Expand your career opportunities
You already hold a master's degree in nursing, but your career interests have expanded. Post-master's certificates are designed to help with exactly that!
Courses vary based on your educational background, past coursework and certification goals. Mechanisms for equivalency credit and validation of previous coursework mean you won't be starting from scratch.
Do you want to provide care in medically underserved areas? The family nurse practitioner post-master's certificate is the path to pursue. Do you want to become ready to teach nursing? Consider the online nurse educator post-master's certificate.
Flexible by design
You'll get the flexibility of a fully online program without losing the personalized support that makes SFA different. Faculty in the DeWitt School of Nursing are known for being knowledgeable and genuinely invested in your success — you'll feel that difference throughout the program.
Resources
The student handbook goes in depth on expectations, requirements, evaluation procedures and more. When considering whether SFA's Master of Science in Nursing is a proper fit for you, be sure to read through this handbook.
The master’s/post-master’s certificate nursing program at Stephen F. Austin State University is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 404.975.5000, acenursing.org, 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA, 30326. The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the master’s/post-master’s certificate nursing program is continuing accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN website.
Information below is provided in compliance of ACEN accreditation requirements.
Apply to the Master of Science in Nursing program
To be eligible for consideration into the program, you must:
- meet SFA's graduate school requirements
- achieve an undergraduate 2.5 GPA or higher overall
- have a valid, unencumbered nursing license
- and be one of the following:
- in your final year of undergraduate work
- holding a bachelor’s degree in nursing from a regionally accredited college or university
- or have 95 or more semester hours of undergraduate work at SFA and be approved as an overlap student.
It's preferred that you also have at least one year of full-time clinical experience as a registered nurse.
Ready? Complete the graduate school application.
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Questions about the program?
If you have questions about the Master of Science in Nursing, contact the graduate program coordinator.