Accelerated Direct-Entry MSN
The Accelerated Direct-Entry MSN program allows individuals with a bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing to earn a master’s in only five semesters and become a licensed registered nurse and a leader at the bedside.
Nurses are positioned to play an important role in solving some of today’s most complex health care issues. For this reason, the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing’s Accelerated Direct-Entry MSN prepares you not only to provide safe, quality patient care, but also to drive improvements to care through collaboration, evidence-based practice methods and effectiveness measures.
You will benefit from the college’s rich, 125-plus-year tradition of educating nurse leaders, along with:
- Curriculum focused on leadership at the point of care
- Opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration within the region’s only Academic Health Center
- Simulated patient care experiences that prepare you to function independently at the bedside
- Technology-enhanced classroom learning
- Small class sizes
- Built-in NCLEX nurse licensure exam preparation
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Prerequisite Courses
To enter the program, students must achieve a grade of B-minus or above in the courses listed. In addition, courses must have been completed within the past 10 years. Pharmacology must have been completed within the past year.
| Anatomy & Physiology |
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| Anatomy & Physiology I, II (semesters) or I, II, and III (quarters) |
| Human Development |
| Human Growth and Development or Child Development |
| Sciences |
| Microbiology (Elementary Bacteriology)* |
| Pathophysiology† |
| Pharmacology with Nursing Component‡ |
| Genetics* |
| Nutrition |
| Nutrition for Health and Nutrition Disease§ |
| Statistics |
| Statistics (Psychology-based statistics not accepted) |
*If taken at the University of Cincinnati, students must first complete Anatomy & Physiology I.
†If taken at the University of Cincinnati, students must first complete Anatomy & Physiology I and II.
‡If taken at the University of Cincinnati, students must first complete Pathophysiology.
§If taken at the University of Cincinnati, this requirement is satisfied with one course.
Additional Information
- Contact the Office of Student Recruitment at nursingbearcats@uc.edu or 513-558-8400.