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
PMHNP and AGPCNP Dual Concentration
(119 Total Semester Credits)*
| Year 1 Summer (10 Credits) |
Year 1 Fall (12 Credits) |
Year 1 Spring (14 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) | BSDS 6100 Biostatistical Methods for Nursing (3) |
NURS 7206 Advanced Practice Nursing Psychopharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan (3) |
| NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) | HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) | HLSC 7426 Clinical Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, and Mental Health (3) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) | HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) | NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (5) [3.5 didactic, 1.5 lab] |
| NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) |
NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) |
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| Year 2 Summer (9 Credits) |
Year 2 Fall (12 Credits) |
Year 2 Spring (14 Credits) |
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NURS 7207 Advanced Psychiatric-Mental Health Assessment & Diagnostics (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab] |
NURS 7211 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II: Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
NURS 7212 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner III: Adult and Gerontology Mental Health (9)[3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
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NURS 7210 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I: Psychotherapeutic Modalities (6)[3 didactic, 1 lab, 2 practicum] |
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) |
NURS 7709 Advanced Practice Nursing Primary Care Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan (2) |
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NURS 7708 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures and Tests for Advanced Primary Care Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab] |
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| Year 3 (7 Credits) |
Year 3 Fall (12 Credits) |
Year 3 Spring (9 Credits) |
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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 7719 Adult Gerontology PCNP III: Gerontology & Reproductive Health (9)[3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4) | ||
| Year 4 Summer (4 Credits) |
Year 4 Fall (8 Credits) |
Year 4 Spring (8 Credits) |
| 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 (2) | NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (2) |
| NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) |
NURS 7950 Role Transition into Professional NP Practices (3)[2 didactic, 1 practicum] |
*Includes a total of 1800 practicum hours.