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, 3 hours
- NUR 607: Advanced Pharmacology, 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, 3 hours
- NUR 735: Informatics and Patient Care Technology, 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 6
Semester 4 – Fall
- NUR 602: Advanced Health Assessment, 3 hours
- NUR 649: Role and Scope of the APRN, 1 hour
- NUR 659: Management of Adult-Gerontology Health Problems in the Acute Care Setting I, 4 hours
- 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, 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, 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
- NUR 650: Interprofessional Leadership & Practice Excellence for the APRN, 2 hours
- 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: 8
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.