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.
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration
(91 Total Semester 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) NURS 7709 Advanced Practice Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics (2) NURS 7708 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Primary Care Procedures (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab] NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science (3) |
| Second Year - Summer (11 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (16 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (9 Credits) |
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NURS 7716 Primary Care NP I: Adult Populations & Episodic Disease Management (8) [5 didactic,
3 practicum] |
NURS 7718 Family PCNP II: Vulnerable Populations & Chronic Disease Management (9) [5 didactic,
4 practicum] |
NURS 7720 Family PCNP III: Pediatric Populations and Reproductive Health (9) [4 didactic, 5 practicum] |
| Third Year - Summer (4 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (8 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (8 Credits) |
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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 Family Nurse Practitioner Examination sponsored by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPBC) or the Family Nurse Practitioner Examination sponsored by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).