R.N.-M.S.N. Degree Requirements

• Completion of the University Studies Program
• Minimum of 40 credit hours of graduate nursing course work, depending on specialty track
• 21 credit hours in graduate core courses
• 13-17 credit hours in specialty track concentration courses
• 500 or more clinical clock hours, depending on specialty track
• Completion of evidence-based practice project in capstone course
• Successful completion of a comprehensive final exam (Graduate School "Plan B" option)
• Students may not progress to another course, nor graduate, with a grade of "C" or lower in a course with a clinical component
• A minimum of grade of "C" in all other courses with a NUR prefix
• Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.0
• Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.0 in all undergraduate nursing courses as required by the College of Nursing 
• Minimum cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 as required by the Graduate School
• Minimum cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 in all graduate nursing courses as required by the College of Nursing (effective for students admitted Spring 2004 and after)
• Time limit on a graduate degree is eight years.

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