Nurse Anesthesia (M.S.N.)

Institutional Accreditation

Information on FGCU institutional accreditation is available at www.fgcu.edu/accreditation

The master's degree program in nursing at Florida Gulf Coast University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org)

The Florida Gulf Coast University Nurse Anesthesiology Program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), 222 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068-4001; http://coacrna.org; telephone (847) 655-1160. The program's next accreditation review by the COA is October 2022.

The Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) requires that all students matriculating into a nurse anesthesia educational program on January 1, 2022 or thereafter be enrolled in a program approved by the COA to award a practice doctoral degree. The COA has approved the FGCU DNP Nurse Anesthesiology program.  The first BSN-DNP Nurse Anesthesiology cohort will begin May 2020, and the first MSN-DNP Nurse Anesthesiology cohort will begin May 2021.  Further information regarding this transition may be obtained by contacting the program at (239) 590-7505 or via email to rspiegel@fgcu.edu.

The BSN-DNP Nurse Anesthesiology (BSN-DNP NA) program has been approved by the COA to start in 2020.  The last MSN NA Program cohort of students was admitted in January 2019.  All students who were admitted in January 2019 are expected to graduate at the end of the Spring 2021 semester.

The MSN NA Program is a full-time, locked-step program of study, which requires students to be enrolled full time and to follow the Nurse Anesthesia Concentration Progression Plan throughout the entire sequence of seven (7) semesters.  Any student admitted in January 2019 who is granted School of Nursing Leave of Absence (LOA) during semesters 1 through 3 of the program and is granted permission to return will be transitioned to the BSN-DNP NA Program with the following admission cohort as designated by the MSN NA Program Director.  Any student admitted in January 2019 who is granted a School of Nursing Leave of Absence (LOA) during semesters 4 through 7 of the program and is granted permission to return will be provided with an Individualized Plan of Study by the MSN NA Program Director.  The Individualized Plan of Study may include directed independent study courses and courses delivered in face-to-face, online, hybrid, and/or other distance learning formats, and all graduation requirements must be met by the end of the spring 2022 semester.  Any student who is placed on an Individualized Plan of Study and does not meet all graduation requirements by the end of the Spring 2022 semester will be dismissed.  The MSN NA Program courses will no longer be offered after the conclusion of the Spring 2022 semester.  

See program website at URL listed above for further information about the transition of the MSN Nurse Anesthesiology major to the BSN-DNP Nurse Anesthesiology major.

Getting Started

Applicants must submit an application online at apply.fgcu.edu. Please contact Graduate Admissions at 239-745-GRAD or graduate@fgcu.edu for additional information about the application process. Satisfaction of minimum University and program requirements does not guarantee admission to a graduate program. Applicants should check with the program for the most up to date admission requirements prior to commencing the application process.

See program website at URL listed above.

The MSN Nurse Anesthesia program is no longer accepting applications. The program is transitioning to the D.N.P. Nurse Anesthesiology in 2020.

Program Requirements for the 2020-2021 Catalog Year

Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements

• Students in this program must meet specific progression, clinical and graduation requirements. See the Nurse Anesthesia (NA) Program Guidebook, General Graduate Academic Policies and FGCU Graduation Requirements.
• Apply for graduation by deadline indicated in the university calendar.

Program Requirements

Required Courses (81 credits)

