RN to Master of Science in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) Fast Track
About this Program
The RN to Master of Science in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) is designed for licensed registered nurses who wish to earn a BSN and continue their education immediately to a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). Upon graduation, students are prepared to launch a successful career as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Students who have successfully met the criteria for the RN-MSN undergraduate portion of the program, will be allowed to take two designated graduate courses that can be used to replace 6 hours of upper-division electives in the BSN program. The 6 hours of graduate courses will be counted toward both degrees
Associated Programs
For detailed information about the programs associated with this Fast Track, refer to their individual degree pages.
Admissions Criteria
Continuing in the RN to MSN program requires a 3.3 GPA on the three indicator courses:
Students who make a 3.3 GPA in the indicator courses and maintain 3.0 each semester are eligible to take the graduate courses when the student is within 12 hours of completing BSN courses. The student completes a short form to indicate the desire to continue in the RN to MSN program and take the graduate courses. There is no need to apply for graduate admission; the graduate application fee and essay are not required. The hours required for them to complete their BSN degree will be adjusted to include the two MSN courses that are replacing upper division electives (NURS 5327 and NURS 5366)
When students complete their undergraduate degree requirements, they may apply for conferral of the BSN degree, while continuing in the RN to MSN program. They will be subject to the usual fees for graduation and diplomas. When the student has applied for conferral of his/her undergraduate degree, the responsibility for advising the student will be transferred to a graduate advisor within the College.
Curriculum
| RN to BSN Foundations | ||
| General Core Requirements | 42 | |
| Students must complete specific courses within certain core areas. | ||
| For Communication select: | ||
| RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION I and RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION II | ||
| For Creative Arts AO students should see advisor for online options. | ||
| For Government/Political Science select: | ||
| GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| For Language, Philosophy & Culture AO students should see advisor for online options. | ||
| For Life & Physical Science select: | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I and HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II | ||
| For Mathematics select: | ||
| CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS | ||
| ELEMENTARY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS | ||
| For Social & Behavioral Science select: | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| For U.S. History select: | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO 1865 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1865 TO PRESENT | ||
| For Component Area Option select: | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
or KINE 2350 | PUBLIC HEALTH: PRINCIPLES AND POPULATIONS | |
| Nursing and Health Foundations | ||
| Addtional hours in required core lab courses counted toward degree. | 2 | |
| ADN coursework (credited upon admission based on review of transcript) | 29 | |
| BIOL 2460 | MICROBIOLOGY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS | 4 |
| PSYC 3310 | DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Upper Division Elective | ||
| Select a 3000/4000 level course | 3 | |
| RN to BSN Specialization | ||
| Third year | ||
| NURS 3345 | ROLE TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING 1 | 3 |
| NURS 3375 | RN-BSN HEALTH POLICY, LEGAL ASPECTS AND INFORMATICS IN NURSING | 3 |
| NURS 3325 | RN-BSN HOLISTIC CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT | 3 |
| NURS 3315 | RN-BSN HOLISTIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 1 | 3 |
| NURS 3335 | RN-BSN PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES | 3 |
| Fourth year | ||
| NURS 4325 | RN-BSN NURSING RESEARCH 1 | 3 |
| NURS 4455 | RN-BSN NURSING LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| NURS 4465 | RN-BSN POPULATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING | 4 |
| NURS 4685 | RN-BSN CAPSTONE | 6 |
| NURS 5327 | EXPLORATION OF SCIENCE AND THEORIES FOR NURSING (credit applied to BSN and MSN) | 3 |
| NURS 5366 | PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH IN NURSING (credit applied to BSN and MSN) | 3 |
| MSN (Familly Nurse Practitioner) | ||
| Complete MSN requirements per catalog. | 40 | |
| Total Hours | 161 | |
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Must be completed with a GPA of 3.3 or higher for admission to fast track.
Advising Resources
Graduate nursing students will be assigned a degree plan once admitted to the program. They are encouraged to make phone, in-person, or virtual appointments as needed to discuss their academic progression.
Location:
554 Pickard Hall
Email:
msnadvising@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-2776