RN to MSN Option

Registered nurses who have earned a diploma or associate degree in nursing and who meet all other requirements for admission into the MSN degree program are eligible to apply for this entrance option. Articulation agreements exist between Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and associate degree nursing programs. Equivalency tables have been designed showing which general education and nursing courses will be accepted for transfer.

RN-MSN students complete the standard course work in the MSN program. In addition, the RN-MSN student must also:

  1. An Associate Degree in Nursing or a Diploma in Nursing (with a minimum equivalent of 30 semester hours of nursing education) from a program accredited by the National League for Nursing. Graduates of non-accredited nursing schools may request special consideration.
  2. Successfully pass the registered nurse licensure examination.
  3. Complete 52 credit hours of designated general education and support courses in accordance with the A&M-Corpus Christi University Core Curriculum transfer policy requirements and the Baccalaureate in Nursing Degree requirements for prescribed support courses.
  4. A minimum last 60 hours grade point average of B (3.0 on a 4.0 point scale for unconditional admission.
  5. Approval for admission to the RN/MSN program by the Admission/Progression/Graduation Committee.

Prior to beginning master's-level course work, the student will complete the following prescribed coursework:

  1. Successfully pass the BSN Level Competency Health Assessment Check Off Examination (NURS 3335)
  2. Nurse as Caregiver (NURS 4524) - Completion through Challenge Examination
  3. Nurse as Research Consumer (NURS 4318)
  4. Nurse as Coordinator of Care with Community Health Clients (NURS 4560)
  5. Nurse Coordinating Care as Leader and Manager (NURS 4470)
  6. Nursing as a Discipline and a Profession (NURS 5302)

In order to progress in the track, students must maintain a 3.00 grade point average. The student may convert to the RN-BSN track if unable to maintain the accelerated pace.

If a dual purpose course has been completed at the time a student moves to the RN-BSN track, that course will satisfy the undergraduate requirement. If a challenge examination has been successful, the results may be transferred to the RN-BSN track. If the challenge examination results are not successful, the student will move to the RN-BSN track and take the course in question. The student may not then reenter the RN-MSN track.

For further information on the ADN/Diploma to MSN Accelerated Masters Option, including the Curriculum Plan, please click here.