Minnesota State University – Moorhead Nursing School Review

Minnesota State University- Moorhead (MSUM) started as a normal school training teachers in Red River County. That was back in 1988 after a bill was passed by the legislature of Minnesota to establish an institution of higher education in Red River. The college started awarding bachelor degrees in education and hence became Moorhead State Teachers College. Expansion of the catalog led to dropping of the name “teachers” to Moorhead State College. The name changed again to Moorhead State University and finally to Minnesota State University- Moorhead in the year 2000.

Nursing at Minnesota State University- Moorhead

Nursing at the university is under the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership. The school offers undergraduate and graduate nursing programs which are approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing. They are also accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Students should note that the nursing programs at the university are completion degrees hence do not take in fresh/ pre licensure students.

RN to BSN Track

This program is a completion program that admits only registered nurses who wish to complete a baccalaureate program in nursing. Students must have completed a total of 21 liberal arts credits from another school to be eligible for admission. After transfer courses are taken into account, the remaining 30 nursing majors must be completed in Moorhead. A total of 120 credits are required to complete the program hence, 80 of them are of the Minnesota Transfer curriculum, and prerequisites courses.

It is good to note that the RN to BSN program from Minnesota State University- Moorhead is an exclusive online program and all courses are delivered in an online version.

Master of Science in Nursing

A master of science with a major in nursing is available at Minnesota State University- Moorhead. This graduate program takes in BSN or BAN prepared nurses from programs that have been accredited by either CCNE or National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and prepares RNs to become advanced practice nurses. Applicants must also show prove of an active registered nurses licenses and proof of recent working experience. There are two tracks for which students can choose towards getting the Master of Science in nursing namely:

  • Master of Science in Nursing- Nurse Educator
  • Master of Science in Nursing- Adult Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist

The program, just like the RN completion program is offered online and can be completed in either a full time and part time basis. Usually, the full time program takes 2 years to complete while the part timers can proceed for a maximum of seven years. As an online program, the students can chose their location for the clinical sessions at locations near their neighborhoods.

Minnesota State University- Moorhead Master of Science in nursing accepts transfers students for as long as the transfer credits are for the two nursing specialties offered. A maximum of 12 MSN credits can be accepted from other accredited universities towards the two nursing programs. The applicable credits must however have a minimum of a grade B.

Contact:
Minnesota State University- Moorhead
1104 7th Ave South, Moorhead,
MN 56563