School of Nursing

AGPCNP

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]
NURS 7709 Advanced Practice Nursing Primary Care Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan (2)
NURS 7708 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures and Tests for Advanced Primary Care Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab]
NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3)

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 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3)
NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Practice (4)

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 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum 1 (1)

NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3)
NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (2)
NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3)

NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3)
NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (2)
NURS 7950 Role Transition into Professional NP Practice (3)[2 didactic, 1 practicum]

*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]
NURS 7709 Advanced Practice Nursing Primary Care Pharmacotherapeutics (2)
NURS 7708 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Primary Care Procedures (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab]
NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3)

 
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 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3)

NURS 7717 Adult/Gerontology PCNP II: Vulnerable Populations & Chronic Disease Management (7) [3 didactic, 4 practicum]
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3)
NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4)

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 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum 1 (1) [1 practicum]

NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3)
NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (2) [2 practicum]
NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3)

NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3)
NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (2) [2 practicum]
NURS 7721 Primary Care NP IV: Role Transitions (3) [2 didactic, 1 practicum]

*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).