Department of Graduate Nursing

Currently there are three clinical tracks leading to eligibility to sit for national board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner (GNP) and a Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (MHNP).

There are also two post-master certificate options: one for individuals who are not nurse practitioners but hold a Master of Science in Nursing degree (the MSN-RN option), and one for nurse practitioners who hold a Master of Science in Nursing degree but are nationally certified in another specialty (the MSN-NP option).

The Department of Graduate Nursing programs are 12 months in length and include 39 graduate credit hours required for a master’s degree. No more than six semester hours of approved course work may be transferred for credit.

Classes usually meet on Mondays (according to the academic calendar) with some Sunday workshops.

For the post-master options, required coursework is dependent upon graduate transcripted coursework and remaining deficiencies identified during the interview.

For the post-master options, required coursework is dependent upon graduate transcripted coursework and remaining deficiencies identified during the interview.

Clinical experiences are arranged in the learner’s geographic area by graduate faculty and total 668 hours.

The ratio of clinical credit hours to practice time is set at a 1:4 for assessment and 1:4.5 for the practice courses ratio in the graduate nursing curriculum.

Department of Graduate Nursing
1100 College Street MUW-910
Columbus, MS 39701-5800

(662) 329-7323 (secretary)
(877)-462-8439 ext. 7323 - toll free
(662)-329-7372 - fax

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