The MS - Nursing has options in:
Post-Masters Certificate/Credential Preparation:
All options are offered only if student enrollment is adequate. Currently there are three certificate programs offered through University Special Sessions. The School Nurse and Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate, Nurse Educator programs require a master's degree in nursing prior to admission. *Only available through Moore Grant until Spring 2008.
After earning a baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited program and obtaining San José State University admission, you may enter the master's program with a major in Nursing. If you have graduated from a non-accredited baccalaureate program, prior coursework will be assessed to determine requisite content and equivalency to baccalaureate degree requirements. Programs of study for the MS degree with a major in nursing are based on this assessment. Registered nurses with baccalaureate degrees in disciplines other than nursing are accepted conditionally to provide a specialized course of study prior to taking Master's in Nursing courses. There are a minimum of four undergraduate courses which need to be completed with a grade of "B" or better.
General university requirements for consideration of admission to classified standing for the master's degree are outlined in this catalog. The University requires that all graduate students demonstrate competency in written English as a condition for advancement to candidacy. Please refer to the SJSU catalog section titled “Competency in Written English” for details. For graduate courses that meet the competency in written English requirement, please refer to the Graduate Studies and Research website at www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies. In addition, the following school requirements apply:
1. Completion of an accredited baccalaureate program in nursing with an upper division major comparable to that offered at San José State University. Applicants who have completed other curricula or who have deficiencies will be considered individually and may be required to enroll in designated courses.
2. Applicants must present a grade point average of at least 3.0 in the last 60 units of the undergraduate nursing major.
3. Completion of an introductory statistics course which includes an introduction to descriptive, probability and inferential statistics within three years of admission.
4. Completion of an introductory research course.
5. Completion of an economics course equivalent to ECON 1A effective Spring 2007.
6. Evidence of licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
7. Satisfactory completion of the CSU baccalaureate graduation requirement in written English; or satisfactory completion, as a graduate student, of the SJSU undergraduate upper division writing requirement by passing the Writing Skills Test (WST) with a grade which allows a waiver; or satisfactorily completing the writing course HPRF 100W.
8. Completion of the School of Nursing application with all attachments.
9. A statement of purpose which outlines applicant's goals and objectives in seeking degree/credential.
10. Evidence of having met health requirements of the school.
11. Current certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and evidence of professional liability insurance and health insurance.
12. Evidence of knowledge and skills in the following areas: physical and psychosocial assessment skills developed to the level that the applicant can perform a complete history and physical exam on a well adult of either gender within one hour. Work completed to make up any of the above deficiencies will not be counted as part of the required units for the MS - Nursing.
13. Admission to the Family Nurse Practitioner(FNP) Program involves additional requirements and procedures. Contact the FNP or graduate coordinator. All conditions must be met before enrollment in FNP courses. The Department is not accepting students to the Family Nurse Practitioner Program in 2008-2009. Please contact the School of Nursing for information on subsequent years.
Students whose records show certain deficiencies, but whose professional achievements indicate a promise of success, may be admitted on a conditional basis. To qualify for classified standing, conditions must be met. The appropriate form will be completed by the Graduate Coordinator upon receipt of documentation and sent to the Academic Vice President of Graduate Studies and Research for review.
Admission to candidacy for the MS - Nursing requires that the applicant has been granted classified standing and has removed any deficiencies involved. In addition, the candidate must have:
1. Earned at least a "B" (3.0) average in a minimum of nine graded semester units of 100- and/or 200-level work completed in graduate standing at San José State University and in any course work completed in graduate standing at other institutions before enrollment here.
2. Have classified status.
3. Have planned a proposed program of study approved by the School Graduate Coordinator and by the Associate Academic Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research.
The Post Master's School Nurse Credential Program does not confer a degree but does fulfill the requirements for the California School Nurse Credential (SNCP). Graduates of the MS degree School Nurse Clinical Specialist program meet requirements for the California School Nurse Credential. A prerequisite or first-year requirement is completion of courses necessary to obtain the California School Audiometrist Certificate.
The Family Nurse Practitioner Program follows the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty guidelines, fulfills NP requirements for California BRN certification, and meets NP requirements for the American Nurses Credentialing Center national certification examination. The Department is not accepting students to the Family Nurse Practitioner Program in 2008-2009. Please contact the School of Nursing for information on subsequent years.
With approval of an advisor, the minimum program for completing the 36-unit (44 units for FNP) requirement for a MS - Nursing is as follows:
Classified standing in nursing or permission of instructor is prerequisite to all nursing courses listed.
| Course Requirements | |||
| Required Core Courses | 14 | ||
| NURS 204 required only for the Post Master's (FNP) Option. | |||
| NURS 200, NURS 202, NURS 204 and HPRF 295 (11); NURS 297 or NURS 299 (3) | |||
| Functional Options | 27-30 | ||
| Nurse Educator Option | 22 | ||
| NURS 212, NURS 214 and NURS 216 (10); NURS 259, EDUC 186 or EDUC 272 (3); EDUC elective (3); NURS 208 and NURS 266 (6) | |||
| Nursing Administration Option | 22 | ||
| NURS 236A, NURS 236B and NURS 246 (10); BUS 220 and BUS 285 (6); BUS 286 and NURS 266 (6) | |||
| CNS School Nursing Option | 22 | ||
| NURS 206, NURS 270, NURS 272 and NURS 274 (16); EDSE 101, EDSE 107, EDSE 192 or EDSE 235 (3); EDCO 215, EDSE 228 or EDCO 244G (3) | |||
| Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Option | 30 | ||
| NURS 248, NURS 250, NURS 252, NURS 253, NURS 254, NURS 256, NURS 258 and NURS 259 | |||
| Post Master's (FNP) Option | 27 | ||
| NURS 248, NURS 250, NURS 252, NURS 253, NURS 254, NURS 256, NURS 258 and NURS 259 | |||
| Total Units: | 30-44 | ||
Elective courses are to be taken outside the School of Nursing. The content of these units is to support the chosen functional option. At least one of the courses must be at the 200-level of coursework. FNP students do not have elective course requirements.
A prerequisite or first-year requirement is completion of courses necessary to obtain the California School Audiometrist Certificate. Satisfactory performance on a final written and/or oral comprehensive examination is also required.
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