Shape the future of nursing
You’ve got the experience, now earn the degree.
Nursing is a tough field, but you’re tougher (and smarter). You know that investment in your skills and career is an investment in the lives of all the people you will go on to serve and that to care for others you must also care for yourself. For over 40 years, the Kramer School of Nursing has set the standard for exceptional nursing education.
Program Details
- BSN-MSN: 33 credit hours
- Complete in as few as 5 semesters, 1.5 years
- RN-MSN: 46 credit hours
- Complete in as few as 6 semesters, 2 years
- Choose an Education, Leadership, or Community-Based Public Health Nursing specialization
- Two starts through the year: fall and spring
- 100% online delivery
Discover Your Next Step
Get a Program Brochure
Considering a nursing degree to take your career to the next level? Your journey starts here. Complete the form to get a program brochure for the Oklahoma City University MSN Online.
Get valuable insights into the OCU online experience, learn more about specialization options, and see where this degree can take you.
OCU offers:
- Accelerated pathways and specialty tracks into nursing with in-depth instruction from renowned nursing leaders and doctorally prepared faculty
- Personalized learning experiences and practice-focused curriculum that provide students with immediately applicable skills and perspectives
- Access to nationally recognized mentors with career-defining connections benefit OCU nursing graduates for a lifetime beyond their academic experience
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Online from Oklahoma City University will prepare you for a variety of advanced nursing roles in teaching, research, administration, informatics, and direct patient care. At OCU, you can choose an Education, Leadership, or Community-Based Public Health Nursing specialization to complement your online master’s in nursing to hone in on the path that interests you most. Regardless of the track you choose, you’ll gain critical skills and experience to help you unlock the sought-after roles in your career specialization and gain access to jobs with higher competitive earning potential. Build a network that will help shape your career with the mentorship of our expert faculty and connections with your nursing peers. As a master’s-prepared nurse, you’ll be able to make a greater contribution to your organization, community, and field as you lead nursing into the future.
Specialize Your Nursing Practice
Build career-defining connections through intimate class sizes and access to nationally recognized mentors
A top priority for nursing faculty is to offer mentorship to students that carries them through their degree program and into their desired specialization. Whether providing letters of recommendation, meeting with students during office hours, or helping them to find precepting opportunities, Oklahoma City University nursing faculty go above and beyond for their students. Even if you’re located outside of Oklahoma, our nursing faculty can help facilitate professional connections and navigate your desired career path.
- Mental Health
- Maternal-Child Health
- Community Health
- Healthcare Policy and Legislation
- Gerontology
- Medical/Surgical Nursing
- Workplace Violence Prevention
- Integrative Nursing Theory
- Nursing Research
- Compassion Fatigue/Burnout Prevention
Online Master’s in Nursing core curriculum
All MSN students will complete four core courses as the foundation of their degree. These courses cover common master’s-level competencies, skills, and knowledge required in any specialized field of nursing study.
NOTE: In addition to the coursework listed below and on the specialization pages, all master’s in nursing students are required to have completed a 3-credit-hour statistics course (no lab is required) before enrolling in the Advanced Nursing Research course. This course is a prerequisite, not a barrier to entry into the program.
NURS 5103 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credit hours)
NURS 6323 Research Integration in Nursing Practice (3 credit hours)
NURS 6503 Nursing Practicum (3 credit hours)
NURS 6603 Master’s Project (3 credit hours)
RN-MSN Online
When you can clearly picture your career goals, it can be hard to wait to achieve them. Fortunately, with the RN-MSN Online option, you can advance quickly and confidently from a role as an RN to earning your master’s without a year-long bachelor’s program in-between.
Learn from the same expert faculty, take the same Nursing Core curriculum, and choose between the same three specialization options as students who enter the program with a BSN. The only difference in curriculum are three BSN-level classes, to be completed before beginning graduate-level coursework. With Oklahoma City University’s RN-MSN Online you could complete the program and earn your MSN in as few as two years.
RN-MSN Online accelerated core courses
In addition to the core curriculum and specialization courses, RN-MSN students will need to complete three additional courses totaling 13 credits before they begin graduate-level coursework.
NURS 4403 RN-BSN Health Assessment (3 credit hours)
NURS 4605 RN-BSN Community Health Nursing (5 credit hours)
NURS 4805 RN-BSN Nursing Leadership (5 credit hours)
Earn a degree from a school stacked with industry leaders
Whether you’re entering with a BSN or an Associate's degree, all online master’s in nursing courses are taught by doctorally prepared nurses or nursing leaders with post-master’s education who are advanced specialists in their fields. All Oklahoma City University faculty are committed to each individual student's success but in the online master’s in nursing program, instructors are especially dedicated, viewing their students as potential coworkers and peers in the industry.
Earn a degree from a school stacked with industry leaders
Whether you’re entering with a BSN or an Associate's degree, all online master’s in nursing courses are taught by doctorally prepared nurses or nursing leaders with post-master’s education who are advanced specialists in their fields. All Oklahoma City University faculty are committed to each individual student's success but in the online master’s in nursing program, instructors are especially dedicated, viewing their students as potential coworkers and peers in the industry.