Plan of Study
Courses & Syllabi
Visit the FIU Catalog for course descriptions and program requirements.
- Navigate to the current academic year.
- Enter the Course Code in the “Search Bar” OR select “Graduate”
- Select “Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences”
Degree Requirements
- Completion of 43 semester credits. Minimum of 36-40 credits in nursing and 3-6 credits of non-nursing electives. The non-nursing electives are restricted to supporting courses for the specialty area.
- Completion of a thesis (6 credits), a master’s paper (3 credits), or a research project (3 credits). Students electing a master’s paper or research project must complete an additional three hours of cognate course(s).
- Achievement of an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. See Graduate Catalog in University Graduate School Rules and Regulations for information on Academic Warning, Probation, and Dismissal.
- Removal of all conditions, deficiencies, and incomplete grades. Credit hours for courses in which the grade is “B-” or below will not count toward satisfying graduate degree requirements.
- With the exception of thesis courses, students are expected to register for courses with letter grades. Electives may be taken as pass/fail subject to the approval of the advisor.
Curriculum
MSN Level Course Requirements
Graduate Nursing Core: (9 credits)
NGR 5110 | Theories in Nursing | 3 |
NGR 5131 | Culture and Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NGR 5810 | Research Methods in Nursing | 3 |
Advanced Practice Nursing Core (NE): (9 credits)
NGR 5720C | Org Dynamics of Nursing Systems | 3 |
NGR 6726C | Nursing Management and CQI | 3 |
Nurse Executive: (8 credits)
NGR 5723C | Advanced Nursing Administration I | 4 |
NGR 6724C | Advanced Nursing Administration II | 4 |
Nursing Administration: (7 credits)
NGR 6712C | Advanced Nursing Administration III | 4 |
NGR 6727 | Issues & Strategies of Nursing Administration | 3 |
Nursing Education: (7 credits)
NGR 6710 | Role Synthesis in Nursing Education | 4 |
NGR 6713 | Curriculum Development in Nursing | 3 |
Nurse Executive: (10 credits)
NGR 6712L | Role Synthesis in Nursing Administration | 4 |
HSA 6176 | Financing and Reimbursement | 3 |
PHC 6443 | Research Methods in Nursing | 3 |
Research: (7 credits)
Master’s Thesis Option
NGR 6970 | MSN Thesis I | 3 |
NGR 6971 | MSN Thesis II | 3 |
OR
Master’s Paper Option
NGR 6970 | MSN Thesis I (Research Paper) | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
OR
Master’s Project Option
NGR 6910C | Research Project | 3 |
Elective | 3 |