Admissions Requirements
Admission
Requirements for Graduate Students
Curriculum Requirements
The
Clarkson College Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program requires completion
of:
- Core Requirement Courses = 17 semester hours
- Specialty Option Courses (selecting one of the
concentrations) = 18 to 24 semester
hours
- Capstone Project = 3 to 4 semester hours
Specialty Option Courses
Each of
the four specialty options has a set of courses required for completion of the
MSN. All courses identified for each of the options must be completed.
Capstone Project
To
complete the Capstone Project, you may choose to: Conduct research and write a
thesis, which requires students to register for NS 814 the semester prior to
registering for one credit hour of NS 902. If the thesis is not completed in
these two semesters, students must register for one credit hour of NS 902 per
semester until the thesis is completed. A second option is to register for NS
903 which requires the completion of a scholarly project.
MSN Program Courses
MSN
Curriculum Plan of Required Courses
MSN
Course Descriptions
General
Education Course Descriptions
Service Learning and Community
Service Graduation Requirements
15 hours
(11 Service Learning)* of Clarkson College Service hours must be completed
prior to graduation. Graduates who do not complete the required number of
Service hours will not receive diplomas or transcripts, until the hours have
been completed. *Note: Service hours
accrued beyond the minimum number of required service hours can be applied
toward the requirements for the Maltese Cross Certificate or Medal.
