Curriculum Plans & Program Outcomes

The UND undergraduate nursing concept-based curriculum prepares professional nurses to work in a variety of settings, building upon foundational knowledge in liberal arts, sciences, and nursing to educate a graduate who will be able to:

• Integrate clinical judgement to provide safe, competent, and professional nursing care by utilizing evidence-based practice to improve health and transform health care.
• Displays personal and professional behaviors that develop nursing identity and portray qualities of resilience, well-being, advocacy, respect, i inquiry, and leadership.
• Effectively implement safe, quality practices and proactively coordinate resources on an individual and systems-based level to improve outcomes.
• Apply collaborative, holistic practice with clients, their support systems, and the interprofessional health care team to optimize delivery and outcomes of care.
• Collaborate and engage in partnerships with populations and community stakeholders to promote health equity and social justice to enhance population health outcomes.
• Integrate best practice through technology and informatics to support professional growth and decision making while optimizing client care.

BSN REQUIREMENTS

Pre-Nursing Curriculum

First Semester

• *ENGL 110: College Comp I (3cr)
• *CHEM 115/Lab: Intro Chem or CHEM 121/Lab: Gen Chem I (4cr)
• *PSYC 111: Intro Psych (3cr)
• *+SOC 110: Intro Soc or SOC 115: Soc Prob or ANTH 171: Cult Anth (3cr)
• *MATH 103: College Algebra (3cr)

Semester Total: 16 Credits

Second Semester

• *+ENGL 130: College Comp II (3cr)
• *+CHEM 116/Lab: Intro Organic & Biochemistry (3cr)
• *+CHEM 116L: Intro Organic & Biochemistry Lab (1cr)
• *+BIMD 220: Human Anatomy & Physiology I (3cr)
• *+BIMD 220L: Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab (1cr)
• #Essential Studies (3cr)

Semester Total: 14 Credits

Third Semester

• *+BIMD 202: Intro to Medical Microbiology (3cr)
• *+BIMD 202L: Intro to Medical Microbiology Lab (2cr)
• *+BIMD 221: Human Anatomy & Physiology II (3cr)
• *+BIMD 221L: Human Anatomy & Physiology II Lab (1cr)
• *N&D 240: Fund of Nutrition (3cr)
• #Essential Studies (3cr)

Semester Total: 15 Credits

Fourth Semester

• #PSYC 250: Dev Psych (4cr)
• #Statistics: SOC 326 or PSYC 241 or ECON 210 (3 or 4 cr)
• #PPT 315: Pharmacology (3cr)
• #Essential Studies (6cr)

Semester Total: 16-17 Credits

* Courses must be completed by Aug. 15 (spring) or Feb. 1 (fall) for application for nursing admission.

# Courses must be completed before admission and beginning your nursing courses.

*+ Courses are used to compute core course GPA for admission. These courses can be repeated or withdrawn from a maximum of once per course.

Direct admission students must complete core courses with a minimum grade of B or higher.

Alternate sequence of CHEM 122/122L, BIOL 150/150L and BIOL 151/151L is acceptable in place of CHEM 116/116L; alternative chemistry/biology courses will need prior approval.

Nursing Curriculum

First Semester

• NURS 300: Foundations of Nursing Practice (5cr)
• NURS 301: Professional Nurse I (2cr)
• NURS 304: Nursing Pharmacology I (3cr)
• NURS 310: Health & Illness I (2cr)
• NURS 312: Pathophysiology I (2cr)
• NURS 313: Clinical Practicum I (2cr)

Semester Total: 16 Credits

Second Semester

• NURS 330: Health & Illness II (4cr)
• NURS 331: Patient & Family-Centered Nursing (3cr)
• NURS 332: Pathophysiology II (2cr)
• NURS 333: Clinical Practicum II (4cr)
• NURS 334: Nursing Pharmacology II (2cr)

Semester Total: 15 Credits

Third Semester

• NURS 403: Nursing Across the Lifespan Practicum (2cr)
• NURS 404: Professional Nurse II (2cr)
• NURS 406: Evidence Informed Practice (2cr)
• NURS 420: Interprofessional Health Care (1cr)
• NURS 430: Health & Illness III (4cr)
• NURS 433: Clinical Practicum III (4cr)

Semester Total: 15 Credits

Fourth Semester

• NURS 441: Population Based Health (3cr)
• NURS 442: Health Care Infrastructure (3cr)
• NURS 443: Clinical Practicum IV (2cr)
• NURS 444: Baccalaureate Nursing Review Course (1cr)
• NURS 450: Transition to Practice – Seminar (2cr)
• NURS 453: Clinical Practicum V – Trans to Practice (3cr)

Semester Total: 14 Credits

RN to BSN REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisite Course: Statistics

A statistics course can be completed during the first semester of the nursing program.

