Richard and Lucille DeWitt School of Nursing

Christell O. Bray, Ph.D., APRN, FNP
visiting faculty
coordinator - MSN-FNP program
Phone: (936) 468-7753
Email: brayco@sfasu.edu

Erin Bailey, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
associate professor
co-coordinator - MSN-FNP program
Phone: (936) 468-7733
Email: baileyerin@sfasu.edu

Brooklee Grant
administrative assistant - MSN-FNP program
Phone: (936) 468-7750
Email: raneyb@sfasu.edu

About the Program

The Master of Science in Nursing with a focus as a family nurse practitioner is designed to prepare nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing to provide care in a variety of primary-care sites. The program emphasizes care for communities, families and individuals who live and work in medically underserved areas, especially those in East Texas.

Graduate Faculty

Associate Professors

• Erin Bailey, D.N.P., University of Missouri at Kansas City
• Sara Bishop, Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University
• Della Connor, Ph.D., University of Texas at Tyler
• Tamara Harris, D.N.P., Chatham University
• Cindi McCarley, D.S.N., University of Texas Health Science Center
• Karen Migl, Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
• Rose Powell, Ph.D., George Mason University

Assistant Professors

• Kim Deaton, D.N.P., Chamberlain School of Nursing
• Angela Jones, D.N.P., Duquesne University
• Christopher Ryan, D.N.P., University of Missouri at Kansas City
• Sherry VanMeter, D.N.P., University of Missouri at Kansas City

Adjunct Professor

• Rhonda Tubbe, D.H.A., University of Phoenix

Visiting Professor

• Christell Bray, Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

How to Apply

To be considered for admission to the online program, a student must:

1. Apply, pay the necessary application fee and be accepted into Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies. (Prospective students must apply to SFA via the ApplyTexas.org.)
2. Create a profile in NursingCAS, and apply to Stephen F. Austin State University’s online MSN/FNP program.* The application fee is $50.

*Please ensure that the application is completed in its entirety. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements are:

• a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited institution
• a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate coursework, including all nursing courses taken
• complete the NursingCAS admission application
• complete admission requirements for SFA’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies. (The School of Nursing does not require the GRE.)
• request official transcripts be sent to both the NursingCAS system and the SFA Office of Research and Graduate Studies from every college or university attended
• submit a one-page essay describing the applicant’s philosophy of advanced-practice nursing and personal/professional goals
• submit a current professional résumé presenting professional and work experiences, contributions and accomplishments
• three professional letters of recommendation from individuals who can speak to your professional ability and potential for success in a graduate program
• a current valid, unencumbered Texas Registered Nurse license
• and the equivalent of one year of full-time practice as a registered nurse.

Transfer of Graduate Credit

Under certain circumstances, a graduate student may transfer from six to 12 semester hours of graduate coursework taken at other accredited institutions. The student pursuing a master’s degree with thesis may transfer a maximum of six semester hours, and a student pursuing a master’s degree without thesis may transfer a maximum of 12 semester hours. Coursework used to satisfy requirements for a previous master’s degree acquired at SFA or elsewhere may not be used to satisfy requirements for a second master’s degree at SFA.

To transfer any credit from other institutions, however, the student must submit an official transcript of the courses to be considered and have the approval of the appropriate academic department and academic dean. The work must have been taken not earlier than six years prior to the student’s first graduate enrollment at SFA. Moreover, if the student fails to complete work on the graduate degree at SFA before the expiration of the six years, the transfer credit will not be applicable toward a degree here.

Any course accepted by transfer will carry credit but not grade-point value. Moreover, to transfer credit, the student must have earned a grade of B or higher in the course.

Programs

• Family Nurse Practitioner, M.S.N.