Degree Options
Registered Nurse to Master of Science in Nursing Option
Degree Requirements
Those admitted to the MSN program as RN to MSN option students are initially classified as undergraduate students. Once the following undergraduate requirements are met, students are classified as graduate students. The following undergraduate requirements must be met with a grade of B- or better:
- Humanities: 15 credit hours (subjects might include English, communications, foreign languages, religion, music, and/or art)
- Social sciences: 15 credit hours (subjects might include psychology, sociology, and/or anthropology)
- Biophysical sciences: 15 credit hours (subjects might include anatomy, physiology, biology, and/or astronomy)
- Two RN to MSN transition courses:
B492—RN to MSN Transition I: nursing research, nursing theory, communication skills, professional role (four credit hours)
B490—RN to MSN Transition II: community health, leadership and management, and trends in health care (four credit hours) - Completion of at least 12 credit hours at the upper division level. Credit earned in meeting requirements specified above may apply toward this requirement.
- Statistics course.
Options for meeting program requirements
RN to MSN students have several options for meeting the program requirements:
- Transfer academic credits from a previously attended college or university
- CLEP or other equivalency exams approved by Indiana University
- Other options approved by academic units or schools within the Indiana University system
- Course enrollment at Indiana University
- Portfolio review procedures as approved by the School of Nursing and other academic units within Indiana University