Fall Semester

• N326 Evidence-Based Practice (2cr)
• N350 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice (3cr)
• N410 Clinical Reasoning for Safety & Quality Outcomes (3cr)
• N442 Health Care Infrastructure (3cr)

Semester Total: 11 Credits

Spring Semester

• N351 Promoting Health and Equality in Diverse Healthcare Settings (3cr)
• N405 Informatics in Nursing (3cr)
• N415 Interprofessional Collaborations for Improving Health Care Systems Outcomes (3cr)
• N490 Transcultural Health Care Theories, Research, and Practice (3cr)

Semester Total: 12 Credits

Summer Semester

• N324 Public Health Nursing Theory (2cr)
• N374 Public Health Nursing Clinical (2cr)
• N474 Leadership & Professional Nursing Development (3cr)

Semester Total: 7 Credits

Program Total: 30 Credits

RN to BSN REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisite Course: Statistics

A statistics course can be completed during the first semester of the nursing program.

First Fall Semester

• N326 Evidence-Based Practice (2cr)
• N350 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice (3cr)

Semester Total: 5 Credits

First Spring Semester

• N351 Promoting Health and Equality in Diverse Healthcare Settings (3cr)
• N490 Transcultural Health Care Theories, Research, and Practice (3cr)

Semester Total: 6 Credits

First Summer Semester

• N324 Public Health Nursing Theory (2cr)
• N374 Public Health Nursing Clinical (2cr)

Semester Total: 4 Credits

Second Fall Semester

• N410 Clinical Reasoning for Safety & Quality Outcomes (3cr)
• N442 Health Care Infrastructure (3cr)

Semester Total: 6 Credits

Second Spring Semester

• N405 Informatics in Nursing (3cr)
• N415 Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Health Care System Outcomes (3cr)

Semester Total: 6 Credits

Second Summer Semester

• N474 Leadership & Professional Nursing Development (3cr)

Semester Total: 3 Credits

Program Total: 30 Credits

• Integrate knowledge from science, humanities, theory and research into evidence-based advanced nursing practice.
• Utilize knowledge of organizational and systems leadership, quality improvement health care technologies, and policy to ensure high quality patient care.
• Participate as members and leaders of interprofessional health care teams.
• Apply advanced nursing skills in order to plan, manage and coordinate culturally appropriate health care for patient populations.

• Integrate theories, research and experiential knowledge into advanced family nursing
• Demonstrate advanced practice nursing skills in the provision of health care for patients throughout the
• Manage the patient population within a complex healthcare delivery system.
• Contribute to the development of family advanced practice nursing through evidence-based practice, leadership, policy, and education.
• Integrate relationships between social, cultural, political, and economic issues and health care delivery for patients throughout the lifespan.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in order to provide high quality health care to patients across the lifespan.

Family Nurse Practitioner M.S. REQUIREMENTS

Semester 1 (6 credits)

• NURS 505 Advanced Pharmacology (3)
• NURS 522 Advanced Phys/Pathophysiology (3)

Semester 2 (8 credits)

• NURS 500 Theories and Concepts in Nursing (3)
• NURS 544 Pharmacotherapeutics for Primary Care (2)
• NURS 585 Advanced Health Assessment (3)

Semester 3 (8 credits)

• NURS 523 Health Promotion (3)
• NURS 532 Family Centered Adv Practice Nursing (3)
• NURS 553 Role Development of the NP (2)

Semester 4 (7 credits)

• NURS 502 Evidence for Practice (3)
• NURS 526 Ethical, Legal, and Health Policy Issues (2)

• NURS 559 Maternal and Child Health in Primary Care (2)

Semester 5 (7 credits)

• NURS 534 Mgt of Health Conditions in Primary Care I (3)
• NURS 597 Adv Clinical Practicum I (200 hours) (4)

Semester 6 (7 credits)

• NURS 540 Mgt of Health Conditions in Primary Care II (3)
• NURS 597 Adv Clinical Practicum II (200 hours) (4)

Semester 7 (6 credits)

• NURS 597 Adv Clinical Practicum III (200 hours) (4)
• NURS 997 Independent Study (2)

Total Credits = 49

Clinical Practicum: 600 hr

Year 1

Student enters at first or second set of courses depending on entry term.

Semester 1 or 2 (6 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 500 (3) Theories and Concepts in Nursing
• B (7 weeks)
  • 502 (3) Evidence for  Practice

Semester 2 or 1 (5 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 523 (3) Health Promotion
• B (7 weeks)
  • 526 (2) Ethical, Legal & Health Policy Issues in Healthcare

Semester 3 (8 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 553 (2) Role Development
• B (7 weeks)
  • 532 (3) Family Nursing
• 522 (3) Advanced Pathophysiology

Year 2

Semester 4 (5 credits)

• 505 (3) Advanced Pharmacology
• B (7 weeks)
  • 559 (2) Maternal & Child Health

Semester 5 (5 credits)

• 585 (3) Advanced Health Assessment
• 544 (2) Pharmacotherapeutics

Semester 6 (7 credits)

• 534 (3) Management of Health Conditions I
• 597 (4) Advanced Clinical Practicum FNP (200 hours)

Year 3

Semester 7 (7 credits)

• 540 (3) Management of Health Conditions II
• 597 (4) Advanced Clinical  Practicum FNP (200 hours)

Semester 8 (6 credits)

• 997 or 998 (2) Independent  Study or Thesis
• 597 (4) Advanced Clinical Practicum FNP (200 hours)

Total Credits = 49

Year 1

Student enters at first or second set of courses depending on entry term.

