Bring Your Vision to Life
You’re committed to caring for others, contributing to your team and bringing your ideas to the table. This is your next step.
A Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) in Executive Nurse Leadership will give you an edge in your career. Learn how to effectively guide a health care team to new heights with this traditional track. In addition to 15 semester hours of online core foundational nursing courses, you’ll take 21 semester hours of online health systems leadership courses, including three semester hours of a mentored practicum leadership experience.
Invest in high quality education now for a lifetime of results. Pursue your M.S.N. with this traditional track at NSU, and become a force of nature.
Why Earn a Nursing Degree at NSU?
Quick Facts
Tuition
Tuition for the 2022-2023 academic year (subject to change by the Board of Trustees without notice) is $719 per semester credit hour.
Curriculum
This degree program is 36 total credits to complete.
Application Deadlines
Applications for admission are accepted online. The deadline to complete and submit the NursingCAS and supplemental NSU applications for fall admission is August 1 and December 9 for winter admission.
Delivery Options
Coursework is available online or at NSU's Palm Beach Regional Campus.
Immerse Yourself in High-Tech, High Fidelity Patient Simulation
Explore the Nursing Simulation Lab
M.S.N. in Executive Nurse Leadership Curriculum
*For those with a B.S. or B.A. in a field other than nursing, an overall GPA of 3.0 is required and satisfactory completion of NSG 5000B, Transition to Advanced Nursing Practice, prior to beginning the M.S.N. program. NSG 5000B course is only offered in the fall term.
** Required 150 Practicum Hours
For a full list of all course descriptions, visit coursewizard.nova.edu.
Ready for the Next Step?
Here's how to apply. Nursing students must submit the NursingCAS application.
The Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing participates in the centralized applications service called NursingCAS.
NursingCAS allows applicants to use a single online application and one set of materials to apply to multiple programs at participating schools. It is used for document verification but does not take part in the student selection.
The Office of Admissions works on a rolling basis. Applications are accepted year-round.
Submit a NursingCAS Application
Submit your NursingCAS application online.
Submit Transcripts to NursingCAS
Request all official transcripts from all previously attended institutions to be sent directly to NursingCAS.
Watertown, Massachusetts 02471
International Applicants Coursework taken at foreign institutions must be evaluated for U.S. institutional equivalence by an approved National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) organization such as one of the services listed below.
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
It is the applicant's responsibility to have this coursework evaluated. An official course-by-course evaluation with a cumulative grade point average must be sent directly from the evaluation service.
Complete the Supplemental NSU Application
Once the NursingCAS application is completed, you should complete the supplemental NSU Application online.
Once all applications and documents have been received, the application will be processed and reviewed.
