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Augusta University · College of Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing - Clinical Nurse Leader

MSNDirect-Entry MSNCNLPrelicensure — leads to a first nursing license examPublic

Award: Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in Clinical Nurse Leader

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Accelerated entry-level MSN for graduates with non-nursing bachelor degrees, taught on the Augusta and Athens campuses, leading to NCLEX-RN and CNL certification eligibility.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
Direct-Entry MSN
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Clinical Nurse Leader
Delivery
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
16 months (plan of study outline)
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Augusta University — Augusta, GA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Bachelor's degree in another field
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN and the CNL certification exam
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Admissions requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,892
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $22,270
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,230
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $5,504
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $18,772
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: augusta.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Master's (MSN) · College of Nursing, Augusta, GA

    Initial: October 28, 2006 · Most recent: March 13, 2024 · Term expires: December 31, 2034 · Next review: Spring 2034

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— Georgia Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: augusta.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (GA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. augusta.edu/nursing/msn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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