Semester 1 or 2 (6 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 500 (3) Theories and Concepts in Nursing
• B (7 weeks)
  • 502 (3) Evidence for  Practice

Semester 2 or 1 (5 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 523 (3) Health Promotion
• B (7 weeks)
  • 526 (2) Ethical, Legal & Health Policy Issues in Healthcare

Semester 3 (8 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 553 (2) Role Development
• B (7 weeks)
  • 532 (3) Family Nursing
• 522 (3) Advanced Pathophysiology

Year 2

Semester 4 (5 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 505 (3) Advanced Pharmacology
• B (7 weeks)
  • 544 (2) Pharmacotherapeutics

Semester 5 (5 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 585 (3) Advanced Health Assessment
• B (7 weeks)
  • 559 (2) Maternal & Child Health

Semester 6 (7 credits)

• 534 (3) Management of Health Conditions I
• 597 (4) Advanced Clinical Practicum FNP (200 hours)

Year 3

Semester 7 (7 credits)

• 540 (3) Management of Health Conditions II
• 597 (4) Advanced Clinical  Practicum FNP (200 hours)

Semester 8 (6 credits)

• 997 or 998 (2) Independent  Study or Thesis
• 597 (4) Advanced Clinical Practicum FNP (200 hours)

Total Credits = 49

• Integrate theories, research and experiential knowledge into advanced psychiatric mental health nursing
• Demonstrate advanced practice nursing skill in the provision of mental health care for persons across the life span, consistent with the ANA’s scope and Standards of Practice for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
• Assume the roles and behaviors of a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner using research, leadership/management, and teaching strategies.
• Demonstrate unique roles of a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner while collaborating within an interdisciplinary team.
• Apply ethical reasoning skills and legal standards to Psychiatric Mental Health practice.
• Contribute to the development of psychiatric mental health policy, nursing practice and the profession.

Nurse Practitioner M.S. REQUIREMENTS

Semester 1 (6 credits)

• NURS 505 Advanced Pharmacology (3)
• NURS 522 Advanced Phys/Pathophysiology (3)

Semester 2 (8 credits)

• NURS 500 Theories and Concepts in Nursing (3)
• NURS 538 Psychiatric Diagnostic Reasoning (2)
• NURS 585 Advanced Health Assessment (3)

Semester 3 (7 credits)

• NURS 523 Health Promotion (3)
• NURS 553 Role Development of the NP (2)
• NURS 564 Psychopharmacology (2)

Semester 4 (7 credits)

• NURS 502 Evidence for Practice (3)
• NURS 526 Ethical, Legal, and Health Policy Issues (2)
• NURS 583 Individual Therapy (2)

Semester 5 (9 credits)

• NURS 584 Group and Family Therapies (3)
• NURS 588 Management of Psychopathology I (2)
• NURS 598 Adv Clinical Practicum I (200 hours) (4)

Semester 6 (6 credits)

• NURS 589 Management of Psychopathology II (2)
• NURS 598 Adv Clinical Practicum II (200 hours) (4)

Semester 7 (6 credits)

• NURS 598 Adv Clinical Practicum III (200 hours) (4)
• NURS 997 Independent Study (2)

Total Credits: 49

Clinical Practicum: 600 hours

Year 1

Student enters at first or second set of courses depending on entry term.

Semester 1 or 2 (6 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 500 (3) Theories and Concepts in Nursing
• B (7 weeks)
  • 502 (3) Evidence for  Practice

Semester 2 or 1 (5 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 523 (3) Health Promotion
• B (7 weeks)
  • 526 (2) Ethical, Legal & Health Policy Issues in Healthcare

Semester 3 (8 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 553 (2) Role Development
• B (7 weeks)
  • 538 (2) Psych Diagnostic Reasoning
• 522 (3) Advanced Pathophysiology

Year 2

Semester 4 (5 credits)

• 505 (3) Advanced Pharmacology
• B (7 weeks)
  • 583 (2) Individual Therapy

Semester 5 (8 credits)

• 585 (3) Advanced Health Assessment
• A (7 weeks)
  • 564 (2) Psycho-pharmacology
• B (7 weeks)
  • 584 (3) Group & Family Therapies

Semester 6 (6 credits)

• 588 (2) Management of Psychopathology I
• 598 (4) Advanced Clinical Practicum PMHNP (200 hours)

Year 3

Semester 7 (6 credits)

• 589 (2) Management of Psychopathology II
• 598 (4) Advanced Clinical Practicum PMHNP (200 hours)

Semester 8 (6 credits)

• 997 or 998 (2) Independent  Study or Thesis
• 598 (4) Advanced Clinical Practicum PMHNP (200 hours)

Total Credits = 49

Year 1

Student enters at first or second set of courses depending on entry term.

