Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
School of Nursing and Health Sciences
The accredited* Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree program is designed to prepare registered nurses for advanced nursing practice in a variety of innovative and specialized roles. The MSN degree program focuses on high-level knowledge and skill development in the integration of sciences and humanities into nursing practice, organizational and systems leadership, quality improvement and safety, the translation and integration of scholarship into practice, informatics and health care technologies, health policy and advocacy, interprofessional collaboration, clinical prevention and population health, and advanced nursing practice.
Specializations
MSN, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner†
MSN, Care Coordination
RN-to-MSN, Care Coordination
MSN, Care Coordination, FlexPath option
RN-to-MSN, Care Coordination, FlexPath option
MSN, Nursing Education
RN-to-MSN, Nursing Education
MSN, Nursing Education, FlexPath option
RN-to-MSN, Nursing Education, FlexPath option
MSN, Nursing Informatics
RN-to-MSN, Nursing Informatics
MSN, Nursing Informatics, FlexPath option
RN-to-MSN, Nursing Informatics, FlexPath option
MSN, Nursing Leadership and Administration
RN-to-MSN, Nursing Leadership and Administration
MSN, Nursing Leadership and Administration, FlexPath option
RN-to-MSN, Nursing Leadership and Administration, FlexPath option
* The BSN, MSN, and DNP degree programs at Capella University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 887-6791.
† Learners enrolled in a Capella nursing program in the FlexPath learning format will become ineligible to enroll in the MSN – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (MSN-AGPCNP) specialization if they progress through certain coursework in any of the following courses: NHS-FP6004, NHS-FPX6004, NHS-FP6008, NHS-FPX6008, MSN-FP6011, NURS-FP6011, NURS-FPX6011, MSN-FP6016, NURS-FP6016 or NURS-FPX6016. FlexPath courses cannot be transferred into the MSN-AGPCNP specialization. To learn more, contact a Capella coach or call enrollment services at 1.866.736.1751.