{"id":6629,"date":"2023-02-07T22:23:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/nursing\/?post_type=program&#038;p=6629"},"modified":"2025-04-14T21:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T21:54:02","slug":"master-science-nursing-e","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"\/nursing\/programs\/master-science-nursing-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science in Nursing \u2013 Entry (MSN)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/nursing\/images\/nursing_2023_marketing0355.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"a group of medical personnel examine a dummy.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div 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The curriculum is delivered in 6 semesters with a full time unit load, all campus-based. Upon successful completion of the program, students will be eligible to take the NCLEX licensing examination and receive a MSN degree.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"md:absolute md:-top-32 md:left-0 w-full md:w-5\/12 lg:w-6\/12 h-240 sm:h-320 md:h-full object-cover rounded-t-5 md:rounded-8\" src=\"\/media\/nursing\/images\/nursing_2023_marketing0453-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"CGN Student examine patient\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"md:w-8\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-8 bg-red\">\n            <div class=\"md:ml-1\/8 lg:ml-1\/4 xl:ml-1\/7 md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--red\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-yellow\">Redesigned<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">MSN-Entry Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">The MSN-Entry program adheres to the nursing education standards from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Master\u2019s Essentials and Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN). 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