Curriculum Plan - AGPCNP
This program is for registered nurses who completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program and desire to complete a Doctor of Nursing Practice with an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner specialty. A student completing this specialty track will be prepared to meet requirements to take the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner certification examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board.
For students who entered the program prior to Fall 2024 see pdf of the BSN to DNP AGPCNP Full-Time Plan or the BSN to DNP AGPCNP 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 631: Care of Adults in the Primary Care Settings (blend of synchronous and on campus), 4 hours
- NUR 649: Role and Scope of the APRN, 1 hour (Core)
- NUR 728: Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice, 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 11
Semester 5 – Spring
- NUR 653: Women’s Health (synchronous), 2 hours
- NUR 733: Evidence Appraisal, 3 hours
- NUR 751: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum I for the DNP (180 practicum hours), 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 8
Semester 6 – Summer
- NUR 634: Care of Adults in the Primary Care Setting II (synchronous), 3 hours
- NUR 729: DNP Project Development, 1 hour
- NUR 736: Outcomes Measurement and Program Evaluation, 3 hours
- NUR 752: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum II for the DNP (180 practicum hours), 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 10
Semester 7 – Fall
- NUR 628: Synthesis of Advanced Nursing Practice (on campus), 1 hour
- 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 753: Adult-Gerontology Primary 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 755: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum IV for the DNP (240 practicum hours), 4 hours
Total semester credit hours: 7
Total course hours: 73
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.