Curriculum
Curriculum for students starting Summer 2025 and after:
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC)
Full-Time Post-Master DNP Add New NP Population-Focus Plan of Study*1
65 credits^
| PNP-AC1 Plan of Study PMDNP+NP* (65 credits) |
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| Year 1 Summer (7 credits) |
Year 1 Fall (10 credits) |
Year 1 Spring (6 credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) | BSDS 6100 Biostatistical Methods for Nursing (3) | NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) | NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) |
NURS 7706 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures and Tests for Advanced Acute Care Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan (3)[2 didactic, 1 lab] |
| NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4) | ||
| Year 2 Summer (11 credits) |
Year 2 Fall (15 credits) |
Year 2 Spring (16 credits) |
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NURS 7931 Pediatric ACNP I: System Management (7) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum] |
NURS 7932 Pediatric ACNP II: System Management (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7933 Pediatric ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| 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) |
| NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1) | NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (1) | NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1) |
| NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) |
NURS 7950 Role Transition into Professional NP Practice (3)[2 didactic, 1 practicum] |
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*Clinical hours and 3 Ps must be verified upon admission. If not congruent to current state and national requirements, the student will need to add clinical hours and/or 3 Ps to the plan of study.
1Adult certified NPs will need to add NURS 7908 Advanced PC Essentials (5 credits including 120 clinical hrs.) to Year 1 Spring semester.
^Includes a total of 960 practicum hours.
Curriculum for students who started before Summer 2025:
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC)
Full-Time Post-Master DNP Add New NP Population-Focus Plan of Study*1
66 credits^
| PNP-AC1 Plan of Study PMDNP+NP* (66 credits) |
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| Summer (7 credits) | Fall (11 credits) | Spring (6 credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) | BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) | NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) | NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) |
NURS 7706 Acute Care Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures (3)[2 didactic, 1 lab] |
| NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4) | ||
| Summer (11 credits) | Fall (15 credits) | Spring (16 credits) |
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NURS 7931 Pediatric ACNP I: System Management (7) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum] |
NURS 7932 Pediatric ACNP II: System Management (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7933 Pediatric ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| 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) |
| NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1) | NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (1) | NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1) |
| NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) |
NURS 7316 ACNP IV: Role Transitions (3) [2 didactic, 1 practicum] |
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*Clinical hours and 3 Ps must be verified upon admission. If not congruent to current state and national requirements, the student will need to add clinical hours and/or 3 Ps to the plan of study.
1Adult certified NPs will need to add NURS 7908 Advanced PC Essentials (5 credits including 120 clinical hrs.) to Year 1 Spring semester.
^Includes a total of 960 practicum hours.