Pre-licensure Competencies
The University of Minnesota School of Nursing has identified 12 competencies that students will achieve on successful completion of the Master of Nursing (MN) program. These competencies align with the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice and selected and appropriate graduate standards and guidelines (AACN, 2008). Competencies guide the curriculum and support the expected educational outcomes for MN students. In addition there are overarching statements that faculty believe are crucial to the development of lifelong learners in nursing. The statements are woven through the competencies and curriculum providing the conditions in which the discipline of nursing is practiced.