MSN Administration (Online)

With an MSN Administration, you can make a difference in creating healthy work environments that support quality patient and/or population care. You will be empowered with the skills you need to lead interprofessional teams in a variety of healthcare settings.

The program, which can be completed in as little as 24 months, is offered online in 8-week modules.  The curriculum includes instruction in leadership and management theories, communication and relationship building, leading change and innovation, improving quality and safety, and developing an evidence-based practice.

Program highlights:

• Career Advancement in Growth Market - Earning your MSN Administration can lead to both career and salary growth. Our program prepares you to join the health care management sector, which is projected to grow 18% through 2028 (BLS).
• Expert Faculty - You will be taught by our diverse, exceptional faculty who are experienced in administration, management, and leadership and are devoted to educating nurses and impacting health care nationwide. With their guidance, you will advance health care through OU's intensive research initiatives and health-related community outreach programs.
• Accelerated Online Delivery - Balance school with your career with our flexible, online format. Our accelerated program allows you to earn your MSN in 24 months while working full-time.
• Access to Sooner Network - Earning your degree from OUHSC gives you lifelong connections outside of the classroom. You will join over 12,500 alumni of OUHSC's College of Nursing - the state's largest nursing program.

Per CCNE accreditation standards, successful completion of the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing Master's Degree Program prepares the graduate to:

• Integrate theories from nursing and support sciences to guide practice and role development
• Use evidence-based and best practice literature to propose and initiate change.
• Promote safe, ethical health care delivery.
• Deliver a broad array of evidence-based, patient-centered nursing interventions to individuals and populations in a specialized area of practice.
• Demonstrate expertise in a specialized area of clinical, teaching, and management/administrative practice and/or initial competence in a functional role (advanced practice registered nurse [APRN], educator, and administrator).
• Employ leadership and management skills in decision making to improve nursing care delivery and the care environment.
• Collaborate with the interprofessional teams to improve nursing care and health care services.
• Contribute to knowledge dissemination through scholarly activities and communication.
• Use critical synthesis to effectively manage resources and systems.
• Demonstrate competency in information analysis, management, and technology consistent with role preparation.
• Engage in lifelong learning and professional development.

Admission Requirements:

• Completion of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from a United States regionally accredited institution.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse required by the time of enrollment in the first semester. 
  • Note: Clinical Nurse Specialist applicants must be licensed in Oklahoma or hold a compact license.
  • Note: Admin Management applicants must be licensed where clinical rotations will be completed.
• Minimum Cumulative GPA for 3.0 in all college coursework at the time of application and at the time of enrollment. 
• Resume or CV.
• The most qualified applications will be invited to an interview. 

Additional Admission Details:

• Please Note: The LPN-BSN, RN-BSN, MSN, Post-Graduate Certificates, PhD, and DNP programs in the OU College of Nursing are hybrid and/or online or part-time programs. The F-1 visa regulations require in-person courses, and these programs do not meet those requirements. Thus, international students are not accepted for these programs (LPN-BSN, RN-BSN, MSN, Post-Graduate Certificates, PhD, and DNP). International students are only eligible to apply for the ABSN and TBSN pathways as they have in-person requirements.
• All applicants should refer to the professional licensure disclosure information for the programs available at this link: https://www.ouhsc.edu/academicaffairs/professional-licensure-disclosure. 

Administration Management Curriculum