Direct Entry Master's of Science in Nursing

The program has been approved by the California State Board of Registered Nursing.

The Next Scheduled Cohort will begin in January of 2010. The application date will be determined early in 2009. Information sessions will be scheduled beginning Spring of 2008

Please check Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for more details regarding the DEMSN program.

General Information

The Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing (DEMSN) program is designed specifically for individuals with a baccalaureate or higher degree in a field other than nursing. The key characteristics of this program are:

1. Eighteen continuous months of study
2. Extensive use of online education strategies
3. Utilization of a Collaborative Clinical Education model (CCEM)
4. Simultaneous integration of undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula
5. Curriculum designed to prepare clinical nurse leaders.

DEMSN graduates will be awarded a Master of Science in Nursing degree and be eligible to take the RN licensing exam (NCLEX) at the end of the program. Graduates will be immediately employable as staff nurses and have the opportunity to continue a variety of educational pursuits of individual interest as well as market opportunity.

Graduates are also eligible for national certification as Clinical Nurse Leaders through the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Eligibility

Students with a baccalaureate or higher degree in a field other than nursing are eligible.

Admission to the DEMSN Program is will require a minimum 3.0 GPA in college level, nursing major prerequisites:

• Integrated chemistry (5 units)
• Human Anatomy (4 units, lab)Human Physiology (4 units, lab)
• Microbiology (4 units, lab)
• Statistics (3 units)
• Human Growth and Development [across the lifespan](3 units)
• Students will also be required to complete a certified nursing assistant course prior to beginning the program.

Application

Two applications are required, see the following forms for directions, fees, transcript requirements and addresses.

1. Sonoma State University: Admissions and Records application available Fall 2009.

2. Sonoma State University: Department of Nursing Application Available in the Spring 2009 .

Program Delivery

The DEMSN curriculum is presented in five continuous semesters/sessions. Each semester has coursework and clinical experience. The didactic portion of the curriculum is delivered primarily on-line through the Internet using up-to-date distributive education strategies and technology.

Clinical experiences occur in regional hospitals and clinical facilities in Sonma and Napa Counties

T The highly motivated, flexible, self-directed learner characterizes the nature of the student likely to be highly sucessful in this role.