Other requirements include a physical examination, current immunization, health insurance, and basic life support certification. To earn an M.S.N., the graduate student must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of course work. The education and administration options require 18 credit hours of major courses and the family nurse practitioner option requires 27 credit hours of major courses. Up to 9 credit hours can be transferred from another institution. At least 27 credit hours must be completed at Clarkson College.
Courses meet only one weekend per month to accommodate busy students.
Courses are also available through distance education. Also available to individuals who already possess an M.S.N. degree is a postgraduate certificate in family nurse practitioner. To earn the certificate a student must complete 27 credit hours of required graduate course work. With a population of 700,000 in the metropolitan area, Omaha offers a variety of cultural experiences normally associated with a city twice its size. Clarkson students have access to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha Community Playhouse, dinner theaters, the Omaha Symphony, Opera Omaha, and the performing arts series.