MS in Nursing - Individualized program

University of Maine

The University of Maine School of Nursing developed its first graduate program in 1992 and the initial group of graduate students received their Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in May 1994. For the first years, the MSN program focused on preparing the nurse for the advanced professional role of family nurse practitioner (FNP). Later, in response to the diverse graduate education needs of Maine nurses, our graduate program expanded to prepare nurses for professional roles such as nurse educator, nurse administrator, or other professional roles. Following landmark changes from The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the graduate program was revised in 2023 and 2024 to support graduate nursing education in the 21 st century. These changes highlight the importance of graduate prepared nurses as leaders in healthcare. This spurred the degree name change to the Master of Science in Nursing Leadership (MSNL) for non-Family Nurse Practitioner students and programs of study. Graduate program faculty are expert practitioners and leaders in a number of different specialties and are eager to assist students to individualized programs of study. Students may select a flexible program of study, either full-time or part-time.

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