Nursing Graduate Programs

Brooks College of Health MSN Programs

GRE Requirement
MSN Application Deadlines
How to Apply
Academic & Additional Resources
Links to FAQs

The School of Nursing at the Brooks College of Health offers five (5) tracks for the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).  The nursing program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the Florida Board of Nursing.  To learn more about the track offered, please click on the track name:

This track is for those individuals with a BSN who wish to become nurse practitioners skilled in meeting the healthcare needs of individuals and families across the life span.  Graduates from this track are eligible to take the Family Nurse Practitioner Certification examination and for licensure as Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners.

This track is for those individuals with a BSN a who to develop a  concentrated area of knowledge and teach in nursing and health profession programs, healthcare institutions and agencies, and in the community.

Clinical Nurse Leader

This track is for those individuals with a BSN who wish to prepare at the graduate level to be leaders across all settings in which healthcare is delivered.  The CNL is a provider and manager of care at the point of care to individuals and cohorts or populations.  The CNL designs, implements, and evaluates care by coordinating, delegating, and supervising the care provided by the healthcare team.

Nurse Anesthetist

  This track is for those individuals with a BSN who wish to study Anesthesia Nursing.  The nurse anesthetist track is an extremely rigorous academic and clinical undertaking.  It consists of a seven (7) semester continuous program of full-time graduate study.  The program is approved by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs, and graduates are eligible to take the National Certification examination to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) as well as to obtain the ARNP (in nurse anesthesia) credential from the Florida Board of Nursing.

RN-MSN Bridge

  This track is designed to allow carefully selected Registered Nurses who do not possess a BSN to fast-track into the MSN program in order to become Primary Care Nurse Practitioners.  Graduates of the program are eligible to take the Family Nurse Practitioner certification examination and to apply for licensure as Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners by the Florida Board of Nursing.

GRE Requirement

Graduate Record Examination

The Florida Board of Education requires, as followed by the university and the School of Nursing, a composite score of 1,000 (verbal and quantitative) on the GRE.  Please refer to the UNF Graduate Catalog for additional details.  Previous scores may be submitted from ETS on behalf of the applicant. 

MSN 2008 Application Deadlines*

*Note that the deadlines for the all tracks except the RN-MSN Bridge are the same every year; the deadlines for the RN-MSN track follow the university’s term deadlines.  The application deadline is a “receive by” deadline, meaning that all materials must be received in the appropriate office by the deadline.

How to apply

     1. UNF Graduate Application for Admission

         Online
         Paper 

     2. Graduate Student Update Form (for returning applicants/students)

ll applicants are responsible for ensuring that applications, necessary application fees, transcripts, test scores, and supplemental materials are submitted directly to the UNF Graduate School at 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224.

Please refer to the individual page of the program you desire for a full list of required supplemental materials.  Note that the Nurse Anesthetist program requires some item copies to be sent to the Graduate School and to the Nurse Anesthesia Program.  Receipt of materials may be verified with the Graduate School at 904.620.1360.  All materials must be received by the application deadline for consideration.  Do not submit materials to the School of Nursing unless requested to do so please.

Academic & Additional Resources

UNF Graduate Catalog

UNF Course Schedules

UNF Graduate School – graduate admissions

Links to FAQs

Nurse Practitioner, CNS, CNL track FAQS
RN-MSN Bridge FAQs

Contact the School of Nursing

School of Nursing
Brooks College of Health