MSN Progression Requirements Addendum

Effective January 25, 2015, the MSN Progression Requirements have been updated to reflect prerequisite grades that are required to progress in the program.

Students in the Masters of Science Nursing are required, as prerequisite, the following grades in order to progress in the program.


 Course Number Course Name 

MSN Advanced Generalist - 

Grade Requirement 

 MSN-FNP

Grade Requirement

 HCM 530 Information Systems for Healthcare Programs C+ C+
 NURS 500 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice C+ C+
 NURS 510 Policy, Organization, & Financing of Healthcare C+ C+
 NURS 521 Ethics in Healthcare C+ C+
 NURS 530 Advanced Physiology and Pahtophysiology C+ B
 NURS 540 Research Utilization C+ C+
 NURS 561 Health Promotion & Disease Prevention  C+ C+ 
 NURS 570 Advanced Pharmacology  C+ 
 NURS 580 Advanced Health/Physical Assessment  C+ 
 NURS 592     Advanced Clinical Practice:  Theory  C+  N/A 
 NURS 593L Advanced Clinical Practice:  Practicum  C+  N/A 
 NURS 600 Principles of Teaching and Learning  C+  C+ 
 NURS 660 Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing  N/A 
 NURS 662L Primary Care Pediatric Patient:  Practicum  N/A  P/NP 
 NURS 663 Primary Care Adult and Geriatric Patient:  Theory Pharmacology and Practice  N/A 
 NURS 664 Primary Care Women's Health:  Theory Pharmacology and Practice  N/A 
 NURS 664L Primary Care Women's Health:  Practicum  N/A  P/NP 
 NURS 665 Care Management and Coordination:  Theory      N/A 
 NURS 668L Advanced Healthcare Residency  N/A  P/NP 
 NURS 690A Culminating Experience I  P/NP  P/NP 
 NURS 690B Culminating Experience II  P/NP  P/NP