For working registered nurses, earning a master’s degree in nursing can potentially open up new career opportunities and advance their professional growth. Stevenson University Online’s RN to MS in Nursing option is designed with working adults in mind, offering the resources they need to excel in their field and earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree. Through the expertise and experience of Stevenson University’s accomplished nursing faculty, students who take advantage of the RN to MS option are taught the skills they need to advance their careers and realize their true potential as nurses. Stevenson University has one of the top accredited nursing programs in Maryland. Through the RN to MS Nursing option, students will continue their professional education with courses that are built around their schedules. The first graduate nursing course taken as a part of the RN to MS curriculum is at the undergraduate tuition rate.
Stevenson University Online understands that working registered nurses lead busy lives. As a result, the RN to MS in Nursing option offers courses taught in two formats — either fully online or in a hybrid format that supplements online instruction with on-site courses. On-site courses are offered at higher education centers, community colleges, or select hospitals throughout Maryland, which provides students the opportunity to learn in an actual healthcare environment. Students also have the option of enrolling in any non-nursing-related courses required for the program at a partnered community college. Primarily offered online in 8-week sessions, courses are available at multiple start dates during the year. The only exception to this is NURS 424, which runs for a full 16-week semester.
Students of the RN to MS in Nursing option can choose from three concentrations based on their personal interests and career aspirations: Nursing Education, Nursing Leadership/Management and Population-Based Care Coordination.
The baccalaureate and master's degree programs in nursing at Stevenson University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Students accepted into the Associate to Bachelor's (ATB) Nursing option may begin courses toward a baccalaureate degree in nursing through Stevenson while they are simultaneously completing their associate degree in nursing.
Designed for the working registered nurse’s busy schedule, the RN to BS in Nursing option offers students courses taught fully online or in a hybrid format that supplements online courses with on-site instruction. Primarily offered online in 8-week sessions, courses are available at multiple start dates during the year.
Stevenson's BS in Nursing program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON). Upon successful completion of all degree requirements, you are eligible for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to become a registered nurse.
Those pursuing a master’s in nursing already have busy schedules. To accommodate these schedules, Stevenson University Online offers master’s of nursing online classes. All courses except the capstone are offered online in 8-week formats. Additionally, students aspiring to earn a Master of Science in Nursing online can choose from three concentrations.
| Tuition Rate | Partnership | Standard |
| Per Credit | $396.00 | $495.00 |
| Per Course (3-Credits) | $1,188.00 | $1,485.00 |
Anne Arundel Community College
Baltimore City Community College
Carroll Community College
Community College Baltimore County
Chesapeake College
College of Southern Maryland
Hagerstown Community College
Harford Community College
Howard Community College
Montgomery College
Prince George’s Community College
Wor-Wic Community College
For more information, please contact Ruth Berenson at rberenson@stevenson.edu or call 844-698-0893.
