Overview

College of Nursing / College of Nursing is located in Charleston, SC, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Adult-Gerontology Health Nurse Practitioner Program

Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Nurse Administrator Program

Nurse Educator Program

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program

PhD in Nursing Program

Post-MSN Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11
Doctoral Degrees	36

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Optional Final project
Doctoral Degrees	Final project (for DNP); comprehensive exam, dissertation, mentored teaching, and research seminar (for PhD)

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

394

Applied

113

Accepted

91

Enrolled

Applying

95

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	February 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	BSN, course work in statistics, nursing license, 3 references, current curriculum vitae, minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Interview, minimum GPA of 3.0, BSN/MSN, RN license, current curriculum vitae, three references, essay

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 10
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

265

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.4%
Black or African American	9.81%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.38%
Asian	4.91%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	6.04%

Gender

Male (6%)

Female (93%)

Faculty

51

Total faculty

Full-time - 36

Part-time - 15

Male (8)

Female (43)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Health technology, genetics/genomics, spinal cord injury, physical activity and obesity, palliative care, dementia, hospital acquired infections, diabetes, advance practice nurse utilization, women's health cardiovascular, hospitalist roles, HPV, guidelines implementation, adolescent family obesity, school based clinics, epilepsy, caregiver burden, ADD/ADHD, developmental disorders, primary care, smoking cessation, patient navigation, informatics, depression, rare diseases

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

0

Location & Contact

Address 99 Jonathan Lucas Street
MSC 160
Charleston, SC  29425
United States

Contact Dr. Gail W. Stuart
Dean
Email: stuartg@musc.edu
Phone: 843-792-3941
Fax: 843-792-0504

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