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M8<br />
areas include: nursing administration, nursing education, Clinical Trials Research or<br />
Community Health Policy and Management. The advanced practice six options include:<br />
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Adult Gerontology Primary Care<br />
Nurse Practitioner, and Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Nurse<br />
Administrator, and Nurse Educator. The master’s degree program in Nursing is accredited<br />
by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Commission on<br />
Collegiate Nursing Education.<br />
The Clinical Trials Research emphasis area enables the student to acquire advanced<br />
knowledge of clinical trials research methods, data management and analysis, and ethical<br />
considerations. The program is designed to prepare graduates for a variety of roles in<br />
clinical trials research, including coordinators, educators, or consultants. The curriculum<br />
will assist graduates in preparing for national certification as a clinical research<br />
professional.<br />
The Community Health Policy and Management area emphasis enables the student to<br />
acquire advanced knowledge of management principles, epidemiology, public health, and<br />
health care economics. The program is designed to prepare graduates for leadership roles<br />
in community and public health nursing. The curriculum will assist graduates in preparing<br />
for national certification as an advanced public health nurse.<br />
The Nurse Practitioner option is designed to help prepare the professional nurse to<br />
function in an expanded nursing role providing direct care to specific groups of clients in a<br />
variety of health care settings. Since that practice is inherently interdisciplinary in nature,<br />
advanced knowledge and research from nursing is combined with knowledge from science,<br />
medicine, and related disciplines. The Nurse Practitioner may also function in supervisory,<br />
consultative, education, and research roles.<br />
The Clinical Nurse Specialist option prepares advanced practice nurses in Adult<br />
Gerontology or Adult Gerontology Educator to plan, implement, and evaluate care in a<br />
variety of settings. They function in direct care, supervisory, consultative, education, and<br />
research roles serving individuals, families, and communities.<br />
The Nurse Administrator option enables the student to acquire advanced knowledge of<br />
organizational leadership, health policy, and evidence-based health care delivery. The<br />
program is designed to prepare students for leadership and administrative roles in a<br />
variety of health care settings.<br />
The Nurse Educator option enables the student to acquire advanced knowledge of<br />
evidence-based teaching and learning principles, curriculum development, and evaluative<br />
techniques. The program is designed to prepare students for educator roles in a variety of<br />
academic and health care settings.<br />
Admission Requirements for M.S. and Ph.D. Degree Programs<br />
1. For admission to the Nursing program, an applicant must hold either (1) a<br />
bachelor's degree in Nursing from a U.S. regionally accredited institution or (2) a<br />
postsecondary degree in Nursing that is equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree<br />
earned from an officially recognized degree-granting international institution.<br />
Students entering the doctoral program via the traditional post-master’s route<br />
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