The MSN Clinical Nurse Leader track prepares Registered Nurses to assume leadership roles in the provision and management of health care across all settings. Coursework focuses on developing advanced skills in advocacy, education, policy and organization, supervision, delegation, and interdisciplinary teamwork. Students are prepared to utilize knowledge, research, and evidence-based practice to design, implement, manage, and evaluate patient care initiatives in order to improve patient outcomes. The program starts every Fall semester.

Students who complete the MSN Clinical Nurse Leader track have completed the educational requirements needed to take the CNL Certification exam.

Admission Requirements

Students applying to the program must hold a valid, active license as an RN in the United States, a baccalaureate degree in Nursing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and have completed an undergraduate or graduate-level statistics course within five years of the application deadline.

Application Instructions

• Apply to the College of Graduate Studies
• Submit official transcripts for all post-secondary education
• Submit a completed School of Nursing Graduate Nursing Application; the application deadline is March 1 for the Fall semester

All application materials must be submitted to

Admissions Processing, KB 1400
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

 

MSN Clinical Nurse Leader Courses

MSN Clinical Nurse Leader Degree Planner

The Commission on Nurse Certification’s CNL Certification Program