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 Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration
(86 Total Semester Credits)*
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - AGPCNP: FULL TIME (86 credits) | ||
| Year 1 Summer (10 Credits) |
Year 1 Fall (12 Credits) |
Year 1 Spring (13 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) |
BSDS 6100 Biostatistical Methods in 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] |
| Year 2 Summer (7 Credits) |
Year 2 Fall (15 Credits) |
Year 2 Spring (9 Credits) |
|
NURS 7716 Primary Care NP I: Adult Populations & Episodic Disease Management (7) [3 didactic,
1 lab, 3 practicum] |
NURS 7717 Adult/Gerontology PCNP II: Vulnerable Populations & Chronic Disease Management (8)
[3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7719 Adult/Gerontology PCNP III: Gerontology & Reproductive Health (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 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 Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Examination sponsored by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Board (AANPBC) or the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination sponsored by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Curriculum for students who started before Summer 2025:
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration
(87 Total Semester Credits)*
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - AGPCNP: FULL TIME (87 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] |
| Second Year - Summer (11 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (14 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (7 Credits) |
|
NURS 7716 Primary Care NP I: Adult Populations & Episodic Disease Management (8) [5 didactic,
3 practicum] |
NURS 7717 Adult/Gerontology PCNP II: Vulnerable Populations & Chronic Disease Management (7)
[3 didactic, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7719 Adult/Gerontology PCNP III: Gerontology & Reproductive Health (7) [3 didactic, 4 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 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) |
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3) |
*Includes a total of 1020 practicum hours.
Graduates of this program are academically qualified to meet the eligibility requirements to take the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Examination sponsored by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Board (AANPBC) or the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination sponsored by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).