NGR 5431L Clinical Practicum I (1)
NGR 5432L Clinical Practicum II (1)
NGR 5433L Clinical Practicum III (6)
NGR 5434L Clinical Practicum IV (6)
NGR 5435L Clinical Practicum V (6)
NGR 5436L Clinical Practicum VI (6)
NGR 5437L Clinical Practicum VII (6)
NGR 6002 Advanced Health Assessment (3)
NGR 6002L Adv Health Assessment Practice (1)
NGR 6140 Pathophysiology I (2)
NGR 6144 Pathophysiology II (2)
NGR 6143 Adv. Anat, Physio. & Path IV (1)
NGR 6149 Adv. Anat, Physio. & Path III (1)
NGR 6156 Adv. Anatomy and Physiology I (2)
NGR 6165 Adv. Anatomy and Physiology II (2)
NGR 6400 Chem &Phys in Nurse Anesthesia (2)
NGR 6405 Adv. Principles NA Practice II (3)
NGR 6410 Perioperative Technology (1)
NGR 6420 Basic Principles of Anesthesia (3)
NGR 6421 Adv. Principles of Anesthesia I (3)
NGR 6460 Pharmacology I (4)
NGR 6461 Pharmacology II (4)
NGR 6491 Synthesis Seminar (3)
NGR 6740 Concepts/Roles of Adv Practice (3)
NGR 6811 Advanced Nursing Research (3)
NGR 6894 Global Trends & Practice Perspectives (3)
NGR 6949 Clinical CorrelationConference (3)

Total Credits Required: 81 HRS

Official Course Descriptions

Search for official course descriptions by using the Course Description Search utility.

Go to the Course Descriptions Search Web page, then follow these steps:

1. Select an Academic Year from the TERM dropdown (required)
2. Select a course prefix from one of the SUBJECT dropdowns (required)
3. Enter search words in the TEXT field (optional, but will narrow the search results)
4. Press Search

Getting started with the Course Schedule Search

Search for program courses by using the Course Schedule Search utility.

Go to the Course Schedule Search Web page, then follow these steps:

1. Select an Academic Year from the TERM dropdown (required)
2. Select one or more of the search options to narrow your results (for example, CAMPUS, COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT, LEVEL, PREFIX*, COURSE ATTRIBUTE**). For virtual or web courses, select VIRTUAL in the CAMPUS field.
3. Press Search.

*A course prefix is a three-letter designator for a major division of an academic discipline (for example, ACG for Accounting , BSC for Biological Science, ENC for English Composition). See the Degree Requirements page for a list of courses (with prefix and number) that can be used to fulfill degree requirements.

**A course attribute identifies specific characteristics of courses that can be used in a Degree Evaluation to satisfy a degree requirement. (Course attribute examples are Humanities courses - GEHM and Social Science courses - GESO.)

Upon successful completion of the Master of Science in Nursing degree, the graduate will:

• Create advanced nursing practice roles that merge from client needs.
• Exercise critical thinking to design and implement innovative approaches that are financially viable, culturally connected, evidence-based, and community partnered.
• Practice as caring scholar, advanced practice nurses who are singularly sensitive and critically reflective.
• Exhibit professional leadership by influencing policy processes aimed at improving global health.

Tuition and Fees

Information on Tuition, Fees and estimated total Cost of Attendance is available on the Office of the Bursar web site.

Financial Aid Opportunities

Visit FGCU's Financial Aid Web site for information about grants, additional scholarships, loans, and student employment.

Program Specific Fees

The cost per credit hour is the standard charge at FGCU for graduate credits.  In addition to the tuition charges and standard fees, there is a student fee associated with each Clinical Practice Course (I - VII), and there is also an Equipment fee charged each semester.

Our Current clinical sites are listed on this page.  All are in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, DeSoto, and Polk Counties.  Clinical sites used by the program may change before or during a students time at FGCU.  In the future, sites may include elective or mandatory clinical sites requiring travel to other counties in Florida.  If a student must travel to a distant site for a mandatory rotation, housing will be provided.  Students will be responsible for travel to sites in Florida.

(Links are to external sites maintained by the clinical sites, not by FGCU) 

Lee Health

• Cape Coral Hospital

• Gulf Coast Medical Center
  
• HealthPark Medical Center
• Lee Memorial Hospital 

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• Bayfront Health Port Charlotte * Punta Gorda
• Physicians Regional Medical Center
• Fawcett Memorial Hospital
• DeSoto Memorial Hospital
• Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center