The Master's of Science in Nursing (ADN-MSN)
The ADN to MSN program is undergoing revision. Please contact the Nursing Graduate Program Director, Dr. Kathy Baldwin, for further information.
The Master's of Science in nursing program offers the opportunity for associate degree registered nurses (ADN) to achieve master's level preparation in nursing through an innovative curriculum plan. The ADN candidate is admitted to the accelerated program and required to complete a number of prerequisites before consideration for admission to the graduate program. The prerequisites include:
Liberal arts and humanities and college requirements 38 hours of lower division courses that are required may be taken at TCU or transferred:
- English Composition 6
- Anatomy and Physiology 8
- Microbiology 3
- Psychology 3
- Growth and Development 3
- Speech 3
- Statistics 3
- Fine Arts/Humanities 3
- Elective 3
- Literature 3
Twenty-four hours of upper division courses will be taken at TCU of which 12 hours are nursing:
- Upper division elective 3
- Upper division writing intensive course 3
- Upper division literature course 3
- Upper division social science course 3
Undergraduate nursing curriculum requirements (13 credit hrs):
- NURS 40632 Research and Theory in Nursing Practice 2
- NURS 40813 Community Health Nursing: Concepts 3
- NURS 40882 Community Health Nursing: Practicum 2
- NURS 40913 Role Development and Nursing Management: Concepts 3
- NURS 50022 Role Development and Nursing Management: Concepts 2
Upon completion of all prerequisites with a TCU cumulative grade point average of 3.0, an acceptable score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogy Test, the ADN student will be allowed to enroll in graduate level coursework. Students who fail to meet these conditions will not be allowed to continue on in graduate study in nursing, but may consider completion of the baccalaureate degree requirements.