Academics
Graduate Nursing Programs
The future of nursing starts with you
West Virginia Wesleyan College’s School of Nursing prepares graduates to be tomorrow’s nurse leaders.
We encourage you to find your path within the many available programs inside our School of Nursing.
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Accelerated RN to MSN Program
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West Virginia Wesleyan College offers an accelerated pathway, the RN to MSN, which prepares advanced practice nurses in one of two concentrations: Family Nurse Practitioner or Nursing Leadership.
This program of study, designed in response to the AACN position statement on degree completion for Registered Nurses, builds baccalaureate nursing content into the front-end of the program, providing a bridge to graduate study. Students will complete 20 credit hours of Bridge coursework (Year 0) and then matriculate into the MSN coursework appropriate to their chosen concentration of study. Depending on area of study, students will complete between 35 to 47 MSN credit hours of coursework. Coursework will be offered using online and hybrid learning methods. Some brief on-campus residencies are required. Practicum experiences will be arranged in students’ home communities. Following completion of the FNP curricula, students may sit for the National Certification Examination as Family Nurse Practitioners (AANP or ANCC).
Program Policies: All applicants will be considered individually by the Graduate Admission Committee. Once admitted, students must maintain an unencumbered WV RN license and a 3.0 GPA for all graduate work. Students will be admitted as a cohort group for Fall; admission is competitive to the program.
Each applicant will:• Be a graduate of an accredited ADN program.
• Possess an unencumbered RN license.
• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in all previous college work
• Complete the application for graduate admission to available here
• Provide a personal statement of goals & objectives
• Provide official transcripts for all collegiate coursework
• Submit a current resume or curriculum vitae
• Submit three letters of professional reference, one of which is from a current supervisor or faculty member (employment or school related).
• Submit validation of an unencumbered RN license
• Demonstrate proficiency in English if a non-native English speaker by submitting scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)• As a result of changes in higher education, we are unable to accept students to our online/hybrid programs from the following states:
Alabama
California
Louisiana
New York
Tennessee
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Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN, FNP)
Family Nurse Practitioners diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions and emphasize health promotion and disease prevention. They practice autonomously and in collaboration with other health care professionals to manage patients’ healthcare needs. They are prepared through academic graduate programs with both didactic and clinical experiences. Coursework will be offered using online and hybrid learning methods. Some brief on- campus residencies are required. Practicum experiences will be arranged in students’ home communities. Following completion of the curricula, students may sit for the National Certification Examination as Family Nurse
Practitioners (AANP or ANCC).
ADMISSION CRITERIA
All applicants will be considered individually by the MSN Admission Committee. Once admitted, students must maintain an unencumbered WV RN license and a 3.0 GPA for all graduate work. Students must complete the program in five years. Rolling admission dates are possible; admission is competitive to the program.
Each applicant will:
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Be a graduate of an accredited BSN program
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Possess an unencumbered RN license
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Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in all previous college work
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Complete the application for graduate admission to the MSN program, available at www.wvwc.edu/admissions/graduate-students
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Provide a personal statement of goals & objectives
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Provide official transcripts for all collegiate coursework
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Submit a current resume or curriculum vitae
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Submit three professional recommendations for Graduate Admission forms, available at www.wvwc.edu/admissions/graduate-students which must be from a professional supervisors or faculty members
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Submit validation of an unencumbered RN license
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Demonstrate proficiency in English if a non-native English speaker by submitting scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
As a result of changes in higher education, we are unable to accept students to our online/hybrid programs from the following states:
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Alabama
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California
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Louisiana
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New York
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Tennessee
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Washington
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Doctor of Nursing Practice
West Virginia Wesleyan College offers post-baccalaureate-entry (BSN to DNP) and post-master’s-entry (MSN to DNP) programs in two tracks:
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Advanced Nursing Practice
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Nursing Leadership
Students in Advanced Nursing Practice may choose from the following concentrations:
▪ Family Nurse Practitioner,
▪ Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, or
▪ Nurse-Midwifery
The DNP degree focuses on advancing professional nursing roles including preparing tomorrow’s nurse leaders to drive reform in the health care system and advocate for the most vulnerable in the population. Our convenient online pedagogies with one-to-one attention allow you to refine skills in a specialized concentration of study.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
All applicants will be considered individually by the DNP Admission Committee. Once admitted, students must maintain an unencumbered WV RN license and a 3.0 GPA for all graduate work. Students will be admitted as a cohort group for Fall; admission is competitive to the program.
