Master of Science in Nursing (Nurse Practitioner, NP)

Upon completion of the MSN program, the graduate will be able to:

1. Apply theories and scientific evidence to provide holistic care to the individual
2. Provide leadership within clinical and organizational settings to provide high quality, safe patient care
3. Apply clinical reasoning to promote health and prevent disease for the individual, family, and community
4. Critically appraise and apply current evidence in a clinical setting to ensure quality patient outcomes
5. Use technology in the clinical setting to enhance safe and effective patient care
6. Evaluate emerging trends, policy issues, and programmatic problems to improve health care delivery
7. Use therapeutic, patient-centered communication in the delivery of health care
8. Collaborate in inter/intra-professional care teams
9. Provide patient-centered, culturally competent healthcare to diverse patient populations
10. Use an ethical framework for clinical practice and clinical expertise to care for patients

This program will prepare you to work in primary health or behavioral/mental health care settings such as family practice, internal medicine, senior clinics, mental health and college health. This program is not intended to prepare you for emergency room or urgent care settings as these are best suited to preparation via an acute care nurse practitioner program.

• A bachelor's degree from an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution with an upper division major in nursing
• A minimum grade point average of 3.0 on the baccalaureate level
• Curriculum vitae or resume
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Current unrestricted Registered Nurse license from the state where you practice during practicum rotations
• Passing score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) if your native language is not English
• Submission of all required application material by posted deadlines

Note: Applicants with course-work from any foreign college to submit a course-by-course foreign transcript evaluation by a NACES or AICE member. (Please note: Official evaluations received directly from SpanTran, WES and ECE credential agencies may enable more efficient review and processing of transfer credit by UCCS.)

* Upon the successful completion of your online application, you will receive a private link to upload each foreign post-secondary transcript from institutions you have attended. These transcripts must include all courses and grades, must be issued in the original language, and be accompanied by certified English translations when applicable.This service is provided at no cost for UCCS applicants.More details will be communicated to you via email. Please make sure to check your email for the uploading instructions.

Application Process

The Graduate Nursing Department’s MSN and DNP options have a rolling admission cycle. 

Completed applications are reviewed each month by the Graduate Option Coordinators. 

A prospective student may apply for a Spring, Summer, or Fall start for any of our MSN, DNP, or Post Masters Certificate options.
 

Deadlines

Completed applications will be considered up to January 5th for the Spring term, up to May 5th for the Summer term, and up to August 5th for the Fall term.
 

Notification

An applicant can expect to receive a decision within two weeks of their completed application being submitted