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M.S. in Nursing - Nurse Educator

Program Details

UNC Wilmington's Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Educator program offers nursing professionals the unique opportunity to influence the future of nursing through education. The fully online MSN program, which can be completed in as few as 12 months, will prepare students with teaching and learning skills to prepare health care educators for future health care delivery systems.

The Nurse Educator option provides advanced theory and practicum experiences emphasizing both nursing education in institutions of higher education for students in a variety of health care education programs and for health care education for patients and families across the life span in a variety of health care contexts. Students are prepared to teach in either higher education or clinical settings.

Completion of the program will enable nurse educators in the state of North Carolina to meet the requirements for the North Carolina Board of Nursing and enable the graduates to meet the education requirement for some specialty certification examinations.

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Advising

Schedule an appointment with a Student Success advisor.

Curriculum Notice

The School of Nursing is revising the Nurse Educator program curriculum to align with new accreditation standards. Currently enrolled students will complete the program as originally scheduled. The new curriculum will begin in August (Fall 1) 2026, and applications for the new curriculum will open in Spring 2026.

 

Accreditation

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master's degree program in nursing and doctor of nursing practice program at University of North Carolina Wilmington are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.  

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, Master’s Degree in Nursing and Post-graduate Certificate in Nursing Programs, are pursuing pre-accreditation candidacy status from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA), located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20037; phone 202-909-2487. Interested parties are invited to submit third party comments in writing directly to NLN CNEA (cneaaccreditation@nln.org) no later than April 23, 2025. 

Quality Matters Program Design Certification

Quality Matters Product Design 2024 logoThe Master of Science in Nursing Nurse Educator program earned Quality Matters Program Design Certification in 2024. Quality Matters is an internationally recognized non-profit organization specializing in quality assurance in online and hybrid course design.

Contact the MS in Nursing Nurse Educator Program

For questions regarding admissions and advising, contact the Student Success Center.

Phone: (910) 962-3208

chhsoap@uncw.edu

Penny Sauer, PhD, RN, CNE

Nurse Educator Programs Coordinator and Associate Professor
sauerp@uncw.edu