Curriculum Plan - AGACNP

This program is for registered nurses who completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and desire to complete a Doctor of Nursing Practice with an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner specialty. A student completing this specialty track will be prepared to meet requirements to take the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

Download a pdf for students who entered the program prior to Fall 2024:  BSN to DNP AGACNP Full-Time Plan or the BSN to DNP AGACNP Part-Time Plan.

Full-Time Curriculum Plan

Semester 1 – Fall

  • NUR 603: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology (on campus), 3 hours
  • NUR 607: Advanced Pharmacology (synchronous), 3 hours
  • NUR 730: Transition to the Practice Doctorate, 2 hours
  • NUR 731: Clinical Epidemiology, 3 hours

Total semester credit hours: 11

Semester 2 – Spring

  • NUR 732: Population Health, 3 hours
  • NUR 734: Health Care Economics and Finance, 3 hours
  • NUR 739: Health Care Policy, 3 hours

Total semester credit hours: 9

Semester 3 – Summer

  • NUR 675: Statistics for the Behavioral and Clinical Sciences (synchronous), 3 hours
  • NUR 735: Informatics and Patient Care Technology, 3 hours

Total semester credit hours: 6

Semester 4 – Fall

  • NUR 602: Advanced Health Assessment (on campus), 3 hours
  • NUR 649: Role and Scope of the APRN, 1 hour (Core)
  • NUR 659: Management of Adult-Gerontology Health Problems in the Acute Care Setting I, 4 hours (AGACNP)
  • NUR 728: Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice, 3 hours

Total semester credit hours: 11

Semester 5 – Spring

  • NUR 661: Management of Adult-Gerontology Health Problems (blend of synchronous and on campus), 5 hours
  • NUR 733: Evidence Appraisal, 3 hours
  • NUR 761: Acute Care Practicum I for the DNP (180 practicum hours), 3 hours

Total semester credit hours: 11

Semester 6 – Summer

  • NUR 669: Management of Adult-Gerontology Health Problems in Acute Care Settings III (synchronous), 4 hours
  • NUR 729: DNP Project Development, 1 hour
  • NUR 736: Outcomes Measurement and Program Evaluation, 3 hours
  • NUR 762: Acute Care Practicum II for the DNP (180 practicum hours), 3 hours

Total semester credit hours: 11

Semester 7 – Fall

  • NUR 628: Synthesis of Advanced Nursing Practice, 1 hour (AGPCNP)
  • NUR 650: Interprofessional Leadership & Practice Excellence for the APRN, 2 hours (Core)
  • NUR 738: Organizational and Systems Leadership (60 immersion hours), 3 hours
  • NUR 740A: DNP Immersion (60 immersion hours), 1 hour
  • NUR 763: Acute Care Practicum III for the DNP (180 practicum hours), 3 hours

Total semester credit hours: 10

Semester 8 – Spring

  • NUR 740B: DNP Immersion (120 immersion hours), 2 hours
  • NUR 741: Advancing Nursing Practice, 2 hours
  • NUR 765: Acute Care Practicum IV for the DNP (240 practicum hours), 4 hours

Total semester credit hours: 7

Total course hours: 77
Total practicum hours: 780
Total immersion hours: 240
Total post-baccalaureate practice hours: 1020

For practicum courses, the ratio of credit hours to clinical practice is 1:4.