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The MSON offers the post-baccalaureate entry to the Doctor of Nursing Practice (post BSN to DNP) with a master’s exit. This pathway provides all post-baccalaureate nursing students the opportunity to enter graduate school and have a direct pathway that allows them to exit at the master’s level or matriculate directly to the doctoral degree.

The post-BSN to DNP with the MSN exit is designed to provide students the opportunity to assimilate and utilize in-depth knowledge of nursing, biophysical, psychosocial, analytical and organizational sciences, with sophisticated informatics and decision-making technology to develop collaborative strategies that optimize the health of individuals, families, communities and systems. The DNP program curriculum is based upon the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) (2006) Essentials of Doctoral Education.

The MSN program curriculum is based on the AACN (2011) Essentials of Master’s Education. These programs build upon a foundation of baccalaureate education. Grounded in the Mercy and Jesuit traditions, the DNP program emphasizes the student’s development as an expert clinician with strong leadership capacity, a commitment to service, and skills to act as change agents, translating clinical research into improved health care.

The nursing education major provides the opportunity to learn the principles and practice of education for the preparation of individuals for the role of educator. There is an emphasis on curriculum development and evaluation, course design, teaching/learning methodologies, and assessment of student learning in classroom and clinical settings. The program includes a 120-hour teaching practicum. During the teaching practicum, students will work with master teachers to become fully immersed in the role and responsibilities of a faculty member. Students also have the opportunity to complete a 120-hour clinical practicum in advanced nursing. Students are urged to contact the specific Board of Nursing in the state in which they intend to practice in order to ensure they are in full compliance with the education, practice and certification requirements

The post-BSN to DNP with MSN exit with a Nursing Education major requires a total of 70credits. A total of 39 credit hours and 120 teaching practicum and 120 clinical hours must be completed for the MSN exit where the Master of Science in Nursing is conferred. Since the nursing education major does not include an advanced nursing practice major, these students complete an Executive Leadership bridge (6 credits) to bridge to the DNP. An additional 25 credits and additional clinical hours are required for the completion of the DNP.

The program is taught in an engaging online format that is flexible and student-centered. Full-time and part-time options are available for degree completion.

The following program outcomes will be achieved at completion: