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Nursing: Clinical Nurse Leader, M.S.

The Master's in Clinical Nurse Leader at UNH offers advanced training in integrated healthcare delivery and patient care management. This program develops expertise across multiple areas, from evidence-based practice implementation to outcome evaluation and interprofessional team leadership.

Program Overview

With a focus on direct patient care, collaborative healthcare delivery, and decision-making authority, the program prepares students for certification as a clinical nurse leader. Through comprehensive coursework and practical experience, students master the essential skills needed to oversee patient care, implement innovations, and lead healthcare teams across all clinical settings.

Why Choose UNH's M.S. in Nursing: Clinical Nurse Leader Program?

At UNH, students are supported by a productive faculty and outstanding facilities as they advance their nursing career. Faculty members conduct research in a wide variety of topics, including substance use disorders and harm reduction, distance education, telemedicine, and health information technology.

Potential Career Areas

• Community health agencies
• Education
• Government health services
• Home health agencies
• Hospitals and acute care settings
• Military
• Primary care clinics

Curriculum & Requirements

Degree Requirements

The program requires 39 credits, including:

• Advanced Pharmacology and Therapeutics (3 credits)
• Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
• Health Promotion Theory and Population Health (3 credits)
• Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)
• Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
• Biostats and Epidemiology (3 credits)
• Genomics & Ethics (3 credits)
• Clinical Nursing Leadership Scholarly Project I, II, and III (3 credits each)
• Fundamentals of Quality Improvement & Safety in Healthcare (3 credits)
• Health Systems Policy, Economics & Financial Planning (3 credits)
• Leadership, Role, and Collaboration (3 credits)

Admission Requirements

• Unencumbered, active RN license in the United States
• Baccalaureate degree in nursing or another field
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Completion of coursework in statistics and research
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Personal Statement

Accelerated Master's

The Accelerated Master's program offers qualified University of New Hampshire undergraduate students the opportunity to begin graduate coursework in select graduate programs while completing a bachelor's degree.

Accelerated Master's Admission Requirements

• A minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA
• A minimum of 90 undergraduate credits must be completed prior to enrolling in graduate courses
• Streamlined Graduate School Application

Accelerated Master's Requirements

• Students must attend a mandatory orientation session
• Students must submit a special registration form each semester for dual-credit courses
• Students may defer graduate matriculation for up to one year after earning their bachelor's degree

Student Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the Master's nursing program, the graduate student is prepared to:

• Integrate, translate, and apply knowledge from nursing and other disciplines
• Design person-centered care
• Advocate for healthcare delivery
• Disseminate nursing knowledge
• Integrate established and emerging principles of safety
• Lead collaborative care teams
• Coordinate resources for diverse populations
• Utilize informatics and communication technologies

Disclosures

This is a non-licensure degree program. No additional license is required to practice in this field.

Application Requirements & Deadlines

• Applications must be completed by the following deadlines: May 1 for Fall
• Application fee: $65
• Campus: Online
• New England Regional: No
• Accelerated Masters: Yes

Transcripts

If you attended UNH or Granite State College after September 1, 1991, and have indicated so on your online application, we will retrieve your transcript internally.

Letters of Recommendation

3 letters of recommendation are required. Recommendation letters submitted by relatives or friends, as well as letters older than one year, will not be accepted.

Personal Statement/Essay Questions

Prepare a brief but careful statement regarding your reasons for pursuing graduate work in this field and your specific research or professional interest and experiences.

Additional Department Requirements

Applicants are required to have an unencumbered RN license in the United States, a degree in nursing or outside nursing, and successful completion of undergraduate statistics and research to be eligible to apply to this program.