Curriculum
*DNP Core Courses are held on Monday through Saturday for a minimum of six (6) times pre-scheduled classes during a semester. Students' practicum experiences may occur weekdays, weekends, evenings and/or nights.
Curriculum for students starting Summer 2025 and after:
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Concentration
(91 Total Semester Credits)*
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - PNP-AC | ||
| Year 1 Summer (10 Credits) |
Year 1 Fall (12 Credits) |
Year 1 Spring (15 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) |
BSDS 6100 Biostatistical Methods for Nursing (3) HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) |
NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (5) [3.5 didactic, 1.5 lab] |
| Year 2 Summer (7 Credits) |
Year 2 Fall (15 Credits) |
Year 2 Spring (12 Credits) |
|
NURS 7931 Pediatric ACNP I: System Management (7)[3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum] |
NURS 7932 Pediatric ACNP II: System Management (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7933
Pediatric ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| Year 3 Summer (4 Credits) |
Year 3 Fall (8 Credits) |
Year 3 Spring (8 Credits) |
| NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3)
NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum 1 (1) |
NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) |
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3) |
*Includes a total of 1200 practicum hours.
Graduates of this program are academically qualified to meet the eligibility requirements to take the Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care Examination sponsored by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB).
Curriculum for students who started before Summer 2025:
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Concentration
(90 Total Semester Credits)*
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - PNP-AC | ||
| First Year - Summer (7 Credits) | First Year - Fall (13 Credits) | First Year - Spring (16 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (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 7907
Advanced Pediatric Health Assessment (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab] |
| Second Year - Summer (10 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (15 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (9 Credits) |
|
NURS 7931 Pediatric ACNP I: System Management (7) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum] |
NURS 7932 Pediatric ACNP II: System Management (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7933
Pediatric ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| Third Year - Summer (4 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (8 Credits) | Third Year - 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) |
*Includes a total of 1200 practicum hours.
Graduates of this program are academically qualified to meet the eligibility requirements to take the Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care Examination sponsored by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB).