Nursing: Accelerated RN/BSN/MSN
Major: Nursing
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 75.0
Co-op Options: No Co-op (Three years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.1601
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 29-1141
About the Program
The RN-BSN-MSN Option is a pathway for RNs who have a bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing and are interested in pursuing a fast-track option to complete a BSN and MSN. This program is also available to students who are currently in the Drexel RN to BSN completion program and are interested in continuing their studies to pursue the MSN.
Application
For the following tracks, students submit an application to the MSN program upon admission:
Eligible MSN Programs
- MSN in Clinical Nurse Leader
- MSN in Healthcare Simulation
- MSN in Nursing Education
- MSN in Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management
- MSN in Public Health Nursing
- MSN in Quality, Safety and Risk Management in Healthcare
- Nurse Practitioner programs are not eligible.
Admission Requirements
The students must meet the admission requirements for the MSN program.
Student's academic transcript and professional experience are reviewed and credit is applied to meet the degree requirements. Students are awarded both the BSN and MSN at the completion of the program.
*Drexel University is currently unable to admit students living in Washington state to this program.
Additional Information
For more information, contact:
Graduate Nursing Division
CNHPGraduateDivision@drexel.edu
Degree Requirements
Note: MSN Nurse Practitioner concentrations are currently not accepting students in this program.
| BSN Courses | ||
| NURS 325 [WI] | Critical Issues in Nursing | 4.5 |
| NURS 335 | Genetics and Genomics: Application to Nursing Practice | 4.5 |
| NURS 460 | Population Health: Local & Global | 6.0 |
| Portfolio Assessment | 15.0 | |
| MSN Core Courses | ||
| NURS 500 [WI] | Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments | 3.0 |
| NURS 502 | Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care | 3.0 |
| NURS 544 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | 3.0 |
| RSCH 503 | Research Methods and Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| RSCH 504 | Evaluation and Translation of Health Research | 3.0 |
| MSN Concentration - select one from the options below | 30.0-41.0 | |
| Total Credits | 75.0-86.0 | |
MSN Concentrations (Select one)
Clinical Nurse Leader
| NURS 531 | Epidemiology in Action: Tracking Health & Disease | 3.0 |
| NURS 532 | Evaluation of Health Outcomes | 3.0 |
| NURS 574 | Advanced Integrative Clinical Concepts | 4.5 |
| NUPR 664 | The Economics and Business of Healthcare | 4.5 |
| NUPR 602 | Foundations for Clinical Nurse Leader | 5.0 |
| NURS 603 | Clinical Nurse Leader Capstone Immersion I | 5.0 |
| NURS 604 | Clinical Nurse Leader Capstone Immersion II | 5.0 |
| Total Credits | 30.0 | |
Clinical Research
*Applications are not currently being accepted for the Nursing Innovation Concentration
| NURS 548 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3.0 |
| NURS 549 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3.0 |
| NURS 550 | Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning | 4.0 |
| NURS 608 | Foundations of Good Clinical Practice in Clinical Research | 4.0 |
| NURS 645 | Concepts of Clinical Research Management I | 4.5 |
| NURS 653 | Concepts of Clinical Research Management II | 4.5 |
| NURS 654 | Pre-Practicum | 1.0 |
| NURS 655 | Writing for Publication: Introduction Capstone | 3.0 |
| NURS 668 | Practicum, Leadership and Career Development | 5.0 |
| Total Credits | 32.0 | |
Nurse Educator
| NURS 574 | Advanced Integrative Clinical Concepts | 4.5 |
| NURS 591 | Foundations of Healthcare Education | 3.0 |
| NURS 606 | Curriculum Design for Higher Level Cognition | 3.0 |
| NURS 613 | The Role and Responsibility of the Nurse Educator | 3.0 |
| NURS 615 | Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation | 3.0 |
| NURS 616 | Teaching Methods in Nursing Education | 3.0 |
| IPS 617 | Simulation in Healthcare Education | 4.5 |
| NURS 632 | Nursing Education Practicum | 6.0 |
| Total Credits | 30.0 | |
Nursing Innovation
*Applications are not currently being accepted for the Nursing Innovation Concentration
| NURS 564 | The Business of Healthcare | 3.0 |
| NURS 586 | Innovation in Advanced Nursing Practice: Theory and Application | 3.0 |
| NURS 587 | Case Studies in Intra/Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Nursing | 3.0 |
| NURS 652 | Innovation Capstone Project | 6.0 |
| PROJ 501 | Introduction to Project Management | 3.0 |
| Electives | 12.0-15.0 | |
| Total Credits | 30.0-33.0 | |
Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management
| PROJ 501 | Introduction to Project Management | 3.0 |
| NUPR 663 | Communication and Self-Awareness for Leadership | 4.5 |
| NUPR 664 | The Economics and Business of Healthcare | 4.5 |
| NUPR 665 | Managing Operations and Human Resources for Quality Outcomes of Care Delivery | 4.5 |
| NURS 666 | Leadership in Health Systems Management Practicum | 6.0 |
| Electives | 7.5 | |
| Total Credits | 30.0 | |
Quality, Safety and Risk Management in Healthcare
| IPS 501 | Legal Compliance: Structure and Implementation | 4.5 |
| IPS 504 | Regulations in Health Care | 4.5 |
| IPS 505 | Health Care Quality and the Legal Context | 4.5 |
| IPS 506 | HIPAA: A Patient’s Legal Right to Privacy | 4.5 |
| IPS 584 | Analysis of Performance Standards in Healthcare Quality | 3.0 |
| IPS 585 | Science of Safety, Human Factors, and System Thinking | 3.0 |
| IPS 586 | Creating a Culture of Safety | 2.0 |
| IPS 601 | Quality, Safety and Risk Management Capstone | 5.0 |
| Total Credits | 31.0 | |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirement
A [WI], Writing Intensive, next to a graduate course in this catalog indicates that the graduate course is a writing intensive course. The graduate course is a required course in your curriculum.
Sample Plan of Study - Clinical Nurse Leader Concentration
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| NURS 325 | 4.5 | NURS 460 | 6.0 | NURS 500 | 3.0 | NURS 502 | 3.0 |
| NURS 335 | 4.5 | Portfolio Assessment | 15.0 | NURS 591 | 3.0 | NURS 606 | 3.0 |
| 9 | 21 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| NURS 544 | 3.0 | RSCH 503 | 3.0 | RSCH 504 | 3.0 | NURS 574 | 4.5 |
| NURS 613 | 3.0 | NURS 615 | 3.0 | NURS 616 | 3.0 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 4.5 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | ||||
| IPS 617 | 4.5 | NURS 632 | 6.0 | ||||
| 4.5 | 6 | ||||||
| Total Credits 75 | |||||||