Semester 1 or 2 (6 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 500 (3) Theories and Concepts in Nursing
• B (7 weeks)
  • 502 (3) Evidence for  Practice

Semester 2 or 1 (5 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 523 (3) Health Promotion
• B (7 weeks)
  • 526 (2) Ethical, Legal & Health Policy Issues in Healthcare

Semester 3 (8 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 553 (2) Role Development
• B (7 weeks)
  • 538 (2) Psych Diagnostic Reasoning
• 522 (3) Advanced Pathophysiology

Year 2

Semester 4 (5 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 505 (3) Advanced Pharmacology
• B (7 weeks)
  • 564 (2) Psycho-pharmacology

Semester 5 (8 credits)

• A (7 weeks)
  • 585 (3) Advanced Health Assessment
  • 583 (2) Individual Therapy
• B (7 weeks)
  • 584 (3) Group & Family Therapies

Semester 6 (6 credits)

• 588 (2) Management of Psychopathology I
• 598 (4) Advanced Clinical Practicum PMHNP (200 hours)

Year 3

Semester 7 (6 credits)

• 589 (2) Management of Psychopathology II
• 598 (4) Advanced Clinical Practicum PMHNP (200 hours)

Semester 8 (6 credits)

• 997 or 998 (2) Independent  Study or Thesis
• 598 (4) Advanced Clinical Practicum PMHNP (200 hours)

Total Credits = 49

• Integrate nursing science with knowledge of ethics, biophysical, psychosocial, analytical and organizational science as a basis for practice and inquiry.
• Lead systems level quality improvement and safety initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.
• Evaluate evidence-based processes that address practice patterns and healthcare organizations in order to promote safe, equitable, and patient-centered care.  
• Apply relevant evidence-based findings to develop practice guidelines that improve population health, the practice environment and promote safe, equitable and patient-centered care.  
• Integrate technology and information systems with advanced nursing practice to improve patient care and outcomes.  
• Demonstrate expertise in the analysis, formulation, and implementation process of healthcare policy.  
• Collaborate effectively as a member and leader of interprofessional teams.  
• Employ clinical prevention and health promotion strategies to improve population health with an emphasis on rural, diverse and vulnerable populations.  
• Demonstrate advanced levels of nursing practice, clinical judgment, and accountability to deliver optimal patient care with an emphasis on rural communities.  

• Formulate an individualized, physiologically sound, evidence based and culturally competent anesthesia plan of care for patients from diverse populations across the lifespan, while taking into account the surgical procedures and comorbid conditions.
• Implement a formulated anesthesia plan of care in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner to ensure the best possible patient outcome.
• Analyze physiologic responses to the anesthetic and implement scientifically sound interventions.
• Evaluate nurse anesthesia care to positively impact patient outcomes, reduce complications, and improve the safety and quality of nurse anesthesia care.
• Demonstrate the highest legal, ethical, and practice standards for nurse anesthesia while accepting responsibility and accountability for one’s own actions as a healthcare professional.
• Demonstrate personal and professional excellence by working to advance the profession of nurse anesthesia and recognizing the importance of remaining a life-long learner.

Nurse Anesthesia DNP REQUIREMENTS

Year 1

Fall Semester (13 Credits)

• NURS 505: Advanced Pharmacology (3 cr)
• NURS 510: Advanced
• Physiology/Pathophysiology I (3 cr)
• NURS 515: Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice I (4 cr)
• NURS 612: Integrated DNP Core Concepts for Nurse Anesthesia (3 cr)

Spring Semester (13 Credits)

• NURS 511: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology II (3 cr)
• NURS 516: Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice II (4 cr)
• NURS 518: Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Anesthesia (2 cr)
• NURS 524: Anatomy for Nurse Anesthetists (1 cr)
• NURS 551: Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Anesthetists (3 cr)

Summer Semester (10 Credits)

• NURS 528: Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice I (5 cr)
• NURS 604: Health Informatics (3 cr)
• NURS 605 Health Policy (2 cr)

Year 2

Fall Semester (13 Credits)

• NURS 529: Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice II (7 cr)
• NURS 590: Applied Univariate Statistics (3 cr)
• NURS 602: Evidence Based Research I (3 cr)

Spring Semester (13 Credits)

• NURS 542: Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (4 cr)
• NURS 560: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum I (6 cr)
• NURS 603: Evidence Based Research II (3 cr)

Summer Semester (6 Credits)

• NURS 561: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum II (4 cr)
• NURS 609: DNP Project Teams (2 cr)

Year 3

Fall Semester (10 Credits)

• NURS 562: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum III (5 cr)
• NURS 608: Health Economics, Finance, and Leadership (3 cr)
• NURS 609: DNP Project Teams (2 cr)

Spring Semester (10 Credits)

• NURS 563: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum IV (6 cr)
• NURS 609: DNP Project Teams (2 cr)
• NURS 610: DNP Capstone (2 cr)

Summer Semester (6 Credits)

• NURS 508: Nurse Anesthesia Review Course (1 cr)
• NURS 576: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum V (5 cr)

Total Credit Hours: 94

APRN Clinical Hours: 2,640

DNP Clinical Hours: 520

Year 1

Fall Semester (13 Credits)

