Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2011-12 School of Graduate Studies Catalog Program: Direct Entry/Master of Science in Nursing

Direct Entry/Master of Science in Nursing

Program Objectives

The Direct Entry/MSN program is designed for college graduates who hold a bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing and want to pursue nursing as a second career.

  • Step 1: Cohorts begin each May. For the first 15 months (full summer, fall, spring and another full summer) you will do classes and clinicals on a full-time basis during the day, in the evening, and on weekends.
  • Step 2: If you complete the required prerequisites and 56 nursing credits, you will earn the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in nursing and be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN licensing examination. Currently our students have a 100 percent NCLEX pass rate.
  • Step 3: Accumulate six months (one year preferred) of experience as a practicing registered nurse.
  • Step 4: After working as a registered nurse, you will focus on completing graduate coursework, part-time or full-time, in either Education, Administration, or Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. 


Additional Requirements for the Direct Entry/MSN Program

Prerequisites*

  • Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
  • Anatomy and Physiology I and II (4 credit course with lab)
  • General Chemistry (4 credit course with lab)
  • Microbiology (4 credit course with lab)
    Microbiology at Salem State has prerequisites (Biology and Chemistry). 
    Other accredited colleges may offer Microbiology without prerequisites.
  • Pathophysiology (4 credit course)
  • Statistics (3 credits)

*Prerequisite Notes

  • Can be taken at any accredited college/university
  • Cannot be more than seven years old - no exceptions
  • Must be completed with grade of B or better by the beginning of the program in May

Course Requirements

Prerequisite Nursing:

  • NUR 440A Pathophysiology 4 Credit(s)

Summer:

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
NUR 702 - Seminar in Explorations of the Professional Nursing Role
NUR 703 - Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
NUR 704 - Introduction to Nursing Practice Skills
NUR 710 - Biopsychosocial Health Care Across the Lifespan

Fall:

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
NUR 712 - Complex Health Care for the Adult and Aging Population
NUR 735 - Pharmacology in Nursing Practice

Spring:

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
NUR 725 - Health Care System and Public Health
NUR 730 - Health Care of Childbearing/Childrearing Family
NUR 742N - Foundations of Nursing Science
NUR 745 - Health Care of the Critically Ill

Summer:

Course NameTerm TakenGrade
NUR 752N - Nursing Research I
NUR 802 - Nursing Internship
NUR 830 - Seminar in Nursing Practice

Total Credits: 56

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