School of Nursing

PNPAC

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]
NURS 7909
Advanced Practice Nursing Acute Care Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan (2)
NURS 7706 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures and Tests for Advanced Acute Care Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan (3)[2 didactic, 1 lab]
NURS 7908 Pediatric Primary Care Essentials (5) [3 didactic, 2 practicum]

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 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3)
NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4)

NURS 7933

Pediatric ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum]
NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3)

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 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (2)
NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3)

NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3)
NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (2) 
NURS 7950 Role Transition into Professional NP Practice (3)[2 didactic, 1 practicum]

*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]
NURS 7909 Advanced Nsg. Practice Acute Care Pharmacotherapeutics (2)
NURS 7706 Acute Care Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab]
NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3)
NURS 7908 Pediatric Primary Care Essentials (5) [3 didactic, 2 practicum]

 
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 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3)

NURS 7932 Pediatric ACNP II: System Management (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum]
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3)
NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4)

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 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum 1 (1) [1 practicum]

NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3)
NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (2) [2 practicum]
NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3)

NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3)
NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (2) [2 practicum]
NURS 7316 ACNP IV: Role Transitions (3) [2 didactic, 1 practicum]

*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).