RN to MSN Required Courses

Undergraduate Course 

Graduate Course Core 

Nursing Administration 

Nursing Education 

NURS3005: Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing          (4 credits) 

NURS6005: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice (3 credits)  

NURS6065: Healthcare Finance and Budgeting  

(3 credits)  

NURS6050: Curriculum and Program Development (3 credits) 

NURS3010: Health Assessment (4 credits) 

NURS6010: Professional Role and Development & Ethics (3 credits) 

NURS6070: Organizational Theory and Human Relations (3 credits)  

NURS6055: Instructional Design and Teaching with Technology 

(3 credits)  

NURS3015: Pharmacology  
(4 credits)  

NURS6015: Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice (3 credits)  

NURS 6075: Innovative Leadership in Healthcare Organizations (3 credits)  

NURS6060: Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation 

(3 credits) 

NURS4005: HealthCare Delivery Systems and Policy (4 credits)  

NURS6025: Informatics and Health Care Technology (3 credits)  

NURS7010: Nursing Administration Capstone (3 credits) 

NURS6080: Advanced Pathophysiology, Health Assessment, and Pharmacology  

(3 credits)  

NURS4015: Population and Community Health Nursing (4 credits)  

NURS6020: Contemporary Issues in Health Care (3 credits)  

Graduate Nursing Elective 

(3 credits)  

NURS7005: Nursing Education Capstone (3 credits) 

Nursing Elective (4 credits)  

NURS6030: Population Health, Human Diversity & Social Justice (3 credits)  

 

Graduate Nursing Elective  

(3 credits)  

24 credits 

18 Credits 

15 Credits 

18 credits 

Cumulative Totals: 

42 (18+24) 

57 (42+15) 

60 (42+18)  

+83 credits* (transfer & general education)

125 

140 

143 

*The State University of New York requires all students to complete 7 out of 10 general education areas. More information on general education requirements can be found here: https://system.suny.edu/academic-affairs/acaproplan/general-education/suny-ge/

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