Master of Science in Nursing | Family Nurse Practitioner

Accreditation Status Update

The master’s nursing program at the University of Charleston at the Charleston campus located in Charleston, West Virginia, is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

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The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the master’s nursing program is initial accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN website.

The Mission

The mission of the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program is to prepare ethical, safe, and effective advanced practitioners of professional nursing across the lifespan.

Application Deadline

Applications for the MSN-FNP program are reviewed and evaluated on a rolling basis upon completion of the application file.
To apply to the program, students must:

• Have a BSN from an accredited institution with a minimum final GPA of 2.50 as evidenced by the final, official transcript with the BSN conferral. The institutional transcript documenting the BSN conferral will be the only transcript required for a complete application packet. (BSN in progress may be considered for a conditional admission status.)
• Have a current, active, unencumbered US registered nurse (RN) license (Authorization to Test may be considered for a conditional admission status)
• Have a personal commitment to the rigor and time of the program
• Submit a written statement of purpose
• Submit the contact information for two (2) professional recommenders
• Submit a resume/curriculum vitae (CV)

Transfer Students

The Capito Department of Nursing accepts transfer students for the master’s degree program. In order to gain admission to the graduate nursing program students must:

• Have a GPA of 2.50 or greater in the master’s degree program from which the student wishes to transfer.
• Transferred courses must have been taken for credit.
• Students may transfer nursing courses where a ‘B’ or higher has been obtained except any courses where APEA is used with standardized testing.
• Individual consideration for course acceptance will be evaluated prior to transfer credit being confirmed
• No more than 9 credits will be accepted for transfer.
• Credit for other graduate nursing courses earned more than five (5) years ago cannot be transferred.
• Course syllabi and transcripts are required for review by the program faculty in order to determine the number of possible transfer credits accepted. Course equivalency will be evaluated by the faculty currently teaching the UC version of the course. The designated faculty will make a recommendation to the Program Director regarding the substitution.