Nursing Education, M.S.N. - IU Bloomington

Master'sMSNMaster of Science in Nursing

Overview

A 42-credit MSN in nursing education that includes 75 hours of supervised advanced clinical practice and 150 hours of supervised teaching practicum. It can be completed in two years full-time or three years part-time.

Official program name: Nursing Education, M.S.N. - IU Bloomington
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Nursing
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Master's
University: Indiana University Bloomington
Administering location: Bloomington, INWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Nursing Education
Required credits: 42 credit hours
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: two years full-time or three years part-time
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

MSN listed by IU Online as 80-99% online and hosted by IU Bloomington; includes supervised clinical practice and teaching practicum.

Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Practical placement required
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time, Part-time
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

In-person and practical requirements as published

Clinical placement Required
75 hours of supervised advanced clinical practice
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practicum Required
150 hours of supervised teaching practicum
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

MSN core (22 credits), major courses (17) and an elective (3).
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Professional license: RequiredScreenshot of RN license submitted with the application
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three professional references
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Writing sample: RequiredAnswers to five short essay questions
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
December 1 · for Spring
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Application deadline
April 1 · for Summer
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Application deadline
July 15 · for Fall
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Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

Each Indiana University campus participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA). Official pageSource: iuonline.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

iuonline.iu.edu/compliance/authorizations/index.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
online.iu.edu/degrees/nursing-education-msn-master.html — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Online coursework + local placement
In-person requirements
Practical placement required
Subject
Nursing Education
Length
two years full-time or three years part-time · 42 credit hours
Tuition
Not verified
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
Bloomington, IN

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Official program page

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