The UMKC School of Nursing offers courses on the campuses of Missouri Western College in St. Joseph and Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. The Family Nurse Practitioner is televised in its entirety to these sites. Students in southern and northern Missouri now have the opportunity to earn an M.S.N. degree in these fields. Joplin and St. Joseph area students who wish to earn a degree in another specialty area can take the core coursework at their site and the specialty coursework in Kansas City. UMKC faculty in St. Joseph and Joplin coordinate and supervise clinical experiences for students. Courses are taught via telecommunications technology as well as on the world wide web using Blackboard as it's primary platform.

In addition, the School's Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program is offered fully online and is recruiting students from across the country and from Canada. Students can complete the 43 credit hour NNP program online and obtain the clinical experiences in their local Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a preceptor. Graduates of this accredited program are qualified to sit for the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Board Exam offered by the National Certification Corporation.