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Nurse Educator- This program has been suspended

Program Benefits

This online graduate program focuses on processes of teaching-learning theory and modalities, program development and outcome evaluation and research/data utilization. Clinical experiences allow for application of theoretical knowledge in the student’s selected specialty area.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program have the opportunity to be employed in a variety of settings such as hospitals, clinics, public health departments, and schools of nursing.

Admission Options

Post-BSN
Registered nurses (RN) with a BSN degree are admitted to the Masters Program and graduate with a MSN.

Post-MSN Certificate
Registered nurses (RN) with a MSN degree seeking a second area of specialty will be awarded a certificate, not a second master's degree. 

Post-BSN or Post-MSN students enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program can add the Nurse Educator courses to their program plan study to sit for NLN Nurse Education certification and/or for a dual major in Nurse Education.  Please click here to review the options.

Sample Plans of Study

Course Descriptions

Graduate nursing course descriptions can be found here.

Clinical Experiences

Nurse Educator students are offered a Mentored Teaching course that will prepare them for future roles as nurse educators.  Options include, but are not limited to: online teaching, classroom teaching, clinical preceptor, and simulation lab.  Students will be partnered with one of MUSC faculty or an outside expert in the chosen area of concentration.