Each applicant will:
▪ Be a graduate of an accredited B.S.N. (and when applicable, MSN) program.
▪ Have a minimum 3.0 undergraduate (and when applicable, graduate) grade point on all previous college work.
▪ Complete the WVWC Graduate Studies Admission Application.
▪ Provide a 300 – 500 word statement regarding a topic of interest for a DNP project.
▪ Submit official undergraduate (and when applicable, graduate) transcript(s) and current vita/resume.
▪ Submit three letters of professional reference, one of which is from a current supervisor or faculty member (employment or school-related).
▪ Submit validation of an unencumbered license to practice.
▪ Be interviewed by West Virginia Wesleyan College and Shenandoah University, if applicable.
▪ Demonstrate proficiency in English if a non-native English speaker by submitting scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
▪ As a result of changes in higher education regulations, WVWC is unable to accept applicants to its online programs who reside in the following states:
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Alabama
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California
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Tennessee
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Washington
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Louisiana
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New York
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Master of Science in Nursing Leadership (MSN)
LEARN FROM LEADERS IN A HYBRID ONLINE ENVIRONMENT.
Nurse executives analyze issues in healthcare from a variety of perspectives, exercise ethical judgements, provide leadership for strategic planning in healthcare organizations, manage fiscal and technical resources, and guide human resource development.
Our online courses and limited hands-on residency experiences allow our students to meld their education into their lives.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
Program Policies: All applicants will be considered individually by the MSN Admission Committee. Once admitted, students must maintain an unencumbered WV RN license and a 3.0 GPA for all graduate work. Students must complete the program in five years. Rolling admission dates are possible; admission is competitive to the program.
Each applicant will:
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Be a graduate of an accredited BSN program
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Possess and submit validation of an unencumbered RN license
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Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in all previous college work
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Complete the application for graduate admission to the MSN program
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Provide a personal statement of goals and objectives
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Provide official transcripts for all collegiate coursework
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Submit a current resume or curriculum vitae
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Submit three professional recommendation for Graduate admission forms, available at www.wvwc.edu/admissions/graduate-students
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Demonstrate proficiency in English if a non-native English speaker by submitting scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
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As a result of changes in higher education, we are unable to accept applications to our online/hybrid program from the following states:
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Alabama
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California
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Louisiana
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New York
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Tennessee
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Washington
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Master of Science in Advanced Practice Nursing Specialties
Through a collaboration with Shenandoah University, we are able to offer two Advanced Practice Nursing Concentrations:
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Nurse-Midwifery
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners are educationally prepared to provide a full range of psychiatric services, including the delivery of primary mental health care services.
Nurse-Midwifery is an essential element with focus on women’s Health/Gender related comprehensive healthcare that should be made available for all women.
These collaborative programs provide opportunities for graduate nursing students to receive specialized education while still attending their home institutions. After completion of graduate core courses at West Virginia Wesleyan, students will enroll at Shenandoah University for specialty courses, with clinical practicum experiences arranged in their home communities. Graduates will receive a Master of Science in Nursing degree from West Virginia Wesleyan and a post-graduate APRN certificate in
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Nurse-Midwifery from Shenandoah University. Students may sit for the appropriate national certification exam.
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Shenandoah University’s Nurse-Midwifery Program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME). Please visit the Shenandoah University Nurse-Midwifery (https://www.su.edu/nursing/nursing-graduate-programs/nurse-midwifery-programs/) website for specific accreditation information.
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Shenandoah’s additional accreditation information related to the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practioner certification can be found here: https://www.su.edu/nursing/about-nursing/accreditation/
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