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.
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
PNP-PC and PNP-AC Dual Concentration
(115 Total Semester Credits, 1860 Clinical Hours)
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - PNP-PC and PNP-AC Dual Concentration: FULL TIME (115 credits) | ||
| First Year - Summer (7 Credits) | First Year - Fall (13 Credits) | First Year - Spring (16 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) | BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) |
NURS 7907 Advanced Pediatric Health Assessment (3) [2 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) |
| HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) | NURS 7908 Pediatric Primary Care Essentials (5) [3 didactic, 2 practicum] | |
| NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) |
NURS 7706 Acute Care Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab] |
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| NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3) | ||
| Second Year - Summer (10 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (11 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (12 Credits) |
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NURS 7921 Pediatric Primary Care I: Episodic Conditions (7) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum] |
NURS 7922 Pediatric Primary Care II: Chronic Conditions (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum] |
NURS 7923 Pediatric Primary Care III: Adolescent, Behavioral, & Social Health (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) | NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) |
NURS 7721 PCNP IV: Role Transitions (3) [2 didactic, 1 practicum] |
| Third Year - Summer (7 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (12 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (9 Credits) |
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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] |
| 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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