Curriculum
The Nurse Anesthesia Program is approved by the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) to award a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
*Note: DNP Core Courses are held on Monday through Saturdays a minimum of six (6) times during a semester. Students will be scheduled for clinical practicum experiences on weekends and off shifts (3pm-11pm and 11pm-7am).
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Nurse Anesthesia Concentration
(138 Total Semester Credits)
First Year - Summer (10 Credits) | First Year - Fall (20 Credits) | First Year - Spring (16 Credits) |
NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) |
NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science (3) NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4) HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) NURS 7203 Research: Design & Methodology (3) BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis, & Mgmt (3) |
NURS 7410 Principles of Anesthesia (3) NURS 7407 Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesia I (2) NURS 7405 Advanced Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthesia (7) NURS 7420 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum I (4) |
Second Year - Summer (15 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (18 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (14 Credits) |
NURS 7411 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia (3) NURS 7421 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum II (10) NURS 7408 Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesia II (2) |
NURS 7422 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum III (11) NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Practice (4) NURS 7406 Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthesia (3) |
NURS 7423 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum IV (11) NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Proposal Development (3) |
Third Year - Summer (15 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (15 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (15 Credits) |
NURS 7424 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum V (12) NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) |
NURS 7425 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum VI (12) NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) |
NURS 7426 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum VII (12) NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Evaluation & Dissemination (3) |
*Graduates of this accredited program meet the academic and clinical requirements to complete the National Certification Exam by the National Board for Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).