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: 78.0
Co-op Options: No Co-op (Three years)
NOTE: No applications will be accepted for the 2026–2027 academic year. Please check back in summer 2027 for an update.
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.
Application
For the following tracks, students submit an application to the MSN program upon admission.
Eligible MSN Programs
- MSN in Nursing Education
- MSN in Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management
- MSN in Quality, Safety and Risk Management in Healthcare
Eligible MSN Nurse Practitioner Programs
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner
- Family/Individual Across the Lifespan with Emergency Specialization Nurse Practitioner
- Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Pediatric Primary Care and Pediatric Acute Care Dual Option Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Women's Heath/Gender Related Nurse Practitioner
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
For more details about the program, please see the College's RN-BSN-MSN Accelerated Program webpage and the Drexel University Online RN-BSN-MSN Accelerated Program webpage.
Degree Requirements
| BSN Courses | ||
| NURS 333 | Appreciative Inquiry into Nursing: Science, Theory, and Patterns of Knowing | 4.5 |
| NURS 341 | Using Genetics and Genomics to Inform Nursing Care Delivery | 4.5 |
| NURS 347 | Educating Patients, Professionals, and the Public to Improve Health Outcomes | 4.5 |
| NURS 348 | Responding to the Challenges of Global and Population-based Health Needs | 4.5 |
| Portfolio Assessment * | 15.0 | |
| MSN Core Courses | ||
| NURS 500 | 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 | 30.0-31.0 | |
| Total Credits | 78.0-79.0 | |
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Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.
MSN Concentrations (Select one)
Nursing Education
| IPS 617 | Simulation in Healthcare Education | 4.5 |
| 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 |
| NUPR 618 | Nursing Education Practicum I | 3.0 |
| NUPR 619 | Nursing Education Practicum II | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 30.0 | |
Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management
| 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 568 | Practicum and Symposium in Healthcare Operations Management | 3.0 |
| NURS 569 | Practicum and Symposium in Technology and Management of Information in Healthcare Organizations | 3.0 |
| PROJ 501 | Introduction to Project Management | 3.0 |
| Electives* | 7.5 | |
| Total Credits | 30.0 | |
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Nursing Electives can be any course with the prefix Nursing (NURS, NUPR), Interprofessional Studies (IPS), or Complementary and Integrative Therapies (CIT), with course number ranging from 500-699.
Other graduate courses outside of these designations will need to be approved by the department chairperson.
Public Health Nursing
| CHP 561 | Overview of Issues in Global Health | 3.0 |
| EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
| or NURS 531 | Epidemiology in Action: Tracking Health & Disease | |
| HMP 505 | Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | 3.0 |
| IPS 511 | Collaboration with Vulnerable Populations | 3.0 |
| NURS 665 | Advanced Nursing Practice in Population Health | 5.0 |
| PBHL 510 | Public Health Foundations and Systems I | 4.0 |
| PBHL 511 | Public Health Foundations and Systems II | 4.0 |
| Electives (Nursing* or Public Health**) | 6.0 | |
| Total Credits | 31.0 | |
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*Nursing Electives can be any course with the prefix Nursing (NURS, NUPR), Interprofessional Studies (IPS), or Complementary and Integrative Therapies (CIT), with a course number ranging from 500-699.
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Public Health Electives can be any course with the prefix Community Health and Prevention (CHP), Biostatistics (BST), Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH), Epidemiology (EPI), Health Management and Policy (HMP), with a course number ranging from 500-699.
Other graduate courses outside of these designations will need to be approved by the department chairperson.
Quality, Safety and Risk Management in Healthcare
| IPS 584 | Analysis of Performance Standards in Healthcare Quality | 3.0 |
| IPS 585 | Science of Safety, Human Factors, and System Thinking | 3.0 |
| IPS 587 | Safety Culture in Healthcare | 3.0 |
| IPS 601 | Quality, Safety and Risk Management Capstone | 5.0 |
| LSTU 551 | Compliance Skills: Auditing, Investigation & Reporting | 4.0 |
| LSTU 600 | Health Care Rules and Regulations | 4.0 |
| LSTU 601 | Health Care Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Management | 4.0 |
| LSTU 602 | Patients and Privacy: HIPAA and Related Regulations | 4.0 |
| Total Credits | 30.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study - Clinical Nurse Leader Concentration
Quality, Safety and Risk Management
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| NURS 333 | Appreciative Inquiry into Nursing: Science, Theory, and Patterns of Knowing | 4.5 |
| NURS 341 | Using Genetics and Genomics to Inform Nursing Care Delivery | 4.5 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Winter | ||
| NURS 347 | Educating Patients, Professionals, and the Public to Improve Health Outcomes | 4.5 |
| NURS 348 | Responding to the Challenges of Global and Population-based Health Needs | 4.5 |
| Portfolio Assessment * | 15.0 | |
| Credits | 24 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 500 | Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments | 3.0 |
| NURS 544 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| LSTU 551 | Compliance Skills: Auditing, Investigation & Reporting | 4.0 |
| NURS 502 | Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care | 3.0 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| LSTU 600 | Health Care Rules and Regulations | 4.0 |
| RSCH 503 | Research Methods and Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Winter | ||
| LSTU 601 | Health Care Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Management | 4.0 |
| RSCH 504 | Evaluation and Translation of Health Research | 3.0 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Spring | ||
| IPS 584 | Analysis of Performance Standards in Healthcare Quality | 3.0 |
| LSTU 602 | Patients and Privacy: HIPAA and Related Regulations | 4.0 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Summer | ||
| IPS 585 | Science of Safety, Human Factors, and System Thinking | 3.0 |
| IPS 587 | Safety Culture in Healthcare | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| IPS 601 | Quality, Safety and Risk Management Capstone | 5.0 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 78 | |
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Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.
