Master of Science in Nursing
Advanced Clinical Nursing Track
Point of Contact
Loretta Brush Normile, PhD, RN
Coordinator
703-993-1945
lnormile@gmu.edu
Admission Requirements
In addition to fulfilling admission requirements for degree status in the University and the admission requirements of the M.S.N. program, applicants to this track must successfully complete an undergraduate health assessment course. A graduate level bivariate statistics course is a pre-requisite to admission to the graduate program.
A completed Hepatitis B immunization series is required before enrollment in clinical/practicum/internship courses.
Student Features
- Wilma B. Hogan, RN, MSN
- Kathy Ann Klopfer, MSN, RN
- Dianne R. McKenzie, RN, MSN, OCN
- Mary Curry Narayan
- Richard Shrout, RN, MSN
- Sandra Wells
Program of Study
- MSN Core - Required (13)
- NURS 660 (3:3:0)
Seminar in the Ethics of Health Care - NURS 680 (2:2:0)
Theoretical Foundations Related to Nursing - NURS 685 (3:3:0)
Advanced Nursing Research Methods - NURS 686 (2:2:0)
Projects in Nursing Research - NURS 688 (3:3:0)
Organization of Nursing and Health Care Delivery Systems
- NURS 660 (3:3:0)
- Advanced Clinical Nursing Core - Required (7)
CEU course: Prior to taking NURS 514, students must attend GMU's Adult Health Assessment Skills Continuing Education Course. Contact The Office of Academic Outreach at 703-993-1910 for more information on enrollment.- NURS 514 (1:2:0)
Advanced Health Assessment, Adv. Clinical Track - NURS 550 (3:3:0)
Pathophysiologic Bases for Major Health Deviations of Individuals - NURS 513 (3:3:0)
Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing
- NURS 514 (1:2:0)
- Choose from one of the following Concentrations:
- Basic Concentration (18)
- NURS 773 (3:3:0)
Advanced Clinical Nursing I - NURS 776 (3:3:0)
Advanced Clinical Nursing II - NURS 775 (3-6:2-6:7:14)
Advanced Specialty Practice I - NURS 778 (3-6:2-6:7:14)
Advanced Specialty Practice II - Electives (6)
- NURS 773 (3:3:0)
- Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration (24)
- NURS 773 (3:3:0)
Advanced Clinical Nursing I - NURS 776 (3:3:0)
Advanced Clinical Nursing II - NURS 775* (3-6:2-6:7:14)
Advanced Specialty Practice I - NURS 778* (3-6:2-6:7:14)
Advanced Specialty Practice II - Electives (6)
- NURS 773 (3:3:0)
- Basic Concentration (18)
- Nursing Support Courses
Choose electives based on your specialty area- Gerontology Specialty Electives
- NURS 645 (3:3:0)
Gerontological Nursing I - NURS 646 (3:3:0)
Gerontological Nursing II
- NURS 645 (3:3:0)
- Oncology Specialtiy Elective
- NURS 662 (3:3:0)
Oncology Nursing: Clinical Concepts in Advanced Practice
- NURS 662 (3:3:0)
- Psychiatric Specialty Elective
- NURS 620 (3:3:0)
Advanced Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
- NURS 620 (3:3:0)
- Acute Care Specialty Elective
- NURS 630 (3:3:0)
Acute Care Nursing for Advanced Practice
- NURS 630 (3:3:0)
- Related Discipline Electives
Six credits of electives can be taken through the Washington Consortium at George Mason tuition.
- Gerontology Specialty Electives
- Total for Basic Concentration = 38 Credits
Total for Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration = 44* Credits
Explanation of Credit Hours
Course titles are followed by numbers in parentheses (0:0:0), separated by colons.
The numbers have the following significance:
- First Number: credits for the course
- Second Number: hours of lecture or seminar per week for the course
- Third Number: hours of laboratory for the course
For independent study, readings, topics, or similar courses, individual instructors set hours.
* Students will have the option to increase clinical hours per semester. This will have implications for those students who desire to become Clinical Nurse Specialist and sit for the ANCC Certification Exam. Credits will vary according to the number of clinical hours students enrolled in.
The program of study is flexible and courses are scheduled to enable full-time and part-time study during day and evening hours. Full-time students may be eligible for Federal Traineeship awards.