Course Offering – 48 credits:
Graduate Core: 12 credits
- NURS 501: Nursing Research and Evidenced Based Practice (3)
- NURS 502: Quality, Safety and Effectiveness (3)
- NURS 503: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3) *(Required for cohorts prior to Fall 2023)*
- NURS 506: Health Care Systems and Health Policy (3) *(Required for cohorts after Fall 2023)*
- NURS 504: Leadership in Advanced Nursing Roles (3)
Direct Care Core: 12 credits
- NURS 520: Advanced Pharmacology (3)
- NURS 521: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology (3)
- NURS 522: Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioner (3)
- NURS 525: Role Transition – APRN (3)
Functional Area Core: Family Nurse Practitioner 24 credits
- NURS 573: Procedures & Diagnostics for the FNP (1)
- NURS 580: Primary Care 1 (7) [100 clinical hours]
- NURS 581: Primary Care 2 (8) [200 clinical hours]
- NURS 582: Primary Care 3 (8) [200 clinical hours]
Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Plan (Spring Start)
5 Semesters — 48 credit hours / 500 clinical hours
Students never take more than two classes at once and finish the program in 18-months.
Spring
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
NURS 525 Role Transition - APRN |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 501 Research/EBP |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 521 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology |
3 (Full semester) |
|
| Total |
9 |
|
Summer
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 573 Procedures & Diagnostics for the FNP |
1 (First 4-weeks) |
|
| NURS 522 Advanced Health Assessment |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 520 Advanced Pharmacology |
3 (Full semester) |
|
| Total |
7 |
|
Fall
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 504 Leadership in Advanced Nursing Roles |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 502 Quality, Safety, and Effectiveness |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 580 Primary Care 1 |
7 (Full semester) |
100 |
| Total |
13 |
100 |
Spring
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 581 Primary Care 2 |
8 (Full semester) |
200 |
| NURS 506: Health Care Systems and Health Policy |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| Total |
11 |
200 |
Summer
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 582 Primary Care 3 |
8 (Full semester) |
200 |
| Total |
8 |
200 |
| Total Program Hours |
48 |
|
| Total Clinical Hours |
|
500 |
Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Plan (Fall Start)
5 Semesters — 48 credit hours / 500 clinical hours
Students never take more than two classes at once and finish the program in 18-months.
Fall
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 525 Role Transition - APRN |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 501 Research/EBP |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 521 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology |
3 (Full semester) |
|
| Total |
9 |
|
Spring
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 506: Health Care Systems and Health Policy. |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 522 Advanced Health Assessment |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 520 Advanced Pharmacology |
3 (Full semester) |
|
| Total |
9 |
|
Summer
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 573 Procedures & Diagnostics for the FNP |
1 (First 4-weeks) |
|
| NURS 502 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 580 Primary Care 1 |
7 (Full semester) |
100 |
| Total |
11 |
100 |
Fall
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 581 Primary Care 2 |
8 (Full semester) |
200 |
| NURS 504 Leadership in Advanced Nursing Roles |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| Total |
11 |
200 |
Spring
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 582 Primary Care 3 |
8 (Full semester) |
200 |
| Total |
8 |
200 |
| Total Program Hours |
48 |
|
| Total Clinical Hours |
|
500 |
