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International applicants are exempt from the TOEFL/IELTS requirement who have
received a baccalaureate or a graduate degree from a college/university/institution in any
of the following: Australia, Belize, British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada
(except Quebec), England, Guyana, Republic of Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Northern
Ireland, Scotland, the United States, and Wales.
E. Justification for Changes
This new option is in response to a need in the nursing community for administrators
prepared with a master’s degree in nursing. This program was originally approved as an
emphasis area, but with changes in national certification requirements for nurse educators,
specifying that the diploma and transcript must state the nursing specialty, we are
proposing to add this as a new option.
This program was developed based on national standards and guidelines from the
American Association of Colleges of Nursing and American Organization of Nurse
Executives, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Adherence to these guidelines is
essential for the M.S. degree program to maintain national accreditation by the National
League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education.
F. Degree Justification- N/A
G. Accreditation
The M.S. degree program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
H. Responses from Other Departments
This new option will not impact other departments in the University. The proposed option
previously existed as one of the emphasis areas in the Graduate Program in nursing and
consultation was received when the courses went through the approval process.
Consultations were favorable for the emphasis and associated courses.
Graduate Bulletin Changes
Current Bulletin with Changes (includes both proposed options)
The graduate programs emphasize productive scholarship and research in the
development of nursing knowledge and the translation of knowledge into practice.
Advanced study is in human health and development throughout the life span, and in
nursing’s role in providing health services to individuals, families, and communities.
The Ph.D. program prepares nurse scientists and clinical scholars to provide leadership in
nursing education, practice and research. Individualized curricula prepare nursing
graduates to assume positions as faculty, advanced clinicians, clinical researchers and
leadership positions in community, governmental, or institutional settings.
The M.S. degree in Nursing consists of a base program with four two emphasis areas or a
M.S. to Ph.D. and four six advanced practice nursing options. The Base Program emphasis
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