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 admitted Spring 2022 or after
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
PCFNP and PMHNP Dual Concentration
(123 Total Semester Credits, 1710 Practicum Hours)
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - PCFNP and PMHNP Dual Concentration: FULL TIME (123 credits) | ||
| First Year - Summer (9 Credits) | First Year - Fall (13 Credits) | First Year - Spring (13 Credits) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) | BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) | 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 7707 Family, Genetics and Health Promotion (3) | HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) | NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4) [3 didactic, 1 lab] |
| NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) | NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) | |
| Second Year - Summer (8 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (11 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (14 Credits) |
| NURS 7207 Advanced Psychiatric-Mental Health Assessment & Diagnostics (2) | NURS 7211 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I: Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health (8) [4 didactic, 0.5 lab, 3.5 practicum] |
NURS 7212 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II: Adult and Gerontology Mental
Health (9) |
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NURS 7210 Clinical Modalities Across the Lifespan in Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing: Individual and Group (6) |
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) | NURS 7709 Advanced Practice Nursing Primary Care Pharmacotherapeutics (2) |
| NURS 7708 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Primary Care Procedures (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab] | ||
| Third Year - Summer (8 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (13 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (12 Credits) |
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NURS 7716 Primary Care NP I: Adult Populations & Episodic Disease Management (8) |
NURS 7718 Family PCNP II: Vulnerable Populations & Chronic Disease Management (9) |
NURS 7720 Family PCNP III: Pediatric Populations and Reproductive Health (9) |
| NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4) |
NURS 7213 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner III: Reflective Practice and
Role Transition (3) |
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| Fourth Year - Summer (8 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 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) | NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) |
NURS 7721 Primary Care NP IV: Role Transitions (3) |
Curriculum for students admitted from Summer 2019 to Fall 2021
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
PCFNP and PMHNP Dual Concentration
(126 Total Semester Credits, 1800 Clinical Hours)
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - PCFNP and PMHNP Dual Concentration: FULL TIME (126 credits) | ||
| First Year - Summer (3 Credits) | First Year - Fall (13 Credits) | First Year - Spring (16 Credits) |
| NURS 7707 Family, Genetics and Health Promotion (3) | HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) | NURS 7206 Advanced Practice Nursing Psychopharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan (3) |
| NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice* (3) | HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) | HLSC 7426 Clinical Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, and Mental Health (3) |
| BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) | NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4) | |
| NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology* (3) | NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing* (3) | |
| Second Year - Summer (6 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (11 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (8 Credits) |
| NURS 7207 Advanced Psychiatric-Mental Health Assessment & Diagnostics (3:2/1- 60 clinical hrs.) | NURS 7210 Clinical Modalities Across the Lifespan in Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Individual and Group (6:3/3- 180 clinical hrs.) | NURS 7211 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I: Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health (8:4/0.5/3.5- 210 clinical hrs.) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) | NURS 7208 Family Systems: Theory and Therapy (2) | |
| NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) | ||
| Third Year - Summer (4 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (13 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (8 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) | NURS 7212 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II: Adult and Gerontology Mental Health (9:3/0.5/5.5- 330 clinical hrs.) | NURS 7213 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner III: Reflective Practice and Role Transition (3:1/2- 120 clinical hrs.) |
| NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4) | NURS 7709 Advanced Practice Nursing Primary Care Pharmacotherapeutics (2) | |
| NURS 7708 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Primary Care Procedures (3:2/1) | ||
| Fourth Year - Summer (12 Credits) | Fourth Year - Fall (16 Credits) | Fourth Year - Spring (16 Credits) |
| NURS 7716 Primary Care NP I: Adult Populations & Episodic Disease Management (8:5/3-180 clinical hrs.) | NURS 7718 Family PCNP II: Vulnerable Populations & Chronic Disease Management (9:5/4-240 clinical hrs.) | NURS 7720 Family PCNP III: Pediatric Populations and Reproductive Health (9:4/5-300 clinical hrs.) |
| NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3) | NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) | NURS 7721 Primary Care NP IV: Role Transitions (3:2/1-60 clinical hrs.) |
| NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1-60 clinical hrs.) | NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (1-60 clinical hrs.) | NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3) |
| NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) | NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1- 60 clinical hrs.) | |