MSN-Forensic Nursing
Program Overview
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)-Forensic Nursing track prepares nurses to care for patients affected by trauma and crime while documenting forensic evidence, through a 36-credit-hour curriculum delivered primarily online.
- Prepares graduates to care for victims and perpetrators of traumatic events or criminal acts
- Forensic nurses also observe, recognize, collect and document forensic evidence for later use in civil or criminal legal proceedings
- 36 semester credit hours, delivered primarily online
- A limited number of class activities take place in Bryan-College Station; on-campus clinical hours meet the AACN clinical objectives required for any MSN degree
- NURS 653 Advanced Health Assessment requires 45 clinical hours, completed in two separate on-campus visits
- You obtain your own preceptor for one course, NURS 638, taken in your final semester; more preceptor detail is provided at new student orientation
- Relocating to another state during the program may prevent continuation because of other states' rules on preceptor use