• NURS 505: Advanced Pharmacology (3 cr)
• NURS 510: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology I (3 cr)
• NURS 515: Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice I (4 cr)
• NURS 612: Integrated DNP Core Concepts (3 cr)

Spring Semester (13 Credits)

• NURS 511: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology II (3 cr)
• NURS 516: Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice II (4 cr)
• NURS 518: Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Anesthesia (2 cr)
• NURS 524: Anatomy for Nurse Anesthetists (1 cr)
• NURS 551: Advanced Health Assessment
  for Nurse Anesthetists (3 cr)

Summer Semester (11 Credits)

• NURS 528: Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice I (5 cr)
  NURS 604: Health Informatics (3 cr)
• PSYC 541: Advanced Univariate Statistics (3 cr)

Year 2

Fall Semester (12 Credits)

• NURS 529: Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice II (7 cr)
• NURS 602: Evidence Based Research I (3 cr)
• NURS 605: Health Policy (2 cr)

Spring Semester (13 Credits)

• NURS 542: Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (4 cr)
• NURS 560: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum I (6 cr)
• NURS 603: Evidence Based Research II (3 cr)

Summer Semester (6 Credits)

• NURS 561: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum II (4 cr)
• NURS 609: DNP Project Teams (2 cr)

Year 3

Fall Semester (10 Credits)

• NURS 562: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum III (5 cr)
• NURS 608: Health Economics, Finance, and Leadership (3 cr)
• NURS 609: DNP Project Teams (2 cr)

Spring Semester (10 Credits)

• NURS 563: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum IV (6 cr)
• NURS 609: DNP Project Teams (2 cr)
• NURS 610: DNP Capstone (2 cr)

Summer Semester (6 Credits)

• NURS 508: Nurse Anesthesia Review Course (1 cr)
• NURS 576: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum V (5 cr)

Total Credit Hours: 94

Estimated Clinical Hours: 2,780

Year 1

Fall Semester (12 Credits)

• NURS 505: Advanced Pharmacology (3 cr)
• NURS 510: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology I (3 cr)
• NURS 515: Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice I (3 cr)
• NURS 612: Integrated DNP Core Concepts (3 cr)

Spring Semester (12 Credits)

• NURS 511: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology II (3 cr)
• NURS 516: Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice II (3 cr)
• NURS 518: Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Anesthesia (2 cr)
• NURS 524: Anatomy for Nurse Anesthetists (1 cr)
• NURS 551: Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Anesthetists (3 cr)

Summer Semester (10 credits)

• NURS 528: Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice I (4 cr)
• NURS 604: Health Informatics (3 cr)
• PSYC 541: Advanced Univariate Statistics (3 cr)

Year 2

Fall Semester (11 credits)

• NURS 529: Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice II (6 cr)
• NURS 602: Evidence Based Research I (3 cr)
• NURS 605: Health Policy (2 cr)

Spring Semester (13 credits)

• NURS 542: Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (4 cr)
• NURS 560: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum I (6 cr)
• NURS 603: Evidence Based Research II (3 cr)

Summer Semester (6 credits)

• NURS 561: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum II (4 cr)
• NURS 609: DNP Project Teams (2 cr)

Year 3

Fall Semester (10 credits)

• NURS 562: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum III (5 cr)
• NURS 608: Health Economics, Finance, and Leadership (3 cr)
• NURS 609: DNP Project Teams (2 cr)

Spring Semester (10 credits)

• NURS 563: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum IV (6 cr)
• NURS 609: DNP Project Teams (2 cr)
• NURS 610: DNP Capstone (2 cr)

Summer Semester (6 credits)

• NURS 508: Nurse Anesthesia Review Course (1 cr)
• NURS 576: Clinical Anesthesia Practicum V (5 cr)

Total Credit Hours: 90

Estimated Clinical Hours: 2,780

• Integrate theories, research and experiential knowledge into advanced family nursing
• Demonstrate advanced practice nursing skills in the provision of health care for patients throughout the
• Manage the patient population within a complex healthcare delivery system.
• Contribute to the development of family advanced practice nursing through evidence-based practice, leadership, policy, and education.
• Integrate relationships between social, cultural, political, and economic issues and health care delivery for patients throughout the lifespan.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in order to provide high quality health care to patients across the lifespan.

Family Nurse Practitioner DNP REQUIREMENTS

Year 1

Fall: Semester 1 (9 credits)

• N505 Advanced Pharmacology (3 cr)
• N510 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology I (3 cr)
• PSYC 541 Univariate Statistics (3 cr)
  

Spring: Semester 2 (9 credits)

• N511 Advanced (2 cr) Physiology/Pathophysiology II (3 cr)
• N544 Pharmacotherapeutics for Primary Care (3 cr)
• N585 Advanced Health Assessment (3 cr)

Summer: Semester 3 (5 credits)

• N523 Health Promotion (3 cr)
• N553 Role Development of the NP (2 cr)

Year 2

Fall: Semester 4 (8 credits)

• N602 Evidence Based Research I (3 cr)
• N605 Health Policy (2 cr)
• N612 Integrated DNP Core Concepts (3 cr)

Spring: Semester 5 (8 credits)

