Nursing: Direct-Entry Master’s

Nursing: Direct-Entry Master’s is a Masters program taught at University of Jamestown, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (as few as 20 months) options.

The University of Jamestown’s Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing (DEMSN) is an accelerated program for career changers with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree. It helps students gain clinical expertise and nurse leadership preparation through a curriculum of 17 courses totaling 72 credit hours, with embedded 120 hours of lab and 648 hours of clinical experience.

Students complete coursework online and participate in healthcare clinicals in Fargo, ND. The program also includes a simulation lab in Fargo with hands-on simulations. Faculty guide students through the curriculum to prepare them to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam upon graduation.

Admission is designed for applicants who can meet academic prerequisites and program requirements, including a non-nursing bachelor’s degree and a 2.85 GPA. If the undergraduate GPA is below 2.85 but at or above 2.5, applicants may take the TEAS (Version 7.0) and qualify based on the stated score.

Modules

• HLTH208: Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions I
• HLTH209: Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions II
• HLTH216: Microbiology
• MATH205: Statistics
• PSYC203: Developmental Psychology

The minimum requirements for admission in Nursing: Direct-Entry Master’s at University of Jamestown for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Jamestown.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Jamestown as pre-requiste for admission in Nursing: Direct-Entry Master’s.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Official transcripts
• Non-nursing bachelor’s degree
• 2.85 GPA
• Prerequisite courses completed at UJ or another institution

To be considered for admission, you must apply and be accepted to the University of Jamestown prior to applying for acceptance into the nursing program and meet the following requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in a discipline other than nursing conferred by a college or university accredited by an agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education
• A 2.85 or higher cumulative GPA
• If your undergraduate cumulative GPA does not meet the minimum 2.85 requirement but is at or above 2.5 (no rounding will be applied), and you meet all other program requirements, you may take the TEAS (Version 7.0). If you score 75% or above (no rounding will be applied), you will be considered qualified for admission.

Prior to formal admission to the DEMSN program, the following prerequisite courses, or their equivalents, must be successfully completed with a grade of C or above within seven years of entry to the DEMSN program:

• Statistics
• Developmental Psychology

The following courses must be successfully completed with a grade of C or higher and with a cumulative average grade of B within seven years of entry to the DEMSN program:

• Anatomy and Physiology I (must include a lab component)
• Anatomy and Physiology II (must include a lab component)
• Microbiology (must include a lab component)

Prerequisite courses outside of the seven year window must be audited or reviewed by the program director on a case-by-case basis.

TEAS (Version 7.0): If you score 75% or above (no rounding will be applied), you will be considered qualified for admission.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.uj.edu/academics/programs/nursing-direct-entry-masters/

TEAS (Version 7.0): If you score 75% or above (no rounding will be applied), you will be considered qualified for admission.

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.