| Core Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| NR 530 Concepts & Theories | 3 |
| NR 532 Advanced Research Concepts I | 3 |
| NR 533 Advanced Research Concepts II | 3 |
| NR 535 Health Care Informatics | 3 |
| NR 540 Advanced Physiology/Pathology | 3 |
| NR 541 Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NR 542 Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| NR 555 Health Care Organization & Finance | 3 |
| NR 620 Health Promotion, Maintenance & Restoration | 3 |
| NR 650 Health Policies, Roles & Issues | 3 |
| Sub-Total | 30 |
Adult Nurse Practitioner Track (39 Credits)
An Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) provides primary care either independently or as part of an
adult care team. There is an emphasis on health maintenance, disease prevention, counseling,
and patient education.
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| NR 636 APN - Adult | 4 |
| NR 635 APN - Women's Health | 2 |
| NR 609 APN Practicum (minimum of 600 practicum hours) | 3 |
| Total with Core Courses | 39 |
| With Palliative Care Concentration | |
| NR 633 Palliative Care I (+ 150 practice hours) | 4 |
| Total with Core Courses | 43 |
Family Nurse Practitioner Track (42 Credits)
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track builds on the content from the Adult Nurse
Practitioner track and prepares students to provide primary health care to individuals and
families across the life cycle.
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| NR 636 APN - Adult | 4 |
| NR 635 APN - Women's Health | 2 |
| NR 638 APN - Pediatric | 3 |
| NR 610 APN Practicum (minimum of 750 practicum hours) | 3 |
| Total with Core Courses | 42 |
| With Palliative Care Concentration | |
| NR 633 Palliative Care I (+ 150 practice hours) | 4 |
| Total with Core Courses | 46 |
Education Track (39 Credits)
This track incorporates all the core courses of the MSN with three specialty courses in
curriculum teaching/assessing and student teaching. Graduates are prepared to teach
undergraduate nursing both in the classroom and in the clinical agency.
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| NR 639 Curriculum | 3 |
| NR 640 Teaching/Evaluating | 3 |
| NR 641 Student Teaching (minimum of 250 practicum hours) | 3 |
| Total with Core Courses | 39 |
Post Master's Certification
A post master's certificate in any of the tracks may be obtained by taking the specialty
courses for the individual track along with documentation of completion of Advanced Physiology, Advanced Health Assessment, Advanced Pharmacology and (for nurse practitioners) Health,
Promotion, Maintenance and Restoration. Palliative Care is offered as a concentration for MSN students or as a post MSN for MSN prepared nurses.
Palliative Care is a philosophy of care that provides a combination of active and compassionate therapies intended to comfort and support patients and families who are living with life threatening illness, being sensitive and respectful of their religious, cultural and personal beliefs, values and traditions.
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| NR 632 Intro. to Palliative Care | 3 |
| NR 633 Palliative Care I - Hybrid | 4 |
| NR 634 Palliative Care II - Hybrid | 2 |
| NR 608 Palliative Care Practicum | 3 |
| Total with Core APN Courses | 24 |
