General Description
The Master of Science in Nursing degree with a concentration in nursing administration prepares nurses to serve in a variety of leadership and managerial roles within the health care delivery system. The nursing administration track requires students to complete the MSN program core courses (15 SCH), 12 credits in nursing administration specialty courses, and 9 credit hours of electives in graduate level business or health informatics courses. Business courses provide the student the opportunity to learn business skills that further enhance their administrative backgrounds where health informatics courses provide a background in the area of informatics. The student completes 6 credit hours of either a thesis or non-thesis research option. The course of study prepares nurses to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s basic certification examination for Nurse Administrators.

Admission Requirements
Admission requirements will be consistent with the current requirements for admission to the College of Nursing, Graduate Nursing Program, and the Graduate School of Prairie View A&M University. Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree in nursing from a program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), hold a current license as a registered nurse in the State of Texas or have an application for licensure in progress and be employed as a professional nurse for at least one year. The applicant must also meet the following criteria for admission to graduate study in the College of Nursing:

  1. Submit official transcripts covering all periods of enrollment in institutions of higher education.
  2. Completed a basic statistics and a health assessment course.
  3. Possess a Grade Point Average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 hours of coursework toward the undergraduate nursing degree and a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B average) in all prior graduate course work.
  4. Submit three letters of recommendation from professional nurse, one of which must be from a former nursing faculty.
  5. One year experience as a professional registered nurse.
  6. Submit a current resume or curriculum vita.
  7. Present official documentation of a negative criminal background check and drug screening test.
  8. Meet Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing health requirements.
  9. Complete an interview with graduate faculty committee.

Mode of Delivery
The majority of the classes are face-to-face. There are two classes that are taught online.

Program Design
Each student upon admission to the graduate program will be assigned a faculty academic advisor by the Director. The faculty advisor will be responsible for meeting with the student prior to registration and as needed throughout the student’s matriculation. During the first semester of matriculation, the student will meet with the faculty advisor to develop a degree plan. The advisor, Director, Dean of the College of Nursing and Dean of the Graduate School will review and approve the degree plan. A copy of the approved degree plan will be given to the student and filed in the College of Nursing graduate program office.

Department Contact

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING
6436 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone Information
713-797-7000
1-877-797-9600 (Toll Free)
Fax: (713) 797-7013
E-mail: HNursing@pvamu.edu

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