Curriculum
*Note: DNP Core Courses are held on Monday through Saturday a minimum of six (6) times during
a semester. Students' practicum experiences may occur weekdays, weekends, including
evening and night shifts.
Curriculum for students starting Summer 2025 and after:
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration
(86 Total Semester Credits)*
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - AGACNP: FULL TIME (86 credits) | ||
| Year 1 Summer (10 Credits) |
Year 1 Fall (12 Credits) |
Year 1 Spring (13 Credits) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) |
BSDS 6100 Biostatistical Methods for Nursing (3) HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) |
NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (5) [3.5 didactic, 1.5 lab] NURS 7909 Advanced Practice Nursing Acute Care Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan (2) NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) NURS 7706 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures and Tests for Advanced Acute Care Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab] |
| Year 2 Summer (7 Credits) |
Year 2 Fall (15 Credits) |
Year 2 Spring (9 Credits) |
| NURS 7310 Adult/Gerontology ACNP I: System Mgmt (7) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum] | NURS 7312
Adult/Gerontology ACNP II: System Mgmt (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7314
Adult/Gerontology ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| Year 3 Summer (4 Credits) |
Year 3 Fall (8 Credits) |
Year 3 Spring (8 Credits) |
| NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3) NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum 1 (1) |
NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) |
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3) |
*Includes a total of 1080 practicum hours.
Curriculum for students who started before Summer 2025:
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration
(89 Total Semester Credits)*
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - AGACNP: FULL TIME (89 credits) | ||
| First Year - Summer (10 Credits) | First Year - Fall (13 Credits) | First Year - Spring (12 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) NURS 7707 Family, Genetics and Health Promotion (3) |
BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) |
NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4) [3 didactic, 1 lab] NURS 7909 Advanced Practice Nursing Acute Care Pharmacotherapeutics (2) NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) NURS 7706 Acute Care Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab] |
| Second Year - Summer (10 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (15 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (9 Credits) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) NURS 7310 Adult/Gerontology ACNP I: System Mgmt (7) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum] |
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) NURS 7312 Adult/Gerontology ACNP II: System Mgmt (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7314
Adult/Gerontology ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| Third Year - Summer (4 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (8 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (8 Credits) |
| NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3) NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum 1 (1) [1 practicum] |
NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) |
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3) |
*Includes a total of 1080 practicum hours.
Graduates of this program are academically qualified to meet the eligibility requirements to take the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Examination sponsored by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the ACNPC-AG Examination sponsored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).