Graceland offers M.S.N. specialty tracks in either family nurse practitioner or nurse educator. The M.S.N. program is designed to provide working RNs the opportunity to pursue a graduate degree through the completion of a combination of online cohort courses, on-campus focus sessions and faculty and preceptor-guided practicum experiences in the student’s local community.
All students are required to attend two focus sessions at the School of Nursing on Graceland University’s Independence campus during the course of the program. The first focus session (program orientation) is scheduled during the second week of the first course taken. The second focus session is scheduled in conjunction with the Advanced Health Assessment Lab course.The School of Nursing offers the following recommendations for completion plan schedule options:
- Accelerated Option (FNP 28 months; NE 24 months): work, personal and family obligations minimal to none
- Full-time Option (FNP 36 months; NE 28 months): flexible part-time or full-time employment with minimal to moderate personal and family obligations
- Part-time Option (FNP 52 months; NE 48 months): demanding part-time or full-time employment with moderate to high personal and family obligations
