Nurse Educator (M.S.N.)

Institutional Accreditation

Information on FGCU institutional accreditation is available at http://www.fgcu.edu/Provost/accreditation.html

The master's degree program in nursing at Florida Gulf Coast University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org)

Program Accreditation

Getting Started

Applicants must submit an application online at apply.fgcu.edu. Please contact Graduate Admissions at 239-745-GRAD or graduate@fgcu.edu for additional information about the application process. Satisfaction of minimum University and program requirements does not guarantee admission to a graduate program. Applicants should check with the program for the most up to date admission requirements prior to commencing the application process.

See program website at URL listed above.

The application deadline for priority admission to the Nurse Educator Program is May 15.

After May 15, applications may be accepted on a space available basis. Students are admitted to the program for the Fall semester only.

Applicants must complete two separate applications for admission to the Nurse Educator Program, the FGCU Graduate Studies application for admission, and the School of Nursing supplemental application for admission in NursingCAS.  Applicants should follow the guidelines below and work with the School of Nursing academic advisor, to ensure that they are admitted to the appropriate progression pathway.  Please click on the links below to view details regarding each of the nurse educator pathways.

*GRE Update* The GRE requirement for the MSN Nurse Educator Program is currently being waived for the remainder of the 2020-2021 admission cycle.

Admission Requirements for Applicants with a BSN (Traditional Pathway)

Admission Requirements for Associate Degree Registered Nurses (RN-MSN Pathway)

Program Requirements for the 2020-2021 Catalog Year

Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements

• Students in the program must meet specific progression, clinical, and graduation requirements.  See Nurse Educator Program Guidebook, General Graduate Academic Policies and FGCU Graduation Requirements.
• Apply for graduation by deadline indicated in the university calendar.  Earn a minimum of 30 credit hours with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
• Satisfactory completion of Nurse Educator capstone project.
• Satisfactory completion of Professional Potfolio.

Program Requirements

Note: See program admission requirements for prerequisite courses.

Required Courses (38 credits)

NGR 6002 Advanced Health Assessment (3)
NGR 6002L Adv Health Assessment Practice (1)
NGR 6141 Advanced Pathophysiology (4)
NGR 6172 Pharmacotherapeutics (4)
NGR 6701 Academic Role of Nurs Educator (3)
NGR 6710 Teach & Assess Strat Nsg Ed (3)
NGR 6711L Adv Clin Pract for Nurse Educ (2)
NGR 6712 Foundations of Nursing Educ (3)
NGR 6713 Design&Eval of Nurs Curricula (3)
NGR 6811 Advanced Nursing Research (3)
NGR 6894 Global Trends & Practice Persp (3)
NGR 6941L Nurse as Educator Practicum (3)
NGR 6942 Nurse Educator Capstone (2)
NGR 6945L Clinical Specialty Practice (1)

Total Credits Required: 38 HRS

Official Course Descriptions

Search for official course descriptions by using the Course Description Search utility.

Go to the Course Descriptions Search Web page, then follow these steps:

1. Select an Academic Year from the TERM dropdown (required)
2. Select a course prefix from one of the SUBJECT dropdowns (required)
3. Enter search words in the TEXT field (optional, but will narrow the search results)
4. Press Search

Getting started with the Course Schedule Search

Search for program courses by using the Course Schedule Search utility.

Go to the Course Schedule Search Web page, then follow these steps:

1. Select an Academic Year from the TERM dropdown (required)
2. Select one or more of the search options to narrow your results (for example, CAMPUS, COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT, LEVEL, PREFIX*, COURSE ATTRIBUTE**). For virtual or web courses, select VIRTUAL in the CAMPUS field.
3. Press Search.

*A course prefix is a three-letter designator for a major division of an academic discipline (for example, ACG for Accounting , BSC for Biological Science, ENC for English Composition). See the Degree Requirements page for a list of courses (with prefix and number) that can be used to fulfill degree requirements.

**A course attribute identifies specific characteristics of courses that can be used in a Degree Evaluation to satisfy a degree requirement. (Course attribute examples are Humanities courses - GEHM and Social Science courses - GESO.)

MSN Program Objectives

Upon successful completion of the Master of Science in Nursing degree, the graduate will:

• Create advanced nursing practice roles that merge from client needs.
• Exercise critical thinking to design and implement innovative approaches that are financially viable, culturally connected, evidence-based, and community partnered.
• Practice as caring scholar, advanced practice nurses who are singularly sensitive and critically reflective.
• Exhibit professional leadership by influencing policy processes aimed at improving global health.

Tuition and Fees

Information on Tuition, Fees and estimated total Cost of Attendance is available on the Office of the Bursar web site.

Financial Aid Opportunities

Visit FGCU's Financial Aid Web site for information about grants, additional scholarships, loans, and student employment.

Program Specific Fees

The cost per credit hour is the standard charge at FGCU for graduate credits.  In addition to the tuition charges and standard fees, there is a student fee associated with each Clinical Practice Course (I - VII), and there is also an Equipment fee charged each semester.