View this slideshow to learn more about the four master's tracks offered by Mount Carmel College of Nursing.

2. Master of Science Program
Jill Kilanowski, PhD, RN, APRN, CPNP, FAAN
Associate Dean for the Graduate Nursing Program
Kim Campbell, PhD
Director of Enrollment Management
Presenters:

3. MCCN Fast Facts
• Founded in 1903 by the Sisters of the Holy
Cross
• Specialized institution of higher education
for nursing
• 1,100 student enrollment
• Graduate and undergraduate programs
• Undergraduate program is among the largest
in Ohio
• Affiliated with Mount Carmel Health
System/Trinity Health

4. The Master of Science Program
Offers four tracks:
• Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner (AGACNP)
• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
• Nursing Administration
• Nursing Education (Online)
Post Master’s Graduate Certification in all
four programs

5. Why Pursue a Master of Science
Degree?
• Professional growth: Career advancement
• Meeting needs of an ever-changing
healthcare environment
• Personal fulfillment

6. Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner (AGACNP)
Mount Carmel College of Nursing’s Adult Gerontology Acute
Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Program is designed for
registered nurses who are ready to pursue graduate
education that will lead to an acute care focused, advanced
practice nursing role. The Adult Gerontology Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner provides healthcare services to adult
patients with complex acute, critical and chronic health
conditions in high acuity settings that require intensive
monitoring and therapeutic intervention. These advanced
professionals are typically employed in hospital settings,
including intensive care, sub-acute care and emergency care
but may also be employed in ambulatory, outpatient and
rehabilitative settings to provide population-based care
across the healthcare continuum for the purpose of restoring
individuals to their maximal health potential, following an
acute care episode. The program is offered in a hybrid model,
with both online and face-to-face coursework.

7. AGACNP Program
Upon completion of the Adult Gerontology Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner track, graduates will have the
knowledge and skills to:
• Assume advanced nursing roles in clinical practice
• Deliver competent healthcare to diverse adult and
senior populations
• Use epidemiological, social and environmental data
to draw inferences to effectively assist patients in
achieving and/or maintaining optimum health or to
stabilize chronic health conditions
• Facilitate and demonstrate the use of evidence-based
practice
• Design health promotion and disease prevention
clinical programs for adult and senior patients

8. AGACNP Program Graduates:
• Evaluate nursing practice and healthcare to
produce quality outcomes of evidence-based adult
and gerontology care services
• Demonstrate leadership in clinical practice
• Use ethical decision making in the delivery of adult
and gerontology care services for populations
• Collaborate with intra- and interdisciplinary
professionals to achieve quality outcomes in
advanced nursing practice

9. The AGACNP Academic Program
Curriculum Highlights:
• 48 semester hours
• 650 clinical hours
• Full-time: Completion in two years over five
semesters
• Part-time: Completion in three years over
seven semesters
• $474/credit hour for the 2015-2016 academic
year
• Admits only in the Fall Semester (begins in
August). Application period is September 1 to
February 1.

10. Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Mount Carmel College of Nursing’s Family Nurse Practitioner
(FNP) track is designed for registered nurses who are ready to
pursue graduate education that will lead to a primary care
focused, advanced practice nursing role. The Family Nurse
Practitioner provides comprehensive primary healthcare to
individuals from infancy to adulthood. FNPs are prepared to
provide care to individuals with acute illnesses such as
bronchitis or minor infections and chronic illnesses such as
diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. Preventative
health services, patient education, disease management and
other health initiatives are provided to heal the body, mind
and spirit within the context of family and community. The
program is offered in a hybrid format with online and face-to-
face coursework.

11. FNP Program
Upon completion of the Family Nurse Practitioner track,
graduates will have the knowledge and skills to:
• Assume advanced nursing roles in clinical practice
• Deliver competent healthcare to diverse populations
• Use epidemiological, social and environmental data
to draw inferences to effectively assist patients in
achieving and/or maintaining optimum health or to
stabilize chronic health conditions
• Facilitate and demonstrate the use of evidence-based
practice
• Design health promotion and disease prevention
clinical programs for individuals and families in
primary care settings

12. FNP Program Graduates:
• Evaluate nursing practice and healthcare to produce
quality outcomes of evidence-based primary care
services
• Demonstrate leadership in clinical practice
• Use ethical decision making in the delivery of
primary care services for populations, especially
vulnerable populations
• Collaborate with intra- and interdisciplinary
professionals to achieve quality outcomes in
advanced nursing practice

13. The FNP Academic Program
Curriculum Highlights:
• 48 semester hours
• 650 clinical hours
• Full-time: Completion in two years over five
semesters
• Part-time: Completion in three years over
seven semesters
• $474/credit hour for the 2015-2016 academic
year
• Admits only in the Fall Semester (begins in
August). Application period is September 1 to
February 1.

