Plan of Study

Family Nurse Practitioner Track -- Full-Time Program

First Semester: Fall Year 1 
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 601 Advanced Pharmacology 3 3 0 0
NUR 606* Advanced Practice Preparation 0 0 0 0
NUR 612 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 3 0 0
NUR 655 Health Care Management Economics, Financing, and Ethics 3 3 0 0
NUR 664 Applied Biostatistics for Nursing Practice 3 3 0 0
Totals = 12 12 0 0
Second Semester: Spring Year 1   
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 654 Evolution of Nursing Practice and Application of Theory in Nursing Practice 3 3 0 0
NUR 658 Health Policy Development and Implementation 3 3 0 0
NUR 663 Evaluating the Evidence for Practice 3 3 0 0
NUR 676 Practice Immersion I: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety 4 1 3 168
Totals = 13 10 3 168
Third Semester: Summer Year 1 
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 613 (L) Advance Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning 3 2 1 28**
NUR 657 Population-based Health and Health Disparities 3 3 0 0
NUR 660 Translational Science 3 3 0 0
NUR 688 Practice Immersion II: Personal, Professional and Leadership Development 2 0 2 112
Totals = 11 8 3 112
Fourth Semester: Fall Year 2 
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 628 © Adult Gerontology I 5 2 3 168
NUR 656 Global Health 3 3 0 0
NUR 659 Technology in Health Care 3 2 1 56
NUR 672 DNP Scholarly Project Seminar 1 3 1 2 112
Totals = 14 8 6 336
Fifth Semester: Spring Year 2  
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 627 (C ) Women's Health in Primary Care Practice 3 2 1 56
NUR 623 © Pediatric Health in Primary Care Practice 3 2 1 56
NUR 631 (C) Adult Gerontology II 4 2 2 112
NUR 673 DNP Scholarly Project Seminar 2 3 1 2 112
Totals = 13 7 6 336
Sixth Semester: Summer Year 2 
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 609 Professionalism in Advanced Practice Nursing 2 2 0 0
NUR 647 (C) Advance Practice Nursing Integration 6 2 4 224
Totals = 8 4 4 224
Grand Total for Degree Program = 71 49 22 1176
(C) = Clinical          (L) = Laboratory
*Note: This course is completed online via Blackboard prior to matriculation.  Students are registered for the course in their first semester.
**Note: These are lab hours, not clinical hours.
 

Family Nurse Practitioner Track -- Part-Time Program

First Semester: Fall Year 1
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 606* Advanced Practice Preparation 0 0 0 0
NUR 655 Health Care Management Economics, Financing, and Ethics 3 3 0 0
NUR 664 Applied Biostatistics for Nursing Practice 3 3 0 0
Totals = 6 6 0 0
Second Semester: Spring Year 1
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 654 Evolution of Nursing Practice and Application of Theory in Nursing Practice 3 3 0 0
NUR 663 Evaluating the Evidence for Practice 3 3 0 0
Totals = 6 6 0 0
Third Semester: Summer Year 1
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 657 Population-based Health and Health Care Disparities 3 3 0 0
NUR 688 Health Systems Development and Leadership Practice Immersion Experience 2 0 2 112
Totals = 5 3 2 112
Fourth Semester: Fall Year 2
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 656 Global Health 3 3 0 0
NUR 659 Technology in Health Care 3 2 1 56
Totals = 6 5 1 56
Fifth Semester: Spring Year 2
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 658 Health Policy Development and Implementation 3 3 0 0
NUR 676 Professional Practice Development Experience Practice Immersion 4 1 3 168
Totals = 7 4 3 168
Sixth Semester: Summer Year 2
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 609 Professionalism in Advanced Practice Nursing 2 2 0 0
NUR 660 Translational Science 3 3 0 0
Totals = 5 5 0 0
Seventh Semester: Fall Year 3
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 601 Advanced Pharmacology 3 3 0 0
NUR 612 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 3 0 0
Totals = 6 6 0 0
Eighth Semester: Spring Year 3
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 613 (L) Advance Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning 3 2 1 28**
NUR 672 DNP Scholarly Project Seminar 1 3 1 2 112
Totals = 6 3 3 112
Ninth Semester: Summer Year 3
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
Totals = 0 0 0 0
Tenth Semester: Fall Year 4
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 628 ( C) Adult Gerontology I 5 2 3 168
NUR 673 DNP Scholarly Project Seminar 2 3 1 2 112
Totals = 8 3 5 280
Eleventh Semester: Spring Year 4
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 627 ( C)  Women's Health in Primary Care Practice 3 2 1 56
NUR 623 (C) Pediatric Health in Primary Care Practice 3 2 1 56
NUR 631 (C) Adult Gerontology II 4 2 2 112
Totals = 10 6 4 224
Twelfth Semester: Summer Year 4
Course Course Title Total Credits Class Credits Clinical Credits Clinical Hours
NUR 647 (C) Advance Practice Nursing Integration 6 2 4 224
Totals = 6 2 4 224
Grand Total for Degree Program = 71 49 22 1176
(C) = Clinical          (L) = Laboratory
*Note: This course is completed online via Blackboard prior to matriculation.  Students are registered for the course in their first semester.
**Note: These are lab hours, not clinical hours.

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