Department Information and Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree & Qualifications1 of faculty within Nursing
The School of Nursing offers programs in: Nursing, BSN Nursing, MSN Nursing, PhD. The courses in Nursing can be divided into two separate and distinct categories; didactic courses and clinical courses.
The mission of the CNHS nursing unit is to teach, conduct research, and serve the community. The nursing education programs advance the University's mission by preparing qualified men and women as beginning nurse generalists who can function in a variety of roles in diverse health care settings. The nursing programs further advance the University's mission by preparing qualified professional nurses for advanced nursing roles. Advanced practice nurses collaborate with clients and other health care professionals in various settings to provide specialized, culturally competent, theoretical and evidence-based practice.
Degrees offered
The Nursing Department offers these programs:
- BS in Nursing
- BS in Nursing (BSN): Generic Track
- BS in Nursing (BSN): Accelerated Option
- BS in Nursing (BSN): RN to BSN Track
- BS in Nursing (BSN): Veterans Medic to Nurse
- Combined BSN/MSN Foreign-Educated Physician Track
- Combined BSN/MSN Registered Nursing
- MS in Nursing
- MS in Nursing: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- MS in Nursing: Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- MS in Nursing: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- MS in Nursing: Nurse-Executive Track
- MS in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner
- MS in Nursing: Nurse Educator Track
- MS in Nursing: Nurse Anesthetist
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Ph.D. in Nursing
- Post-BSN-to-DNP (Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner- MSN/DNP)
- Post-BSN-to-DNP (Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner-MSN/DNP)
- Post-BSN-to-DNP (Family Nurse Practitioner-MSN/DNP)
- Post-BSN-to-DNP (Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-MSN/DNP)
- Combined MS in Nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice
Terminal Degree 2 for each discipline taught in Nursing
DNP, DNS, Ph.D. in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (51.3801)
Related Disciplines 3
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing (51.3810) - all courses
Related Disciplines for specific courses 3
- Health Teacher Education (13.1307) - NGR 6715
- Pharmacology (26.1001) - NGR 6172, 6460, 6461, 6538
- Pharmacy (51.2001) NGR 6172, 6460, 6461, 6538
- Public Health (51.2201) - NUR 4936, 4936L
Other Teaching Qualifications (Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications 4 for the programs in Nursing)
Consideration of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional industry experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly applicable to the course being taught.
Notes
1Whenever instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification of the instructor's qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed instructor's academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors, awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies, skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned.
The Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the justifications warrant the instructor's teaching the courses proposed, it will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members) or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some instructors where their accomplishments warrant this:
Active Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent Clearance in the Discipline
2The level and discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is required to teach graduate courses in the discipline
3For each discipline, all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level
4(1)The appropriate academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in the program.
Current/Effective Date 11/15/2024