• The M.S.N. from Grand Valley State University prepares professional nurses as advanced generalists to serve as leaders within clinical microsystems in a reformed healthcare system.
  • Flexibility: many nursing classes are offered in a hybrid format to accommodate working professionals.
  • Versatility: graduates will be prepared to provide care in a practice setting, applying advanced knowledge from nursing and related disciplines, improving health care by assuming leadership roles, and contributing to the advancement of the profession.
    • Practicality: graduates will have an exceptional blend of clinical, organizational, economic, and leadership skills and be prepared to contribute to health care reform.
    • Convenience: courses are offered primarily at the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences (CHS) in downtown Grand Rapids. The M.S.N. degree requires approximately 41 credit hours.
    • Career Options
    • The M.S.N. prepares nursing graduates to manage complex clinical cases and provide leadership at the point of care, implement evidence-based practice, use technology and informatics to support outcomes measurement and quality improvement strategies, and lead teams in the delivery of health care in multiple settings across the continuum.