Master’s students attend asynchronous online courses full-time for three semesters using block and full semester formats. A 90-hour in-person educator residency is arranged in your surrounding community.
MSN Nurse Educator Course Requirements
Program Information
Core Courses
- NRSG 6190 Professional Foundations for Graduate Nursing Students (1)
- NRSG 6120 Research & Statistics (3)
- RSG 6255 Leadership & Accountability in Advanced Nursing (2)
- NRSG 6110 Translating Research & Evidence into Practice (3)
- NRSG 6140 Collaborative Approaches in Population Health (3)
- NRSG 6180 Improving Patient Care & Nursing Practice through Information Systems (2)
- NRSG 6801 Integrating Scholarship into Practice (MSN Project) (2)
- NRSG 6802 Integrating Scholarship into Practice (MSN Project) (2)
Educator Courses
- NRSG 6520 Curriculum Development for Nursing Educators (3)
- NRSG 6540 Measurement of Competence & Outcomes in Nursing Education (3)
- NRSG 6170 Teaching Strategies (3)
- NRSG 6150 Advanced Patho, Pharm, & Assessment for the Nurse Educator (3)
- NRSG 6560 Socialization in the Role of Nurse Educator (2)
- NRSG 6700 Nurse Educator Residency (2)
Course Information
An overall program GPA of 3.0 or higher and a minimum grade of 80% is required in all nursing courses.
A working knowledge of statistics as utilized in research or administrative functions such as budgets and staffing is beneficial to students.
Completion of an undergraduate statistics course or BSN Research/Statistics course within the past 5 years is highly recommended.
See the WSU Catalog for individual course descriptions