Dual Nurse Manager and Leader and Master of Business Administration

Upon completion of your Dual Nurse Manager Leader and MBA degree, you will be able to:

• Integrate evidence-based practice, ethical decision making and technology into advanced nursing practice.
• Utilize interprofessional collaboration to provide safe, quality patient-centered care.
• Explore quality improvement initiatives that affect delivery of advanced nursing practice and health care services.

Tuition: 

As a public and non-profit university, CSU Pueblo partners with you to make your education affordable. CSU Pueblo offers one affordable tuition rate, regardless of residency. 

Nurse Manager Leader: $550 per credit hour/$575 per credit hour for business courses

Scholarships:

Everyone deserves affordable education. That is why we offer a number of scholarships to help you achieve your education goals. 
https://www.csupueblo.edu/student-financial-services/scholarships/index.html

Financial Aid:

Learning can lead to earning. Discover where a degree in the Nurse Manager & Leader and MBA degree might take you and make informed choices about your future in education.

 Diverse Industries:

• Chief Nurse Officer
• Chief Clinical Officer
• Hospital Chief Operating Officer
• Dean of Nursing

Applications for the Nurse Manager and Leader degree are accepted year-round. The admission requirements are the following:

Students must meet both The Master of Science Nurse Manager Leader (NML) and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree requirements for admission, learning outcomes, and graduation.

Transfer Students: Transfer applicants are degree-seeking students who, at the time of application, have completed
a minimum of 24 credits of college-level coursework. Remedial courses and concurrent enrollment courses (courses
taken while in high school) do not count toward the total credit count.

Admission Standards: CSU Pueblo is a moderately selective institution, and we are committed to providing access
to a 4-year college degree to any student is who academically prepared. We look at several factors to determine your
preparation, including your cumulative college GPA and the courses you have taken at your previous institutions. In
general, students with at least a 2.3 cumulative transfer GPA who have successfully completed all basic skill course-
work will be admitted to CSU Pueblo. Students who have not yet completed their basic skills courses or who have a
GPA below a 2.3 are still encouraged to apply, and may be admitted on a probationary status.

• The Nurse Manager and Leader, Master of Science Online Program is flexible and offers year-round, open enrollment. Individuals seeking to admission into the program must provide the following: 
  
  • Nursing License: Applicants must have a Colorado Nursing License in good standing.
  • Baccalaureate Degree: Students must have satisfactorily completed a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an institution accredited by a regional accreditation agency or equivalent.
  • Grade Point Average:Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to get accepted into the program.
  • Statistics Coursework: Students must have passed at least one undergraduate level statistics course with a grade of C or higher.
  • Background Check: Per Colorado Law, the University is required to run a background check on applicants.
  • Immunization Record: Applicants must provide the latest record of vaccinations received 
  • COVID – 19 Vaccination Memo
  • CPR Certification: All students registered in graduate nursing programs are required to provide proof of being CPR Certified.
  • Letters of Recommendation:Three letters of recommendation must be submitted from the following areas (professional or academic, clinical, other)
  • Letter of Intent: The letter must include a brief history of self, the reason for pursuing the degree, and plan of how the applicant will manage the program course load.

Curriculum Vitae: Candidates must submit a CV in the University-Approved template.

Specific Admission Requirements for Masters of Business Administration

1. Taken prior to admission – transcript evaluation
2. Take them as part of the program. Students must complete the leveling course prior to the 500 level MBA course that requires it as a leveling course.
3. Complete through a 3rd party partner, IVY, a software program which allows students to obtain the needed basic knowledge to be prepared for success in their MBA courses. The cost is $100 per course, no college credit is awarded, and it does NOT appear on any transcript.
4. Work experience. Students must demonstrate through work experience their basic knowledge of the subject matter. A portfolio must be submitted to the MBA Director for evaluation. See the MBA Director for details.

 Specific Admission Requirements for Nurse Manager Leader

1. Complete application to the nursing program.
2. Proof of active, unrestricted Colorado Registered Nurse license 
3. Residency in a Colorado Nursing Compact State.
4. All prerequisites which must include statistics, microbiology with lab and Chemistry with lab must be passed with a C or better (C- is not acceptable). Students receiving a grade less than C in a nursing prerequisite course are not eligible for admission.

How to Apply

Applicants must complete the online application. The application requires official transcripts from all colleges which
the student has attended. Once the application and transcripts have been received, students will receive an admission
decision. Send official transcripts:

Electronically:
info@csupueblo.edu

By mail at Colorado State University Pueblo:
Office of Admissions
2200 Bonforte Boulevard
Pueblo, CO, 81001