Online MSN Program
Complete Your Master of Science in Nursing Online
Classes are 100% Online
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- Duration 1 year
- Cost per Credit $411
- Credit Hours 36
Program Benefits
- Spring, summer and fall start dates
- Experiential learning through coursework
- Small classes and personalized attention
- Pending CCNE accreditation for the online program*
Expand Your Career Opportunities With a Master’s Degree in Nursing
Take the next step in your nursing career by completing your master’s in nursing online. Spring Hill College’s flexible MSN program works around your schedule while preparing you to sit for national certification exams and for leadership roles in a variety of specialties across the health care industry.
With experiential learning at the hands of a distinguished faculty, you’ll graduate ready to take the next step in your nursing career.
*The online MSN program at Spring Hill College is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.
Pursue In-Demand Nursing Careers
There is a tremendous demand for leadership roles in the nursing profession. According to a survey from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), there is a national nurse faculty vacancy rate of 7.2%.1 Spring Hill College’s master’s in nursing onlinecan prepare you for nursing leadership roles.
Explore CareersChoose From Two Tracks
Customize your online MSN program by choosing from tracks in Executive Leadership or Nursing Education.
Certification-Ready Curriculum
12 courses
36 total credits
Spring Hill College’s robust Master’s Degree in Nursing curriculum provides students with the skills and knowledge they need to become certified as Nurse Educators. The 11-12 courses, consisting of 36 total credits, offer students a diverse range of experience and instruction from industry experts.
Course Highlights:
- Theoretical Foundations for Leadership
- Practicum for Nurse Educators
- Organizational Behavior
- Applied Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Online MSN Program
Flexible start dates
No application fee
To apply for the master’s in nursing online program, here’s what you will need:
| Official transcripts for all colleges attended |
| At least a 3.0 GPA |
| Three references (supervisor, academics, personal) |
| An RN license in the state where you are practicing |
| One year of clinical experience |
| A current resume and employer verification |
| A 500-word essay describing how becoming a nurse leader will help you achieve your personal and professional goals |
Start your application today. The process is easy and can be completed entirely online.
View the Application ProcessAn Affordable Online MSN Program
$411 per credit
No additional fees
Start your application today. The process is easy and can be completed entirely online.
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What You’ll Learn
Spring Hill College’s online MSN program offers a rigorous curriculum that will provide you with the skills necessary to pursue a leadership or educator role in the nursing industry. With instruction from an experienced and diverse faculty, you’ll learn how to apply research outcomes within the practice setting, resolve practice problems and make meaningful connections between coursework and real-life scenarios.
Program Outcomes
- Integrate scientific findings from nursing, sciences and the humanities for the continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.
- Demonstrate organizational and systems leadership in current healthcare and educational issues for the promotion of high quality and safe patient care, including the emphasis on ethical and critical decision making, effective working relationships and a systems perspective.
- Apply methods, tools, performance measures, standards related to quality and quality principles within an organization.
- Apply nursing research outcomes within the practice setting, resolve practice problems, work as a change agent, and disseminates results.
- Manage informatics and healthcare technologies to provide integrated and coordinated care to individuals, families and aggregates/identified populations.
- Intervene at the system level through policy development processes and advocacy strategies to influence nursing education, health and healthcare.
- Provide leadership of interprofessional teams by communicating, collaborating and consulting with other health professionals.
- Integrate patient-centered and culturally appropriate concepts in the education, planning, delivery, management and evaluation of evidence-based clinical prevention, health promotion, and services to individuals, families, and aggregates.
- Demonstrate advanced nursing practice interventions including both direct and indirect care components that influence healthcare outcomes for individuals, populations or systems.
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Erin Sheppard, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Chair, Division of Nursing and Graduate Program Director
Dr. Erin Sheppard is the Chair of the Division of Nursing. Having earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice Summa Cum Laude at the University of South Alabama, Dr. Sheppard also practiced as a family nurse practitioner at USA Family Medicine, caring for patients across the entire lifespan, focusing on underserved populations and treating childhood obesity.
Prior to her tenure as a nurse practitioner, Dr. Sheppard worked as a labor and delivery nurse, traveling to and living in a host of different locations, including remote areas like the Navajo Nation Native American Reservation, the US Virgin Islands, and major cities with deep ethnic diversity, including San Francisco. Over the period of years she spent as a travel nurse, Dr. Sheppard adapted her nursing style to effectively mitigate language and cultural barriers, and has been able to incorporate that knowledge, along with regional differences in labor and delivery, into her obstetric and pediatric courses.
While earning her master’s degree, she founded Nire Bathery, focused on creating, designing, and manufacturing bath products and also working full time as a labor and delivery nurse. Originating in the field of nursing as a BSN graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, she was a member of the Dixie Darlings and Southern Misses Dance teams and the Delta Delta Delta social fraternity, and while in college worked at Disney World as multiple characters, including Mickey Mouse. Dr. Sheppard is a member of both Sigma Theta Tau and Omnicron Delta Kappa honor societies, the American Nurses Association, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the Alabama State Nurses Association. She and her husband are the proud parents of a toddler son and are anxiously awaiting the birth of their daughter in March 2023.
Experienced, Diverse Faculty
Our faculty is dedicated to making sure each student is prepared for success. They come from a wide range of backgrounds including education, nursing and therapy and can infuse their real-world experience into their courses.
- 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio
- Personalized attention
- Mentorship and support throughout the program
An Online Learning Experience Like No Other
When you pursue your master’s in nursing onlineat Spring Hill College, you are gaining access to a team dedicated to your success. Online learning at Spring Hill offers:
- Listen to lectures, read subject matter and complete coursework on your own time
- Take classes wherever is convenient for you
- Fulfill residency requirements locally
- Balance your work and life obligations while completing your degree
Answers To Common Questions
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Get More AnswersYou can earn your Master of Science in Nursing in as little as 12 months based on the number of transfer credits you have approved and whether you are enrolled as a full-time student.
Total estimated total tuition is $14,796, not including other costs.
Spring Hill College is accredited by the SACSCOC and is seeking Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation for the online MSN.*
*The online MSN program at Spring Hill College is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.
Yes, you can choose from two career tracks: nursing education and executive leadership.
You will be prepared to take the CNL exam.