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.
Students Admitted Summer of 2016 or later
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration
(83 Total Semester Credits)
| First Year - Summer (7 Credits) |
First Year - Fall (16 Credits) |
First Year - Spring (9 Credits) |
NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) |
BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4)
HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3)
HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3)
NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science (3) |
NURS 7709 Advanced Practice Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics (2)
NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4)
NURS 7707 Family, Genetics, and Health Promotion (3) |
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| Second Year - Summer (8 Credits) |
Second Year - Fall (14 Credits) |
Second Year - Spring (10 Credits) |
NURS 7910 Adult Gerontology CNS I: Role and Common Health Problems (5 cr., 180 practicum hours)
NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) |
NURS 7911 Adult Gerontology CNS II: Acute and Chronic Health Problems (7 cr., 240 practicum hours)
NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Practice (4)
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis, and Management (3) |
NURS 7912 Adult Gerontology CNS III: Acute, Chronic and Complex Health Problems (6 cr., 180 practicum hours)
NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1 cr. 60 practicum hours)
NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3) |
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| Third Year - Summer (5 Credits) |
Third Year - Fall (8 Credits) |
Third Year - Spring (6 Credits) |
NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (2 cr. 120 practicum hours)
NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Project Implementation (3) |
NURS 7913 Adult Gerontology CNS IV: Chronic Health and Geriatric Syndromes (5 cr., 180 practicum hours)
NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) |
NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1 cr. 60 practicum hours)
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3)
NURS 7914 Adult Gerontology CNS V: Care and Practice Transitions (2) |
Students Admitted 2015 or earlier
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration
(87 Total Semester Credits)
| First Year - Summer (9 Credits) |
First Year - Fall (15 Credits) |
First Year - Spring (12 Credits) |
NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (3)
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 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science (2)
NURS 7203 Research: Design & Methodology (3) |
BIOS 6102 Biostatistical Methods II (4)
NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4)
NURS 7709 Advanced Practice Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics (2)
NURS 7111 Population Based Outcomes (2) |
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| Second Year - Summer (8 Credits) |
Second Year - Fall (14 Credits) |
Second Year - Spring (10 Credits) |
NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3)
NURS 7910 Adult Gerontology CNS I: Role and Common Health Problems (5) |
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3)
NURS 7911 Adult Gerontology CNS II: Acute and Chronic Health Problems (7)
NURS 7481 Evidence-based Practice (4) |
NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1)
NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Proposal Development (3)
NURS 7912 Adult Gerontology CNS III: Acute, Chronic and Complex Health Problems (6) |
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| Third Year - Summer (5 Credits) |
Third Year - Fall (8 Credits) |
Third Year - Spring (6 Credits) |
NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (2)
NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Proposal Implementation (3) |
NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3)
NURS 7913 Adult Gerontology CNS IV: Chronic Health and Geriatric Syndromes (5) |
NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1)
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Proposal Dissemination (3)
NURS 7914 Adult Gerontology CNS V: Care and Practice Transitions (2) |