• N587 Population Health (2 cr)   
• N603 Evidence Based Research II (3 cr)
• N613 Org Systems Focused Practice (3 cr)

Summer: Semester 6 (7 credits)

• N532 Family Nursing (3 cr)
• N604 Health Informatics (3 cr)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum I (incl On-campus Intensive) (1 cr) (50 clinical hours)

Year 3

Fall: Semester 7 (7 credits)

• N559 Maternal & Child Health in Primary Care (2 cr)
• N608 Health Leadership, Economics, & Finance (3 cr)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum II (2 cr) (100 clinical hours)

Spring: Semester 8 (8 credits)

• N534 Management of Health Conditions I (3 cr)
• N610 DNP Capstone (2 cr)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum III (Incl On-campus Intensive) (3 cr, 150 hr)

Summer: Semester 9 (8 credits)

• N540 Management of Health Conditions II (3 cr)
• N609 DNP Project Teams (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum IV (3 cr) (150 clinical hours)

Year 4

Fall: Semester 10 (8 credits)

• N609 DNP Project Teams (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N614 Culture of Safety & Ethics (3 cr)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum V (3 cr) (150 clinical hours)

Spring: Semester 11 (6 credits)

• N609 DNP Project Teams (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum VI (4 credits) (200 clinical hours)

Total Credits: 83

Total DNP Hours: 300

Total Clinical Hours: 800

Family Nurse Practitioner DNP REQUIREMENTS

Year 1

Fall: Semester 1 (12 credits)

• N505 Advanced Pharmacology (3 cr)
• N510 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology I (3 cr)
• N612 Integrated DNP Core Concepts (3 cr)
• PSYC 541 Univariate Statistics (3 cr)
  

Spring: Semester 2 (11 credits)

• N511 Advanced (2 cr) Physiology/Pathophysiology II (3 cr)
• N544 Pharmacotherapeutics for Primary Care (3 cr)
• N585 Advanced Health Assessment (3 cr)
• N587 Population Health (2 cr)

Summer: Semester 3 (9 credits)

• N523 Health Promotion (3 cr)
• N532 Family Nursing (3 cr)
• N553 Role Development of the NP (2 cr)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum I (Incl on-campus intensive) (1 cr) (50 clinical hours)

Year 2

Fall: Semester 4 (9 credits)

• N559 Maternal & Child Health in Primary Care (2 cr)
• N602 Evidence Based Research I (3 cr)
• N605 Health Policy (2 cr)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum II (2 cr) (100 clinical hours)

Spring: Semester 5 (11 credits)

• N534 Management of Health Conditions I (3 cr)
• N603 Evidence Based Research II (3 cr)
• N610 DNP Capstone (2 cr)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum III (Incl On-campus Intensive) (3 cr) (150 clinical hours)

Summer: Semester 6 (11 credits)

• N540 Management of Health Conditions II (3 cr)
• N604 Health Informatics (3 cr)
• N609 DNP Project Teams (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum IV (3 cr) (150 clinical hours)

Year 3

Fall: Semester 7 (11 credits)

• N608 Health Leadership, Economics, & Finance (3 cr)
• N609 DNP Project Teams (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N614 Culture of Safety & Ethics (3 cr)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum V (3 cr) (150 clinical hours)

Spring: Semester 8 (9 credits)

• N609 DNP Project Teams (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N613 Org Systems Focused Practice (3 cr)
• N597 Advanced Clinical Practicum VI (4 cr) (200 clinical hours)

Total Credits: 83

Total DNP Hours: 300

Total Clinical Hours: 800

• Integrate theories, research and experiential knowledge into advanced psychiatric mental health nursing
• Demonstrate advanced practice nursing skill in the provision of mental health care for persons across the life span, consistent with the ANA’s scope and Standards of Practice for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
• Assume the roles and behaviors of a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner using research, leadership/management, and teaching strategies.
• Demonstrate unique roles of a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner while collaborating within an interdisciplinary team.
• Apply ethical reasoning skills and legal standards to Psychiatric Mental Health practice.
• Contribute to the development of psychiatric mental health policy, nursing practice and the profession.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner DNP Requirements

Year 1

Fall: Semester 1 (9 credits)

• N505 Advanced Pharmacology (3 cr)
• N510 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology I (3 cr)
• PSYC 541 Univariate Statistics (3 cr)

Spring: Semester 2 (9 credits)

• N511 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology II (3 cr)
• N538 Psychiatric Diagnostic Reasoning (3 cr)
• N585 Advanced Health Assessment (3 cr)

Summer: Semester 3 (5 credits)

• N523 Health Promotion (3 cr)
• N553 Role Development of the NP (2 cr)

Year 2

Fall: Semester 4 (8 credits)

• N602 Evidence Based Research I (3 cr)
• N605 Health Policy (2 cr)
• N612 Integrated DNP Core Concepts (3 cr)

Spring: Semester 5 (8 credits)

• N587 Population Health (2 cr)
• N603 Evidence Based Research II (3 cr)
• N613 Org Systems Focused Practice (3 cr)

Summer: Semester 6 (6 credits)