Public Health Nursing
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| NURS 333 | Appreciative Inquiry into Nursing: Science, Theory, and Patterns of Knowing | 4.5 |
| Credits | 4.5 | |
| Winter | ||
| NURS 341 | Using Genetics and Genomics to Inform Nursing Care Delivery | 4.5 |
| NURS 347 | Educating Patients, Professionals, and the Public to Improve Health Outcomes | 4.5 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 348 | Responding to the Challenges of Global and Population-based Health Needs | 4.5 |
| Portfolio Assessment * | 15.0 | |
| Credits | 19.5 | |
| Summer | ||
| VACATION | ||
| Credits | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS 500 | Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments | 3.0 |
| PBHL 510 | Public Health Foundations and Systems I | 4.0 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Winter | ||
| PBHL 511 | Public Health Foundations and Systems II | 4.0 |
| Elective | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Spring | ||
| EPI 570 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3.0 |
| RSCH 503 | Research Methods and Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| NURS 502 | Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care | 3.0 |
| RSCH 504 | Evaluation and Translation of Health Research | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHP 561 | Overview of Issues in Global Health | 3.0 |
| NURS 544 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter | ||
| IPS 511 | Collaboration with Vulnerable Populations | 3.0 |
| Elective | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| HMP 505 | Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis | 3.0 |
| NURS 665 | Advanced Nursing Practice in Population Health | 5.0 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 79 | |
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Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.
Nursing Education Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| NURS 333 | Appreciative Inquiry into Nursing: Science, Theory, and Patterns of Knowing | 4.5 |
| NURS 341 | Using Genetics and Genomics to Inform Nursing Care Delivery | 4.5 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Winter | ||
| NURS 347 | Educating Patients, Professionals, and the Public to Improve Health Outcomes | 4.5 |
| NURS 348 | Responding to the Challenges of Global and Population-based Health Needs | 4.5 |
| Portfolio Assessment * | 15.0 | |
| Credits | 24 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 500 | Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments | 3.0 |
| NURS 591 | Foundations of Healthcare Education | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| NURS 502 | Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care | 3.0 |
| NURS 606 | Curriculum Design for Higher Level Cognition | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS 613 | The Role and Responsibility of the Nurse Educator | 3.0 |
| RSCH 503 | Research Methods and Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter | ||
| NURS 615 | Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation | 3.0 |
| RSCH 504 | Evaluation and Translation of Health Research | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| IPS 617 | Simulation in Healthcare Education | 4.5 |
| NURS 616 | Teaching Methods in Nursing Education | 3.0 |
| Credits | 7.5 | |
| Summer | ||
| NURS 574 | Advanced Integrative Clinical Concepts | 4.5 |
| NUPR 618 | Nursing Education Practicum I | 0.0,3.0 |
| Credits | 4.5-7.5 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS 544 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | 3.0 |
| NUPR 619 | Nursing Education Practicum II | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 75-78 | |
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Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.
Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| NURS 333 | Appreciative Inquiry into Nursing: Science, Theory, and Patterns of Knowing | 4.5 |
| NURS 341 | Using Genetics and Genomics to Inform Nursing Care Delivery | 4.5 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Winter | ||
| NURS 347 | Educating Patients, Professionals, and the Public to Improve Health Outcomes | 4.5 |
| NURS 348 | Responding to the Challenges of Global and Population-based Health Needs | 4.5 |
| Portfolio Assessment * | 15.0 | |
| Credits | 24 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 500 | Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments | 3.0 |
| NURS 502 | Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| NUPR 665 | Managing Operations and Human Resources for Quality Outcomes of Care Delivery | 4.5 |
| RSCH 503 | Research Methods and Biostatistics | 3.0 |
| Credits | 7.5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PROJ 501 | Introduction to Project Management | 3.0 |
| RSCH 504 | Evaluation and Translation of Health Research | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter | ||
| NURS 544 | Quality and Safety in Healthcare | 3.0 |
| NUPR 663 | Communication and Self-Awareness for Leadership | 4.5 |
| Credits | 7.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| NUPR 664 | The Economics and Business of Healthcare | 4.5 |
| Credits | 4.5 | |
| Summer | ||
| NURS 568 | Practicum and Symposium in Healthcare Operations Management | 3.0 |
| Elective | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS 569 | Practicum and Symposium in Technology and Management of Information in Healthcare Organizations | 3.0 |
| Elective | 4.5 | |
| Credits | 7.5 | |
| Total Credits | 78 | |
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Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.