14. Nursing Administration
Mount Carmel College of Nursing’s Master of Science Program
in Nursing Administration is designed for career-minded,
baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses who are ready to
assume even greater responsibility and reap the benefits of
expanded career opportunities. This program prepares the
professional nurse to advance their careers by assuming
managerial and administrative roles. This advanced
professional will apply knowledge and skills to provide vision
and leadership within an ethical framework in healthcare
environments. This program is offered in a hybrid model with
both online and face-to-face coursework. An administrative
internship will conclude the program.

15. Nursing Administration Program
Upon completion of the Nursing Administration track, graduates will
have the knowledge and skills to:
• Assume advanced roles in nursing administration
• Lead the development of competent healthcare to diverse
populations
• Use epidemiological, social and environmental data to draw
inferences for the development of healthcare services
• Facilitate the use of evidence-based practice in nursing services
• Facilitate the development and implementation of programs on
health promotion or disease prevention
• Evaluate nursing delivery systems to assure quality outcomes
• Demonstrate leadership in nursing and healthcare services
• Use ethical decision making in relevant practice roles
• Collaborate with other disciplines to achieve quality outcomes in
nursing and healthcare services
• Demonstrate scholarly inquiry about nursing and health systems
through verbal and written communication

16. Nursing Administration Program
Curriculum Highlights:
• 34 semester hours
• 150 practicum hours
• Full-time: Completion in two years over five
semesters
• Part-time: Completion in three years over eight
semesters
• $474/credit hour for the 2015-2016 academic year
• Application period to start Fall Semester:
September 1 to February 1
• Application period to start Spring Semester: August
1 to October 1

17. Online Nursing Education Program
Mount Carmel College of Nursing’s Nursing Education
track, offered online, prepares the professional nurse to
enter the academic classroom and institutional staff
development department as faculty to educate the next
generation of nurses or to take on staff development
responsibilities in a healthcare setting. This advanced
professional will apply relevant research in nursing
education and understand the ethical and legal issues
associated with the role of an educator in nursing. The
program will conclude with a practicum learning
experience.

18. Nursing Education Program
Upon completion of the Nursing Education track, graduates
will have the knowledge and skills to:
• Assume advanced nursing roles in education
• Develop appropriate programs that respond to the
educational and healthcare needs of diverse populations
• Use epidemiological, social and environmental data to
draw inferences for the development of nursing education
programs
• Facilitate the use of evidence-based practice in nursing
curricula
• Design health promotion or disease prevention
educational programs
• Evaluate nursing programs and policies to assure quality
outcomes in nursing education

19. Nursing Education Program
Graduates:
• Demonstrate leadership in nursing education
• Use ethical decision making in relevant practice and
education roles
• Collaborate with other disciplines to achieve quality
outcomes in nursing education, in both institutions of
higher learning and healthcare institutions
• Promote nursing as a profession and a discipline
• Demonstrate scholarly inquiry about nursing and health
systems through verbal and written communication in
educational scholarship

20. Nursing Education Program
Curriculum Highlights:
• 38 semester hours
• 150 education clinical hours
• 100 health practicum hours
• Part-time: Completion in three years over eight
semesters
• $474/credit hour for the 2015-2016 academic year
• Application period to start Fall Semester:
September 1 to February 1
• Application period to start Spring Semester:
August 1 to October 1

21. Admissions Criteria
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from an accredited
program; accreditation by either the National League for
Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Master's and Doctoral Degrees also considered for the NP
program
• Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0
scale in the baccalaureate nursing program
• Undergraduate statistics and research courses with a
letter grade of "C" or better in both. A grade of "C-" will
not be accepted.
• Two years of ICU clinical experience within the last 5 years
recommended for AGACNP track
• One year of clinical experience recommended for FNP
track
• Interview (for NP tracks only)

22. • Completed Application
• Current resume or curriculum vitae
• One to two page typed statement of purpose written by the
applicant that outlines applicant's goals and objectives for
pursuit of graduate studies in the specialty track, single-
spaced, one inch margin, 12 pt. font
• Current, unrestricted Ohio RN license or eligibility for Ohio
Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• Two (2) letters of reference (from individuals such as: work
supervisor, professional colleagues, and former faculty
members)
• Official TOEFL scores for students for whom English is not the
native language; minimum required TOEFL score of 550 (paper
based), 213 (computer based) or 79-80 (Internet based); TOEFL
scores are valid two years from the test date.
• Official transcripts from all previous colleges/universities
Admissions Materials

23. For more information and to apply, visit:
www.mccn.edu/admissions/master-of-science
For questions please contact:
Admissions
Office: 614-234-5800
admissions@mccn.edu
Questions?