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Fulltime Curriculum Plan
CURRICULUM PLAN - Master of Science in Nursing
Family Nurse Practitioner*
Semester 1 (fall semester)
NUR 602 (Core) Advanced Health Assessment (3 hrs)
NUR 603 (Core) Adv anced Physiology/Pathophysiology ( 3hrs)
NUR 607 (Core) Advanced Pharmacology (3 hrs)
NUR 632 (FNP) Well Adult and Selected Health Problems in the Primary Care Setting (3hrs)
Semester 2 (spring semester)
NUR 601 (Core) Nursing Theory and Knowledge Development (2 hrs)
NUR 618 (Core) Research Methods for Advanced Nursing Practice (4 hrs)
NUR 622 (FNP) Primary Care Practicum I (4 hrs)
NUR 642 (FNP) Well Child / Adolescent and Selected Common Health Concerns (2 hrs)
NUR 653 (FNP) Women's Health (2 hrs)
Semester 3 (summer semester)
NUR 608 (Core) Health Care Policy (2 hrs)
NUR 675 (Core) Statistics for the Behavioral and Clinical Sciences (3 hrs)
NUR 621 (FNP) Diagnostic Ordering and Interpretation (1 hr)
NUR 623 (FNP) Primary Care Practicum II (3 hrs)
NUR 633 (FNP) Selected Health Problems of Adults with Acute and Chronic Illnesses (3 hrs)
Semester 4 (fall semester)
NUR 620 (Core) Capstone Project (2 hrs)
NUR 624 (FNP) Primary Care Practicum III (4 hrs)
NUR 643 (FNP) Child / Adolescent and Selected Health Problems (2 hrs)
NUR 644 (FNP) Role Transition and Issues for the Family Nurse Practitioner (3 hrs)
*For practicum courses, the ratio of classroom to clinical practice is 1:4
Revised 11/20/12 FFP; Approved by GPC 11/21/12 Plan updated on web: November 26, 2012; Updated GPC 3/28/2013
TOTAL COURSE HOURS - 49 hrs
TOTAL CLINICAL PRACTICE HOURS - 660 hrs
A student completing this specialty will be prepared to meet requirements to sit for the certification examination under the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) specific specialty and/or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) examination for Family Nurse Practitioners.