Overview

Nursing (BSN to MSN) is offered by University of South Florida. Students choose from a variety of nursing specialty options in advanced practice roles and enroll in a prescribed set of core courses central to all specialty options as well as courses specific to their concentration.

Key Facts

Successful completion of the M.S.N. program and comprehensive exam qualifies students to take appropriate national certification examinations as shown below and apply for licensure as an APRN in Florida and other states. The Master’s Program prepares graduates:

for advanced practice with diverse populations at the individual, family and community level
to use patient-care and communication technologies to enhance and coordinate the delivery of high quality, culturally appropriate care
to translate research outcomes, resolve problems, and disseminate results in the educational and clinical practice settings
to utilize organizational and systems leadership skills in the promotion of culturally responsive, high quality and safe patient care
to analyze and intervene at the system level through the policy development process
to understand health professions’ scope of practice employing collaborative strategies to design, coordinate and evaluate care
to develop a more extensive and in-depth understanding of current and evolving practice issues, interprofessional and collaborative practice models, innovative health care strategies, nursing, and the related sciences; and in turn how to integrate this knowledge into education and practice.
to critique, advocate, and integrate the knowledge created by researchers, translationalists, and theoretical scholars
to use data from technology systems to evaluate and enhance health care delivery.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Health Promotion, Clinical Prevention, and Population Health

Organizational and Systems Leadership and Quality Improvement

Health Policy, Systems, and Technologies for Improving Population Health

Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
Physiology and Pathophysiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

45 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tampa, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

The equivalent bachelor’s and/or graduate degrees from a foreign institution. Bachelor’s degrees from institutions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) are considered equivalent based on the Bologna Accord.
Minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale)
Applicants from countries where English is not the official language, and who have not earned at least a bachelor’s degree in the U.S., must also demonstrate proficiency in the English language.
One (1) complete official transcript from institutions of higher learning attended by the applicant where a bachelor’s and higher degree was awarded is required of all students who are admitted and matriculate at USF.
All applicants to programs requiring the GRE* should submit GRE test scores earned within five (5) years of the desired term of entry.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

16666 USD / year

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Out-of-State

16666 USD / year

≈ 16666 USD / year
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In-State

7840 USD / year

≈ 7840 USD / year

Living costs

Tampa

United States

1122 - 1951 USD / month

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