As a purely online Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree, this program provides 灵活性和学术严谨性. 37学时的MSN学位将会适应 the academic, personal, and career goals of its students and allows flexibility for 学生的生活方式和地理位置. 这个学位为注册护士做准备 (RNs) to promote health and provide preventive and curative nursing services for groups or communities under the supervision of a public health agency. 公共卫生护士 look after the entire population, working with communities, educating members of those communities on health issues, and helping health care organizations improve health 和安全. This is not an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) degree.

Specific Information about the MSN program is outlined in the 研究生手册.

有了这个学位，我能找到什么样的工作呢?
The MSN degree prepares graduates to take on managerial and leadership roles that 影响公共卫生举措. 一个专注于公共卫生的硕士学位允许 graduates to have a serious impact on on various groups of clients and patients across 广泛的公共卫生实践. 这个MSN项目的毕业生是合格的 在以下领域工作:
*任何普通注册护士职位
* Nurse Manager/Director/Chief Nurse Officer/Administrator
*护士教育工作者
*护士感染预防专家
*公共卫生专科护士
*灾难专家
*卫生服务研究分析员
*护士研究员
*护士作家
*社区健康诊所

项目内容
This program includes instruction in community and rural health, disease prevention, health education, community health assessment, nursing theory, epidemiology, public health statistics and evidence based nursing practice, public health principles, preventive medicine, public health policy and regulations, public health care services and related administrative functions, public health economics and budgeting, social determinants, 以及护理的职业标准和职业道德.

项目跟踪
The program prepares RNs to respond to the complex social, legal, ethical, and public 影响公众的卫生政策影响. 该学位是全日制的 or part-time track and is available to RNs with a technical nursing diploma, Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AASN) and a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. The Post-master’s certificate is offered to RNs who have already earned a 女士/ MSN程度.

RN转MSN轨道
RNs entering the program with either a technical nursing diploma or an AASN degree will receive their undergraduate BSN degree at the completion of graduate coursework. RNs choosing this path will receive 39 credit hours held in escrow until completing all undergraduate coursework and the two designated graduate courses (Advanced Pathophysiology 及高级健康评估). 进入RN到MSN轨道的RN将采取相同的措施 undergraduate BSN courses, except those course will be offered in an online format. Students can finish in 36 months (full-time) or the maximum amount of seven years (兼职). If a student opts to stop and earn their BSN, a change in major will 被执行. The BSN degree will only be awarded at the completion of the two previously mentioned graduate courses (Advanced Pathophysiology 及高级健康评估).

RN转MSN前提条件
注册护士到MSN学期计划兼职
注册护士到MSN全日制学期计划

BSN转MSN轨道
RNs entering the program with a BSN degree will start graduate coursework during the summer. Students entering this program track can finish in 24 months (full-time) or 最长五年(兼读制).

BSN到MSN学期计划兼职
BSN到MSN学期计划全日制

硕士后证书课程
The Post-Master’s certificate courses are the same courses offered in the MSN in Public 健康学位，从第二阶段课程开始. RN的MS/MSN肯定是挣来的 degree and completed the direct care courses (Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology, 及高级健康评估) during their graduate program. 如果学生这么做了 not have those courses in their 女士/ MSN程度, they can take those three courses in our MSN program prior to starting the Post-master’s certificate coursework. Students can finish in two or three semesters, depending on start dates (summer [three semesters] or fall [two semesters]) as long as the three direct care courses were a part of their 研究生学位.

邮政硕士证书学期计划

申请及录取
Application to the MSN program begins with submission of the "MSN电子应用" 点击下面的链接.  MSN项目协调员，博士. 克里斯汀·菲尔茨，威尔 follow-up with applicants once the application is received.  然后指导学生 向澳门大学提出申请. 点击下面的“提交指南”链接 a list of required documents that must be uploaded with the application. 所有的记录 应送往澳大护理学院，注意. 毛毡类(felts@noahcheney.com) to 完成申请.

应用程序
申请截止日期为3月1日. 逾期的申请将在空间内考虑 可用的基础.

MSN电子应用 

提交指引

要符合入学资格，学生必须具备:
• Unencumbered active RN license in the residential state. RN必须有一个紧凑 license with multi-state tag if completing practicum hours in a non-residential state.
•平均绩点(GPA) 2.75分或以上(4分制). 少的学生 than a 2.如果课程空间可用，可以考虑75 GPA. GPA是计算出来的 最后60个本科学分.
• A letter grade of “C” or better in an undergraduate statistics course
• Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended should be sent to the 护理学院. The transcript MUST show conferral of a nursing degree (diploma in nursing, associate degree in nursing, or bachelors degree in nursing).
•填写两份推荐表格.  请参阅表单的提交指南链接
• Completed electronic application with all required documents uploaded

Call Dr. Christine Felts, Graduate Program Coordinator at 870-460-1168 or email at felts@noahcheney.com 有问题吗?.

MSN奖学金
For information about expenses and general og体育 financial aid, visit this webpage:

og体育财政援助主页A current FAFSA must be on file with og体育 prior to scholarships being awarded. The 护理学院 has several nursing specific scholarships available to applicants. After applying to the MSN program, students should then apply for scholarships by 点击以下链接:护理学硕士奖学金申请A Curriculum Vita is required for uploading as part of the scholarship application.

MSN认证状态

The MSN program holds pre-accreditation status from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing 教育 认证, located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, 华盛顿特区，20037. 202-909-2487. 持有预认证状态并不能保证 将收到NLN CNEA的初步认证.