• N564 Psychopharmacology (2 cr)
• N604 Health Informatics (3 cr)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum I (1 cr) (50 clinical hours)

Year 3

Fall: Semester 7 (9 credits)

• N583 Individual Therapy (2 cr)
• N588 Management of Psychopathology I (3 cr)
• N608 Health Leadership, Economics, & Finance (3 cr)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum II (1 cr) (50 clinical hours)

Spring: Semester 8 (9 credits)

• N584 Group and Family Therapies (3 cr)
• N589 Management of Psychopathology II (3 cr)
• N610 DNP Capstone (2 cr)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum III (1 cr) (50 clinical hours)

Summer: Semester 9 (6 credits)

• N609 DNP Project Teams II (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum IV (4 cr) (200 clinical hours)

Year 4

Fall: Semester 10 (9 credits)

• N609 DNP Project Teams II (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N614 Culture of Safety and Ethics (3 cr)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum V (4 cr) (200 clinical hours)

Spring: Semester 11 (7 credits)

• N609 DNP Project Teams III (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum VI (5 cr) (250 clinical hours)

Total Credit Hours: 85

DNP Hours: 300

Clinical Hours: 800

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner DNP Requirements

Year 1

Fall: Semester 1 (12 credits)

• N505 Advanced Pharmacology (3 cr)
• N510 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology I (3 cr)
• N612 Integrated DNP Core Concepts (3 cr)
• PSYC 541 Univariate Statistics (3 cr)

Spring: Semester 2 (11 credits)

• N587 Population Health (2 cr)
• N511 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology II (3 cr)
• N538 Psychiatric Diagnostic Reasoning (3 cr)
• N585 Advanced Health Assessment (3 cr)

Summer: Semester 3 (8 credits)

• N523 Health Promotion (3 cr)
• N553 Role Development of the NP (2 cr)
• N564 Psychopharmacology (2 cr)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum I (1 cr) (50 clinical hours)

Year 2

Fall: Semester 4 (11 credits)

• N583 Individual Therapy (2 cr)
• N588 Management of Psychopathology I (3 cr)
• N602 Evidence Based Research I (3 cr)
• N605 Health Policy (2 cr)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum II (1 cr) (50 clinical hours)

Spring: Semester 5 (12 credits)

• N584 Group and Family Therapies (3 cr)
• N589 Management of Psychopathology II (3 cr)
• N603 Evidence Based Research II (3 cr)
• N610 DNP Capstone (2 cr)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum III (1 cr) (50 clinical hours)

Summer: Semester 6 (9 credits)

• N604 Health Informatics (3 cr)
• N609 DNP Project Teams I (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum IV (4 cr) (200 clinical hours)

Year 3

Fall: Semester 7 (12 credits)

• N608 Health Leadership, Economics, & Finance (3 cr)
• N609 DNP Project Teams II (2 cr)
• N614 Culture of Safety & Ethics (3 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum V (4 cr) (200 clinical hours)

Spring: Semester 8 (10 credits)

• N609 DNP Project Teams III (2 cr) (100 DNP hours)
• N613 Org Systems Focused Practice (3 cr)
• N598 Advanced Clinical Practicum VI (5 cr) (250 clinical hours)

Total Credit Hours: 85

DNP Hours: 300

Clinical Hours: 800

Post-Master's DNP Leadership Requirements

Year 1

Semester 1 (9 credits)

• PSY 541 Adv Univariate Statistics (3cr)
• N612 Integrated Leadership DNP Core Concepts (3)
• N602 Evidence Based Research I (3)

Semester 2 (8 credits)

• N603 Evidence Based Research II (3)
• N605 Health Policy (2)
• N613 DNP Organizational Systems Focused Practice* (3)

Semester 3 (7 credits)

• N509 Foundations for Nurse Education (3)
• N604 Health Informatics (3)
• N609 DNP Project Teams* (1 variable)

Year 2

Semester 4 (8 credits)

• N608 Healthcare Economics, Finance and Leadership (3)
• N609 DNP Project Teams* (2 variable)
• N614 Culture of Safety & Ethics* (3)

Semester 5 (5 credits)

• N610 DNP Capstone* (2)
• N609 DNP Project Teams* (3 variable)

Total Credits: 37

• Integrate theories, research, and experiential knowledge into the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse role.
• Apply knowledge of organizational and systems leadership, quality improvement health care technologies, and policy to ensure high quality patient care.
• Manage patient populations within the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse scope of practice in complex healthcare systems by utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, and outcome evaluation.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare team members to ensure effective coordination and safe transitions of care.
• Employ clinical prevention and health promotion strategies to improve population health with an emphasis on rural and underserved populations.  
• Demonstrate the integration of Advanced Practice Registered Nurse practice, clinical judgment, and accountability to achieve optimal patient care and improved health outcomes.

