University South Florida

Degree Type

Master of Science.

Program Length

28 months, full time

Credit Hours

72 semester hours

Starting Month

August

Application Deadline

Admission starts on April 1st and ends on December 15th. Admission is rolling.

Program Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a major in Nursing from a regionally accredited college or university.

An unrestricted RN license to practice in the U.S. A Florida license will be required before the start of the clinical phase.

2 current years of experience as an RN in an aggressive critical care unit are required. One year must be in adult critical care. Acceptable critical care experience includes: Medical Intensive Care, Surgical Intensive Care, Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Coronary Critical Care, or Neurology Intensive Care. Critical care experience is defined as daily or full time contact with patients in the ICU, use of invasive monitors, continuous cardiac monitors, ventilators, vaso-active infusions, and life threatening pathophysiology. Not accepted: ER, OR, Post Anesthesia, or Obstetrics.

Cumulative as well as science GPA of 3.0 or better.

An overall score of 1000 with a minimum score of 500 in quantitative and verbal is highly recommended. An analytical writing score of 4 is also recommended. GRE must be taken within 5 years of application.

Certifications: BLS (Basic Life Support), and ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support). PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) and CCRN are highly recommended.

Course Prerequisites, prerequisite classes must have a B or better: Pathophysiology – 3 credits, Chemistry – 3 credits, Human Anatomy & Physiology – 6 credits, Statistics – 3 credits, Health Assessment – 3 credits, and Pharmacology – 3 credits.

Contact

ph: (813) 974-2191
email: erauch@health.usf.edu
web: www.usf.edu