Curriculum
The Nurse-Midwifery Program is preaccredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) to award a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. Graduates of this preaccredited program meet the academic and clinical requirements to complete the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB) Certification Exam. Once certified, graduates are eligible for advanced practice licensure in all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
*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.
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Nurse-Midwifery Concentration
(86 Total Semester Credits. 1,020 Practicum Hours)
| First Year - Summer (7 Credits) | First Year - Fall (13 Credits) | First Year - Spring (14 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (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 7708 Primary Care Procedures and Diagnostics (3) NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4) [3 didactic, 1 lab] NURS 7709 Advanced Practice Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics (2) NURS 7934 Introduction to Midwifery (2) |
| Second Year - Summer (10 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (13 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (8 Credits) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) NURS 7936 Midwifery Care I: Sexual & Reproductive Health, Gynecology, Health Promotion and Episodic Primary Care (7) [4 didactic, 3 practicum] |
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis, and Management (3) NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Practice (4) NURS 7938 Midwifery Care II: Antepartum and Chronic Primary Care (6) [3.5 didactic, 0.5 lab, 2 practicum] |
NURS 7940 Midwifery Care III: Intrapartum, Postpartum and Normal Newborn Care (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
| Third Year - Summer (4 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (7 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (10 Credits) |
| NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Proposal Development (3) NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1) [1 practicum] |
NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) |
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Evaluation & Dissemination (3) NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1) [1 practicum] NURS 7942 Midwifery Care IV: Transition to Practice and Integration Practicum (6) [1 didactic, 5 practicum] |
Part-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Nurse-Midwifery Concentration
(86 Total Semester Credits. 1,020 Practicum Hours)
| First Year - Summer (4 Credits) | First Year - Fall (7 Credits) | First Year - Spring (6 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) | BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis, and Management (3) |
NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) |
| Second Year - Summer (6 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (6 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (11 Credits) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) |
HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) |
NURS 7708 Primary Care Procedures and Diagnostics (3) NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4) [3 didactic, 1 lab] NURS 7709 Advanced Practice Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics (2) NURS 7934 Introduction to Midwifery (2) |
| Third Year - Summer (7 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (10 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (8 Credits) |
| NURS 7936 Midwifery Care I: Sexual & Reproductive Health, Gynecology, Health Promotion and Episodic Primary Care (7) [4 didactic, 3 practicum] | NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Practice (4) NURS 7938 Midwifery Care II: Antepartum and Chronic Primary Care (6) [3.5 didactic, 0.5 lab, 2 practicum] |
NURS 7940 Midwifery Care III: Intrapartum, Postpartum and Normal Newborn Care (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
| Fourth Year - Summer (4 Credits) | Fourth Year - Fall (7 Credits) | Fourth Year - Spring (10 Credits) |
| NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Proposal Development (3) NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1) [1 practicum] |
NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (1) [1 practicum] NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) |
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Evaluation & Dissemination (3) NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1) [1 practicum] NURS 7942 Midwifery Care IV: Transition to Practice and Integration Practicum (6) [1 didactic, 5 practicum] |