CURRICULUM PLAN FOR POST-MASTER’S CERTIFICATE FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER TRACK

The following course work is required if it has not been successfully completed in a previous master's program:

COURSE
TITLE
HOURS
FALL SEMESTER
NURS 501 Advanced Pathophysiology
3
NURS 503 Advanced Pharmacology
3
NURS 507 Advanced Health Assessment
3
NURS 535 Advanced Primary Nursing Care for Children and
Adolescents
6
 
Total
15
 
SPRING SEMESTER
 
NURS 531 Advanced Primary Nursing Care for Women
6
NURS 537 Advanced Primary Nursing Care for Adults
7
NURS 540 Accountability for Advanced Nursing Practice
3
 
Total
16
 
Total Semester Hours
31*

* All non-practitioner post-master's students are required to complete a minimum of 500 clock hours of supervised clinical practice as part of their program.

Clinical practicums include seminar and have a credit/clinical ratio of 1:4 hours.