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.
Curriculum for students starting Summer 2025 and after:
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
AGACNP and AGCNS Dual Concentration
(109 Total Semester Credits)*
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - AGACNP and AGCNS Dual Concentration: FULL TIME (109 credits) | ||
| Year 1 Summer (10 Credits) |
Year 1 Fall (12 Credits) |
Year 1 Spring (13 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) | BSDS 6100 Biostatistical Methods for Nursing (3) | NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (5) [3.5 didactic, 1.5 lab] |
| NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) | HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) | NURS 7909 Advanced Practice Nursing Acute Care Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan (2) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) | HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) | NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) |
| NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) |
NURS 7706 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures and Tests for Advanced Acute Care Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan (3)[2 didactic, 1 lab] |
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| Year 2 Summer (5 Credits) |
Year 2 Fall (10 Credits) |
Year 3 Spring (13 Credits) |
| NURS 7910 Adult Gerontology CNS I: Role and Common Health Problems (5) [2 didactic, 3 practicum] | NURS 7911 Adult Gerontology CNS II: Acute and Chronic Health Problems (7) [3 didactic, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7912 Adult Gerontology CNS III: Acute, Chronic and Complex Health Problems (6) [3 didactic, 3 practicum] |
| NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) |
NURS 7913 Adult Gerontology CNS IV: Chronic Health and Geriatric Syndromes (5) [2 didactic, 3 practicum] |
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| NURS 7914 Adult Gerontology CNS V: Care and Practice Transitions (2) | ||
| Year 3 Summer (7 Credits) |
Year 3 Fall (12 Credits) |
Year 3 Spring (9 Credits) |
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NURS 7310 Adult/Gerontology ACNP I: System Mgmt (7) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum] |
NURS 7312 Adult/Gerontology ACNP II: System Mgmt (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7314 Adult/Gerontology ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4) | ||
| Year 4 Summer (4 Credits) |
Year 4 Fall (7 Credits) |
Year 4 Spring (7 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 (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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*Includes a total of 1740 practicum hours.
Curriculum for students who started before Summer 2025:
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
AGACNP and AGCNS Dual Concentration
(112 Total Semester Credits)*
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - AGACNP and AGCNS Dual Concentration: FULL TIME (112 credits) | ||
| First Year - Summer (10 Credits) | First Year - Fall (13 Credits) | First Year - Spring (12 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) | BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) | NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4) [3 didactic, 1 lab] |
| NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) | HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) | NURS 7909 Advanced Practice Nursing Acute Care Pharmacotherapeutics (2) |
| NURS 7707 Family, Genetics and Health Promotion (3) | HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) | NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) |
| NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) |
NURS 7706 Acute Care Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures (3)[2 didactic, 1 lab] |
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| Second Year - Summer (8 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (10 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (13 Credits) |
| NURS 7910 Adult Gerontology CNS I: Role and Common Health Problems (5) [2 didactic, 3 practicum] | NURS 7911 Adult Gerontology CNS II: Acute and Chronic Health Problems (7) [3 didactic, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7912 Adult Gerontology CNS III: Acute, Chronic and Complex Health Problems (6) [3 didactic, 3 practicum] |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) | NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) |
NURS 7913 Adult Gerontology CNS IV: Chronic Health and Geriatric Syndromes (5) [2 didactic, 3 practicum] |
| NURS 7914 Adult Gerontology CNS V: Care and Practice Transitions (2) | ||
| Third Year - Summer (7 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (12 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (9 Credits) |
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NURS 7310 Adult/Gerontology ACNP I: System Mgmt (7) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum] |
NURS 7312 Adult/Gerontology ACNP II: System Mgmt (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7314 Adult/Gerontology ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4) | ||
| Fourth Year - Summer (4 Credits) | Fourth Year - Fall (7 Credits) | Fourth Year - Spring (7 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 (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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*Includes a total of 1740 practicum hours.