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Credits Required 120
Cost Per Credit 369.70
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The Mayville State University Division of Nursing offers several options for nurses to continue their education fully online, including an RN-to-BSN program, MSN Nurse Educator, MSN Nursing Leadership & Management, as well as Graduate Certificate options. Students will learn in an asynchronous, online classroom environment that offers flexibility for working nurses.

Why pursue a nursing degree at Mayville State?

Your decision to continue your nursing education is an investment in your future. It is also an investment in the profession of nursing and evolving health care environment. Nurses are well positioned to help bridge the gap between healthcare coverage and access, coordinate increasingly complex care for a wide range of patients, and fulfill their potential to the full extent of their education and training.

Possible career paths

  • BSN
    • Career advancement through preferential hire of baccalaureate prepared RN’s
    • Nursing leadership in healthcare
    • Pursue a graduate degree in nursing
  • MSN Nurse Educator
    • Clinical Nurse Educator in practice settings
    • Nursing Faculty at 2-year nursing school or 4-year nursing school 
  • Nursing Leadership & Management track
    • Director of Nursing
    • Chief Nursing Officer
    • Other leadership positions in Healthcare

 

What can I expect when enrolled in this program?

The nursing programs at Mayville State University are all fully online, asynchronous programs. Nursing courses are in a 5-week block format, which allows students to focus on 1-2 courses at a time. Our programs are designed to be flexible to allow working nurses to remain employed while continuing their education. Students in the RN-to-BSN Program will complete a 40-hour population health clinical experience and students in the MSN program will complete two practicum experiences totaling 100 hours.

What projects and experiences in this program enhance the student experience? 

Students will apply their online learning to the practice environment through their clinical or practicum experiences, as well as their practice environment if employed.

Will this degree prepare me for graduate school?

The RN-to-BSN program prepares nurses to continue to graduate or doctoral programs, including Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), Nurse Midwives, and more.

The MSN program prepares nurses for doctoral programs, including PhD programs or advanced nursing practice programs.

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Meet the Division of Nursing:

Collette Christoffers MSN, RN, PHN, CNE

Division of Nursing Chair and Associate Professor
Phone: 701-788-4782
c.christoffers@mayvillestate.edu

Collette Christoffers MSN, RN, PHN, CNE

Division of Nursing Chair and Associate Professor
Phone: 701-788-4782
c.christoffers@mayvillestate.edu

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Division of Nursing Chair and Associate Professor
Phone: 701-788-4782
c.christoffers@mayvillestate.edu

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Pre-education requirements
Mayville State University’s nationally accredited education programs have been designed to meet the licensure/certification requirements in North Dakota and prepare students for licensure exams in North Dakota. See more.

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News from the Department

Students selected for NASA scholarships
Nine Mayville State University students have been selected to receive North Dakota Space Grant NASA Scholarships. The funding is provided by the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) for the 2021-22 academic year. It is intended for students pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees. See more.

Researchers participate in national conference
Dr. Joseph Mehus, Associate Professor of Biology at Mayville State University, Chair of the Division of Science, and Mathematics, and INBRE researcher, and two of his researchers attended the Entomological Society of America National Conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colo. Oct. 31 through Nov. 3, 2021. Current student Taylor Painter, West Fargo, N.D., and 2021 Mayville State graduate Laura Jacobson, Finley, N.D., who have worked in the Mehus mosquito research lab for the past two years, joined Dr. Mehus on the trip. See more.

"What’s important for my students is the opportunity to advance their careers through research opportunities at MSU they might not get or have access to at other institutions. They can present their work at local, regional, and international levels. Imagine that scope as they transition from college into their careers. It could be life-changing."

- Dr. Joseph Mehus