
Department of Nursing
Graduate Nursing Programs of Study
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NURSE EDUCATOR TRACK
Full-Time Progression Plan |
(Sample 2 Year Program) |
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Fall Semester (1) |
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NURS 502–Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations in Advanced Practice Nursing (4) NURS 620–The Nurse Educator Role (3) NURS 610–Advanced Pathophysiology (3) |
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Total Credit Hours = 10 |
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Spring Semester (2) |
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NURS 509–Nursing Research (4) NURS 622–Curriculum Design in Nursing Education (3) NURS 626–Instructional Strategies and Evaluation (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 10 |
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Fall Semester (3) |
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NURS 621–Specialty in Advanced Practice Nursing (3) NURS 624–Technology in Nursing Education (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 6 Practicum = 60 hours |
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Spring Semester (4) |
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NURS 628–Teaching Practicum (3) NURS 730–Seminar in Critical Issues for Advanced Practice Nursing (3) NURS 799–Comprehensive Exam Elective Course (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 9 Practicum = 120 hrs |
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NURSE EDUCATOR TRACK
Part-Time Progression Plan |
(Sample 3 Year Program) |
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Fall Semester (1) |
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NURS 502—Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing (4) NURS 620—Nurse Educator Role (3) |
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Total Credit Hours = 7 |
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Spring Semester (2) |
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NURS 509—Nursing Research (4) NURS 622—Curriculum Design in Nursing Education (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 7 |
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Fall Semester (3) |
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NURS 610—Advanced Pathophysiology(3) NURS 624—Technology in Nursing Education (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 6 |
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Spring Semester (4) |
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NURS 626—Instructional Strategies & Evaluation (3) Elective Course (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 6 |
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Fall Semester (5) |
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NURS 621—Specialty in Advanced Practice Nursing (3) NURS 799—Comprehensive Exam (0) |
Total Credit Hours = 3 Practicum = 60 hrs |
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Spring Semester (6) |
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NURS 628—Teaching Practicum (3) NURS 730—Seminar in Critical Issues for Advanced Practice Nursing (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 6 Practicum = 120 hrs |
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FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER TRACK
Full-Time Progression Plan |
(Sample 2 Year Plan) |
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Fall Semester (1) |
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NURS 502–Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations in Advanced Practice Nursing (4) NURS 607–Advanced Health Assessment (4) NURS 610–Advanced Pathophysiology (3) |
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Total Credit Hours = 11 |
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Spring Semester (2) |
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NURS 509–Nursing Research (4) NURS 608–Pharmacotherapeutics (3) NURS 712–Primary Care I–Adult Clients (3) NURS 713–Primary Care I–Adult Clients Practicum (2) |
Total Credit Hours = 12 Practicum = 120 |
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Summer Semester (3) |
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NURS 604–Epidemiology (3) NURS 716–Primary Care III–Older Adult Clients (2) NURS 717–Primary Care III–Older Adult Clients Practicum (2) |
Total Credit Hours = 7 Practicum = 120 hours |
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Fall Semester (4) |
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NURS 714–Primary Care II–Women’s Health / Obstetrics / Pediatric Clients (5) NURS 715–Primary Care II–Women’s Health / Obstetrics / Pediatric Clients Practicum (3) INSS 658–Health Informatics (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 11 Practicum = 180 hrs |
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Spring Semester (5) |
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NURS 718–Primary Care IV–Family Nurse Practitioner Role & Seminar (2) NURS 719–Primary Care IV–Family Nurse Practitioner Role & Seminar Practicum (3) NURS 730–Seminar in Critical Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing (3) NURS 799–Graduate Nursing Comprehensive Exam (0) |
Total Credit Hours = 8 Practicum = 180 hrs |
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Total Program Hours = 49 Total Practicum = 600 hrs |
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FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER TRACK
Part-Time Progression Plan |
(Sample 3 Year Plan) |
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Fall Semester (1) |
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NURS 502—Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing (4) NURS 610—Advanced Pathophysiology (3) |
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Total Credit Hours = 7 |
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Spring Semester (2) |
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NURS 509—Nursing Research (4) NURS 608—Pharmacotherapeutics (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 7 |
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Summer Semester (3) |
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NURS 604—Epidemiology (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 3 |
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Fall Semester (4) |
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NURS 607—Advanced Health Assessment (4) INSS 658—Health Informatics (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 7 |
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Spring Semester (5) |
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NURS 712/713—Primary Care I—Adult Clients(5) |
Total Credit Hours = 5 Clinical= 120 hrs |
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Summer Semester (6) |
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NURS 716/717—Primary Care III-Older Adult Clients (4) | Total Credit Hours = 4
Clinical = 120 hrs |
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Fall Semester (7) |
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NURS 714/715—Primary Care II-OB/WH/Pediatric Clients (8) NURS 799—Comprehensive Exam (0) |
Total Credit Hours = 8 Clinical = 180 hrs |
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Spring Semester (8) |
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NURS 718/719—Primary Care IV—FNP Role/Seminar (5) NURS 730—Seminar in Critical Issues for Advanced Practice Nursing (3) |
Total Credit Hours = 8 Clinical = 180 hrs |
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