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University of Illinois Chicago · College of Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing for Non-RNs (Graduate-Entry)

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

Award: Master of Science in Nursing

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

Overview

All students complete the same sequence of online, on-site and blended courses with clinical experiences in a range of settings; graduates are prepared to sit for the RN licensure exam.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
Direct-Entry MSN
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Hybrid
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
2 years (six consecutive semesters including summers)
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Chicago Campus — Chicago, IL; Rockford Campus — Rockford, IL; Urbana Campus — Urbana, IL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Bachelor's degree in another field
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Prelicensure: prepares students who are not yet licensed for a first license exam
Licensure exam
Graduates are prepared to sit for the RN licensure exam
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any field
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Most successful applicants have a 2.75 GPA in the last 60 hours of the first undergraduate degreeRecommended
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.52.50/4.00 GPA in the four science prerequisites (excluding statistics)
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
18 semester hours of prerequisite coursework (anatomy, physiology, chemistry, microbiology, statistics) with grades of C or better
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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.

Scholarships & financial aid

  • UIC Aspire — $0 tuition and fees for eligible studentsFirst baccalaureate degree, new first-year or transfer student, U.S. citizen or eligible undocumented student or non-citizen, household income of $75,000 per year or lessSource: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,656
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $28,345
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $3,160
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $14,108
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $25,481
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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 placements
Faculty assign all students to clinical practicum sites
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

    Master's (MSN) · College of Nursing, Chicago, IL

    Initial: September 25, 1999 · Most recent: February 20, 2019 · Term expires: December 31, 2029 · Next review: Spring 2029

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

State board of nursing approval

  • IDFPR— Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (IL) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.uic.edu/about/accreditation/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.uic.edu/programs/cost-financial-aid/ — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.uic.edu/programs/master-science-for-non-rns/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. nursing.uic.edu/programs/master-science-for-non-rns/apply-now/admission-requirements/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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