• The RN to MSN program is comprised of 30 credits at the undergraduate level and 36-47 credits at the graduate level, for a total of 66-77 credit hours.
• With this accelerated program, you will earn your master’s degree much faster than if you were to earn your bachelor’s and master’s degrees separately.
• The “bridge” curriculum is only required for registered nurses with an associate’s degree in nursing (ADN).
• In fact, if you have already obtained a bachelor’s degree, you are not required to take the “bridge” courses and can complete the program in 36 credit hours.
• There is a required two-day, on-campus immersion during the last practicum course in the MSN program.
• $840 a credit (Summer 2013), $870 (Fall 2013)

• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• Health Systems Leadership
• Nurse Educator

Except for practium courses in the bridge portion and the graduate portion of the program, courses are completed online. Within the structure of the class, you may organize your work around your own schedule. Whatever path you choose, our curriculum will thoroughly prepare you for a management role in nursing. Areas of study in Gonzaga University’s online RN to MSN degree program include:

• Major research methods and the application of  evidence  to nursing practice
• Advanced clinical subjects, such as pathophysiology
• Methods of improving health care through systematic change management and application of ethical decision making strategies

• The ability to earn your MSN degree faster than you would studying for a bachelor’s and a master’s degree separately
• A convenient rolling admissions calendar so you can enroll at one of several times per year
• Support to enhance writing and research skills
• A curriculum designed by experts in the nursing field and a school with a respected history of educating nurses
• A degree from one of the top universities, as ranked by US News & World Report, The Princeton Review, and Forbes Magazine
• Regional accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)** and accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)*
• Transfer up to 20 percent of existing undergraduate or graduate credits (not including credits from a prior degree)