Nursing Entry-Level - Pacific Lutheran University

Nursing Entry-Level from Pacific Lutheran University is a Campus Master Registered Nurse degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. The Entry-Level MSN (ELMSN) is a cohort program designed to prepare candidates with a previous bachelor\\\'s or higher degree to gain RN licensure and the MSN degree. The sequence of study recognizes the academic success of the non-nursing graduate by providing a focused immersion into nursing followed by graduate study. Students do not receive a BSN degree , but following successful completion of the first 15 months (55 semester credits) of study, they are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN for registered nurse licensure and to continue in the MSN program in the Care and Outcomes Manager (COM) concentration with an Advanced Generalist focus. A limited cohort is admitted each year and admission is competitive. The ELMSN program is clinically and academically intensive to assure the student of adequate exposure to the professional nursing role and responsibilities, as well as to develop the student as a Master\\\'s-prepared advanced generalist by completion of the program. All students are admitted to the ELMSN program in the Advanced Generalist focus, which is part of the Care and Outcomes Manager (COM) concentration. From start to finish, the Entry-Level MSN Care and Outcomes Manager Advanced Generalist program is 27 months. All students who successfully progress through the program may graduate with an RN and the Advanced Generalist MSN. When space allows, ELMSN students may be eligible to apply for selection midway through the program into other clinical specializations, such as family nurse practitioner (FNP), COM educator or COM clinical nurse leader, etc. Additional time and expense may be required to complete some specialties; for example, the FNP program takes approximately 1 additional year to complete (36 months total). Students who do not apply for or are not selected for participation in an alternative focus area remain in the COM advanced generalist MSN program. Students are expected to complete the entire program with their cohort. Entry-Level MSN students must maintain full-time status throughout their entire program of study. Prior to entering graduate-level studies, ELMSN students participate in a 15-month intensive program at the undergraduate level leading to RN eligibility, during which time they are unable to maintain employment. After obtaining RN licensure during the program, students are encouraged and expected to work part-time as nurses while enrolled full time in graduate-level courses. View more details on Pacific Lutheran University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Registered Nurse courses.