• Integrate theories, research and experiential knowledge into advanced psychiatric mental health nursing
• Demonstrate advanced practice nursing skill in the provision of mental health care for persons across the life span, consistent with the ANA’s scope and Standards of Practice for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
• Assume the roles and behaviors of a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner using research, leadership/management, and teaching strategies.
• Demonstrate unique roles of a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner while collaborating within an interdisciplinary team.
• Apply ethical reasoning skills and legal standards to Psychiatric Mental Health practice.
• Contribute to the development of psychiatric mental health policy, nursing practice and the profession.

Sample Progression for Fall 2025 start

Semester 1

• NURS 538 Psychiatric Diagnostic Reasoning (2 credits)
• NURS 583 Individual Therapy (2 credits)

Semester 2

• NURS 564 Psychopharmacology (2 credits)
• NURS 584 Group and Family Therapies (3 credits)

Semester 3

• NURS 588 Management of Psychopathology I (3 credits)
• NURS 598 Adv Clinical Practicum (4 credits, 200 hr)
   

Semester 4

• NURS 589 Management of Psychopathology II (3 credits)
• NURS 598 Adv Clinical Practicum (4 credits, 200 hr)

Semester 5

• NURS 598 Adv Clinical Practicum (4 credits, 200 hr)

• Integrate theories, research, and experiential knowledge into adult-gerontology acute care advanced nursing practice.
• Utilize advanced nursing practice skills, synthesized research evidence, and critical thinking to diagnose, develop an evidence-based, cost-conscious, mutually acceptable, holistic plan of care, and evaluate the plan of care for each patient.
• Manage the patient population within scope of practice in a complex healthcare system through inter-disciplinary collaboration, evidence-based practice, outcome evaluation, and engagement of patients and patient support systems.
• Collaborate with members of the inter-disciplinary care team for coordinated care and to provide effective and safe transitions of care.
• Evaluate advanced practice knowledge, quality improvement, and research to inform practice and improve patient outcomes.
• Integrate relationships between social, cultural, political, and economic issues and health care delivery for adult-gerontological acute care patients.

Upon completion of the PhD degree, students will possess the following abilities:

• Synthesize in-depth knowledge of behavioral and environmental aspects of rural health and underserved populations
• Discuss the need to conduct research with rural and underserved populations
• Translate nursing research to inform healthcare practice and policy
• Integrate philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of science to guide research
• Conduct original research that is ethical and rigorous
• Provide professional and research mentorship to others
• Contribute to a global community of scholars

Nursing Ph.D. Requirements

Pre-requisite Course Requirements

• Univariate Statistics Course
• Nursing Theory Course
• If not completed prior to admittance, students maybe be conditionally accepted and will be required to enroll in these courses and complete before summer semester in year one.

Year 1

Fall Semester (7 Credits)

• NURS 581 The Nurse Scientist (3 cr)
• NURS 615 Library Resources & Literature Reviews (2 cr)
• NURS 605 Health Policy (2 cr)

Spring Semester (7 Credits)

• NURS 558 Research Design (3 cr)
• NURS 514 (previously PH551) Epidemiology I (3 cr)
• NURS 556 PhD Student Intensive (1 cr)

Summer Semester (6 Credits)

• NURS 604 Health Informatics (3 cr)
• NURS 525 Multivariate Statistics (3 cr)

Year 2

Fall Semester (7 Credits)

• NURS 574 Quantitative Nursing Methods (3 cr)
• NURS 557 Foundations of Nursing Science (3 cr)
• NURS 617 Responsible Conduct of Research (1 cr)

Spring Semester (6 Credits)

• NURS 575 Qualitative Nursing Research (3 cr)
• NURS 616 Manuscript Writing for Nursing (2 cr)
• NURS 556 PhD Student Intensive (1 cr)

Summer Semester (7 Credits)

• NURS 565 Rural and Underserved Population Health (3 cr)
• NURS 577 Healthcare Ethics for Rural and Underserved Populations (3 cr)
• NURS 554 Writing for Publication (1 cr)

Year 3

Fall Semester (6 Credits)

• NURS 586 Rural and Underserved Health Programs, Policies, and Research (3 cr)
• NURS 573 Research Funding (3 cr)

Spring Semester (2 Credits)

• NURS 556 PhD Student Intensive (1 cr)
• NURS 555 Grant Submission (1 cr)
• Comprehensive Examination
• Proposal Meeting/Approval
• IRB Approval
• Topic Proposal/Advance to Candidacy

Summer Semester (4 Credits)

• NURS 999 Dissertation (4 cr)

Year 4

Fall Semester (4 Credits)

• NURS 999 Dissertation (4 cr)

Spring Semester (4 Credits)

• NURS 999 Dissertation (3 cr)
• NURS PhD Student Intensive (1 cr)

Upon completion graduates will be able to:

1. Apply education theory, research, and experiential knowledge to nursing education.
2. Demonstrate competence in developing, implementing, revising, and evaluating nursing curricula.
3. Utilize a variety of teaching strategies appropriately as they relate to the nurse educator role.
4. Analyze assessment and evaluation processes as they relate to nursing education.
5.  

A total of 9 credits is required for the Nurse Educator Certificate. The following courses are required:

• NURS 566 Curriculum Development (3 cr)
• NURS 567 Teaching Methodologies (3 cr)
• NURS 569 Assessment and Evaluation