Biochemistry (two semesters)
• Anatomy and Physiology (two semesters)
• Microbiology
• College Algebra
• Statistics (Mathematics or Psychology)
• Introduction to Sociology
• Introduction to Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Nutrition
• Introduction to Computer Literacy
• Health
• Physical Activity and Fitness
• Social Science Elective - at least one course in Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Geography, History or Political Science
• Humanities and Fine Arts Electives (10 semester hours) - at least one course from the Humanities area and one course from the Fine Arts area. Humanities include ethics, literature, philosophy and religion. Ethics is a required course for RN to MSN students. Fine Arts courses include art, dance, music, speech and theater.

General education/cognate subtotal: 57 s.h.

These 57 semester hours may be taken at ECU or transferred from accredited community colleges and/or four-year colleges and universities. Many of these credits will be a part of the student's associate degree or diploma nursing program. Generally, an academic credit from other accredited institutions is accepted by ECU if a grade of C or higher is earned. There is no time limit for acceptance of academic credit. Advanced placement credit can be obtained by examination or the College-Level Examination for Placement (CLEP) program.

The Director of RN to BSN Studies and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions will evaluate the above credits.

Step 2.

Complete upper-division nursing courses that reflect the objectives of the baccalaureate nursing program and assist the student to achieve the preparation needed for graduate study in nursing.

• Placement Credits:
  The RN to MSN student earns 33 semester hours of placement credit upon completion of NURS 3900, Concepts in Professional Nursing. An additional 3 semester hours of credit will be earned upon successful completion of the required upper-division nursing courses.

• Full-Time Curriculum Plan for the upper-division nursing courses
  

• Part-Time Curriculum Plan for the upper-division nursing courses

• A 3.0 grade point average must be maintained in the required upper-division RN to BSN courses to be eligible to continue in the RN to MSN option.

Step 3.

After completion of required RN to BSN courses, the RN to MSN student will apply to the graduate school for admission to the MSN program.

• The student will be assigned a graduate adviser to work with in planning/completing the MSN curriculum. Admission to the RN/MSN option does not guarantee admission to a specific MSN concentration.
• Complete course work and requirements for the MSN. The amount of time required to complete the MSN requirements depends upon the concentration that the student is enrolled in.

Step 4.

Meet all the graduate requirements of the MSN program and of the concentration that the student is enrolled in.
For more information about MSN, please click the MSN links.