Judith A. Feustle, RN, Sc.D. (1991)
Associate Dean of Nursing
B.S.N, The University of Maryland School of Nursing
M.Ed., The Johns Hopkins University
M.S., The University of Maryland School of Nursing
Sc.D, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
Wynne Aroom, RN (2010)
Adjunct Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Northeastern University
M.S., University of Maryland
Dona H. Benford, RN (2009)
Adjunct Instructor of Nursing
B.A., Arcadia University;
B.S.N, University of Maryland at Baltimore County
M.S.N., University of Maryland at Baltimore
Noni L. Bodkin, RN (2005)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing
B.S. Indiana University
M.S., University of Illinois, Chicago
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Sharon B. Buchbinder, RN, Ph.D. (2011)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing
B.A., University of Connecticut
M.A., University of Hartford
A.A.S, Maria College of the State University of New York
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Lynn Marie E. Bullock (2013)
Adjunct Professor, RNBS Nursing
B.S., Syracuse University
M.S., Towson University
DNP, The Johns Hopkins University
Beverly Bye, RN (2011)
Associate Professor, Nursing
B.S., Ed.D., Towson University
M.Ed., Loyola University Maryland
M.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore
Rebecca Colt-Ferguson (2015)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing
B.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore County
M.S. University of Maryland, Baltimore
Linda K. Cook, RN (2008)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing
A.S., Monroe Community College
B.S.N., Alfred University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore
Laura K. Culbertson, RN (2009)
Adjunct Instructor, Nursing
B.S., M.S., University of Maryland at Baltimore
Michelle D'Alessandro, RN (2013)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing
BSN, Villa Nova University
MSN, The Johns Hopkins University
DNP, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Nora Hamilton, RN (2011)
Adjunct Instructor, Nursing
A.A.S., Illinois Valley Community College
BSN, Olivet Nazarene University
MSN, University of Phoenix
Gary N. Hicks, RN (2005)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing
A.A., Harford Community College
B.S., Villa Julie College
M.S., Towson University
Geetha Kada (2013)
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Nursing
B.S., MSN, Omayal Achi College of Nursing
M.A., University of Chennai
Ph.D., Capella University
Deborah E. King, RN, Ph.D. (2009)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., City University of New York
M.S., University of MD, Baltimore
M.A., Ph.D., University of Baltimore
Stephanie Kratzen (2015)
Adjunct Professor, RNBS Nursing
B.S.N., Towson University
M.S., D.N.P., University of Maryland, Baltimore
Sandra Lucci, RN (2009)
Adjunct Instructor, Nursing
B.S., Rutgers University
M.S., University of Maryland
Rose Miller, RN (2008)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing
A.A., George C. Wallace State Community College
B.S., Troy State University
M.P.A., Auburn University
M.S.N., University of Alabama
Christine A. Mister-Ward (2017)
Adjunct Instructor, Nursing
B.S., Coppin State University
M.S., Morgan State University
Lisa Paris (2013)
Adjunct Professor, RNBS Nursing
B.S.N., University of Maryland, Baltimore County
M.A., Hood College
D.N.P., The Johns Hopkins University
Dixie D. Poe, RN (2008)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Medical College of Georgia
M.G.A., University of Maryland University College
M.S., Bowie State University
Maureen Roecker (2011)
Adjunct Instructor, Nursing RNBS
B.A., B.S.N., Notre Dame of Maryland University
M.S., Stevenson University
Alwilda Scholler-Jaquish, RN (2007)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing Graduate
BSN, Arizona State University
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.S., Loyola University Maryland
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
Donna R. Swope, RN (1994)
Adjunct Professor, RNBS
Nursing B.S.N., M.S., University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lisa Urban, RN, Ph.D. (2011)
Professor, Nursing
B.S.N., Russell Sage College
M.S.N., Columbia University
Ph.D., Capella University
Stephanie Watkins, RN (2009)
Adjunct Professor, Nursing
B.S., Stevenson University
M.S., Towson University
Joyce Williams, RN (2012)
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.A., Antioch University
M.F.S.A., Oklahoma State University
D.N.P., University of Tennesse
The online RN to MS option for registered nurses is 120 credits. Registered nurses may transfer prerequisite courses, college core, and nursing program requirements or take them at Stevenson University Online. In accordance with the Maryland RN to BS articulation model, 30 upper-division nursing credits are awarded to the registered nurse with an active, unencumbered Maryland or Compact state license upon enrollment into the RN to MS option.
*Required Clinical
Students will choose a concentration in Nursing Education, Nursing Leadership/Management, or Population-Based Care Coordination. In addition to the concentration courses, students are required to complete the master’s core courses for a total of 36 graduate credits.
A part of NURS 424 Health in the Community is a 45-hour clinical experience that provides registered nurse students an opportunity to immerse themselves in community-focused healthcare. Theoretical concepts will be applied in a mentored clinical experience where public or community health concerns can be identified. The setting will be selected under the guidance of the faculty. Students will explore nursing care provided to groups within the community based on nursing research and using the nursing process, community assessment, goal setting and community planning. This course is offered in spring, summer and fall semesters.