Program Details
The online MSN with a concentration in Nurse Midwifery is designed for RNs seeking to advance their careers while learning to care for multicultural women across their lifespan. Students also learn how to reduce health disparities in rural and underserved regions. The curriculum prepares nurses who are leaders to collaborate with colleagues in order to maintain, reformulate, or refine systems of health care that are effective, efficient, and responsive to patient needs, especially those of women and newborns. You will learn about the integration of theories from nursing, midwifery, and other disciplines to guide clinical practice and influence health policy while gaining skills in critical thinking and research.
Graduates are safe and competent practitioners of nurse-midwifery and are eligible for certification by the American Midwifery Certification Board.
% Online
Mostly OnlineProgram Accreditation & Licensing
Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
School Accreditation & Licensing
East Carolina University is accredited by:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Program Requirements & Restrictions
Minimum Education
Bachelor DegreeRecommended GPA
2.7 or above (4.0 scale)Application Requirements
Interview, Occupational License, Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Statement of Purpose/Intent
Additional Info
- Must have a minimum of one year hospital based RN experience (labor and delivery preferred but not required)
- An unencumbered license from North Carolina (or a compact state) to practice as a registered nurse
- Some on campus or other face-to-face attendance may be required.