Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Accelerated MSN Program
Federal grant to provide $22,000 per student
An accelerated Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree is available for a limited time from the University of Michigan-Flint. Students admitted to the program will receive $22,000 in the first year of the program to support educational expenses, stipends, indirect costs, or other reasonable living expenses. The grant funds are available to students admitted between the years of 2011 and 2015.
The Program
The University of Michigan-Flint’s School of Health Professions and Studies offers the accelerated MSN program, which provides the skills necessary for advanced nursing practice in primary health care. This full-time program is taught in a format that minimizes campus visits by delivering a significant amount of the material using Internet-based course software. Students in the accelerated MSN program will pursue an Adult Nurse Practitioner concentration.
Students are admitted for the winter semester only in years 2011-2015. Priority will be given to those not already accepted or enrolled in an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Courses will be offered online with some courses requiring on-campus visits up to twice per semester for two days each.
Program Details
- Intended for BSNs who wish to pursue an Adult Nurse Practitioner MSN program and make a commitment to work as a primary care Nurse Practitioner following program completion
- Clinical courses are arranged in your local area
- Completion time is 16 months
- 43 credit hours required (no transfer credit accepted)
Grant Funding
Grant funding is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administrations' (HRSA) Advanced Nursing Education Expansion (ANEE) initiative, a $30 million, five-year investment, aimed at increasing the number of primary care nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives. The United States is facing major challenges in assuring access to primary health care for its' population. This is due, in part, to the aging of the population, the health care system's relatively low reimbursement for primary care, and, in the near future, the increased demand that will come as more Americans gain health insurance due to the Affordable Care Act. Nurse practitioners are part of the solution to the shortage of primary care providers.
The grant program's two purposes are 1) to increase the number of students enrolled full time in accredited primary care Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Midwifery programs, and 2) to accelerate the graduation of part time student in such programs by encouraging full time enrollment.
At the University of Michigan-Flint, the grant program will provide support to new, full-time MSN students to complete the program of study by funding stipends, educational expenses, and other reasonable living expenses of $22,000 per student. Each year (from 2011 through 2015), 12 students will be selected for appointment and each will receive the $22,000 for approved expenses that will be divided evenly over the first three semesters of the four-semester program. Grant funds will be applied to student accounts after they register for classes and money remaining after paying tuition and fees will be refunded to the student.
For further curriculum information please visit the Catalog.
For application information please visit the Office Graduate Programs.
Adapted from: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions; Division of Nursing; HRSA; April 2002, submitted by: National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
Program information contact:
Marcia Campbell, Sr. Administrative Assistant
(810) 762-3420 mdeni@umflint.edu
Connie Creech, Director of Graduate Programs
(810) 762-3420 ccreech@umflint.edu
