Richard and Lucille DeWitt School of Nursing

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

About the Program

The Master of Science in Nursing is designed to prepare nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing to provide care in a variety of sites as a family nurse practitioner or nurse educator. An option also exists for those with an MSN to earn a post-master’s certificate as an FNP or nurse educator.

The family nurse practitioner program emphasizes care for communities, families and individuals who live and work in medically underserved areas, especially those in East Texas. The nursing education option prepares the nurse to develop curriculum and teaching methods using innovative technologies and simulation, as well as evaluation strategies for the classroom and clinical or hospital settings. All program options are online and allow the student flexibility to remain in their community to complete clinical requirements. Post Master’s Certificates are also offered for both the Family Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator track. Transcripts for the student’s previous MSN must be submitted to the program coordinator for evaluation of placement.

Graduate Faculty

Associate Professors

• Erin Bailey, DNP, University of Missouri at Kansas City
• Della Connor, PhD, University of Texas at Tyler
• Kim Deaton, DNP, Chamberlain School of Nursing
• Tamara Harris, DNP, Chatham University
• Angela Jones, DNP, Duquesne University
• Christopher Ryan, DNP, University of Missouri at Kansas City

Assistant Professors

• Sheree Barrios, DNP, Northwestern State University
• Kesha Becnel, EdD, Teachers College Columbia University
• Karen Koerber-Timmons, PhD, University of Phoenix
• Katy Trotty, EdD, University of Mary Hardin Baylor
• Allison Younger, EdD, University of Mary Hardin Baylor

Clinical Instructor

• Crystal Talavera, MSN, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Adjunct Instructors

• Amy Bagley-Krenek, MSN, Texas A&M Corpus Christie
• Sara Bishop, PhD, Texas Woman’s University
• Carla Hairston, PhD, Texas Woman’s University
• Justin Timmons, MSN, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
• Susan McDonald, PhD, University of Texas at Tyler

Mission

The Dewitt School of Nursing provides excellence in the undergraduate and graduate programs by valuing scholarship and service, developing a deep commitment to integrity and ethical behaviors, and caring for diverse populations in an ever-changing society.

Admission Requirements

Please visit the School of Nursing website for admissions requirements.

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 prior to beginning the program. After beginning the program, no coursework may be transferred.  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.

The DeWitt School of Nursing’s MSN program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
3390 Peachtree Road, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

All School of Nursing information is available online at sfasu.edu/nursing.

Programs

• Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN
• Nursing Education, MSN

• Nurse Educator Post Master’s Certificate
• Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate

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