Nursing - Master of Science

College of Nursing

Transforming health, transforming lives.

The Master of Science is a graduate degree at the master’s level of the College of Nursing. The online program prepares graduates for nursing in a variety of clinical settings ranging from private practices, clinics, hospitals and businesses to managed care organizations and governmental agencies. Graduates will acquire knowledge, values and skills through coursework, clinical experience and evidence based practice. There are four specializations in the online format. Each track will prepare you to sit for specialty certification.

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Online Master of Science - Nursing

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Program Tracks

Family Nurse Practitioner

The FNP role includes preventative healthcare as well as the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illness. Graduates of this track are prepared to care for individuals and families across the lifespan.

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Neonatal Nurse Practitioners provide healthcare to neonates, infants, and children up to 2 years of age. In this track, you’ll attain the specialized knowledge and skills to provide safe and high-quality care to neonates.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners focus on individuals, families and populations across the lifespan at risk for developing and/or having a diagnosis of psychiatric disorders or mental health problems. The PHMNP provides primary mental healthcare to patients seeking mental health services in a variety of settings.

Clinical Nurse Leader

The Clinical Nurse Leader is a master’s educated nurse that is prepared for practice across the continuum of care within any healthcare setting. CNLs focus on things like care coordination, risk assessment, quality improvement, transitions of care, and outcomes measurement.

Sample Courses

NURSING 7400

Leadership in Advanced Nursing Care

Analysis of organizational and leadership strategies and skills essential in the delivery of high quality patient care in diverse settings.

NURSING 7480

Quality Improvement in Advanced Nursing Care

Advanced concepts of collaboration, design, leadership, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement initiatives in health care.

NURSING 7490

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Life Span

Analyze strategies to encourage change in both individual’s and population’s health behaviors that influence risk reduction in multiple settings.

Nursing 7410

Advanced Health Assessment

Development of advanced health assessment skills. Emphasis on acquisition of pertinent assessment data across the life span for advanced nursing care for multiple specialties.

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Dr. Barbara Jones Warren, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FNAP, FAAN

Professor, Clinical Nursing & Director, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty, Across the Lifespan

Jodi Ulloa MSN, APRN, NNP-BC

Instructor of Clinical Practice

Janice Wilcox DNP, RN, CNL

Clinical Nurse Leader Specialty Track Director; Instructor of Clinical Practice

Margaret Graham, PhD, RN, FNP, PNP, FAAN

Associate Professor and Vice Dean

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The selected program is available in the following states

Authorized

Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.

Limited Authorization

Please contact Ohio State Online for more information about the limited authorization status in this state.

Program Not Available

Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.

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State/Territory	Status	Description	Disclosures Info
Alabama	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Alabama
Alaska	Limited Authorization	Please contact Ohio State Online for more information about the limited authorization status in this state.	View Disclosure information for Alaska
Arizona	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Arizona
Arkansas	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Arkansas
California	Limited Authorization	Please contact Ohio State Online for more information about the limited authorization status in this state.	View Disclosure information for California
Colorado	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Colorado
Connecticut	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Connecticut
Delaware	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Delaware
District of Columbia	Limited Authorization	Please contact Ohio State Online for more information about the limited authorization status in this state.	View Disclosure information for District of Columbia
Florida	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Florida
Georgia	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Georgia
Hawaii	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Hawaii
Idaho	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Idaho
Illinois	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Illinois
Indiana	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Indiana
Iowa	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Iowa
Kansas	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Kansas
Kentucky	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Kentucky
Louisiana	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Louisiana
Maine	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Maine
Maryland	Limited Authorization	Please contact Ohio State Online for more information about the limited authorization status in this state.	View Disclosure information for Maryland
Massachusetts	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Massachusetts
Michigan	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Michigan
Minnesota	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Minnesota
Mississippi	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Mississippi
Missouri	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Missouri
Montana	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Montana
Nebraska	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Nebraska
Nevada	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Nevada
New Hampshire	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for New Hampshire
New Jersey	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for New Jersey
New Mexico	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for New Mexico
New York	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for New York
North Carolina	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for North Carolina
North Dakota	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for North Dakota
Ohio	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Ohio
Oklahoma	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Oklahoma
Oregon	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Oregon
Pennsylvania	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Puerto Rico
Rhode Island	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Rhode Island
South Carolina	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for South Carolina
South Dakota	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for South Dakota
Tennessee	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Tennessee
Texas	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Texas
Utah	Limited Authorization	Please contact Ohio State Online for more information about the limited authorization status in this state.	View Disclosure information for Utah
Vermont	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Vermont
Virgin Islands	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Virgin Islands
Virginia	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Virginia
Washington	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Washington
West Virginia	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for West Virginia
Wisconsin	Authorized	Meets or exceeds state standards and is authorized to legally offer distance education through approval or exemption by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing.	View Disclosure information for Wisconsin
Wyoming	Pursuing Authorization	Researching required authorizations by the state regulatory agency and by the State Board of Nursing to legally offer distance education.	View Disclosure information for Wyoming