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Full-time Degree Pathway for BS to Doctor of Nursing Practice & Fast Track BS to DNP in the A-GPCNP & FNP Options

Suggested Full-time Degree Pathway for the BS-DNP Degree & Fast Track BS-DNP Degree in the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (A-GPCNP) & Family Nursing Practitioner (FNP) Options

Year 1

Summer

Course#Course NameCr.
Total6
NURS.5590Advanced Pharmacology (online)*3
HSCI.5510Clinical Pathophysiology (online)*3

Fall

Course#Course NameCr.
Total8
NURS.5530Scholarly Writing (online)*2
NURS.6510Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning (60 hrs) (weekend blended)3
NURS.6000Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Practice*3

Spring

Course#Course NameCr.
Total9
NURS.6511APRN Practicum 1 (180 hrs)3
NURS.6010Research for Evidence Based Practice (online)*3
NURS.6520APRN Care of Adults (weekend blended)3

Summer

Course#Course NameCr.
Total6
NURS.5520Social Cultural Policy (online)3
PUBH.6070Health Information Systems (online)*3

Year 2

Fall

Course#Course NameCr.
Total9
NURS.6522APRN Women's Health Across the Lifespan (weekend blended)3
APRN Care of Children & Adolescents (FNP) or
APRN Care of Older Adults (AGNP) (both weekend blended)
3
NURS.6512APRN Practicum II (180 hours)3

Spring

Course#Course NameCr.
Total12
NURS.7170Evaluation Research (weekend blended online in 2021)*3
PUBH.5120Operations Analysis for Quality Improvement (online)*3
NURS.6513APRN Practicum III (180 hrs.)3
NURS.6524APRN Role Transition (weekend blended)3

Summer

Course#Course NameCr.
Total6
PUBH.5770Biostatistics for Health Data (online option)3
XXXX.xxxxelective3

YEAR 3

Fall

Course#Course NameCr.
Total6
NURS.7070Epidemiology of Health Promotion (online)*3
NURS.7700Evidence Appraisal** (100 hrs) (weekend blended online in 2021)3

Spring

Course#Course NameCr.
Total3
NURS.7740Scholarly Project Design (100 hrs) (weekend blended online in 2022)**3

YEAR 4

Fall

Course #Course NameCr.
Total6
NURS.7710Advanced Nursing Leadership (80 hrs) (online)*3
NURS.7720Scholarly Project Implementation (100 hrs) (weekend blended online in 2022)**3

Spring

Course #Course NameCr.
Total6
NURS.7730Evidence Dissemination, Advocacy & Policy (120 hrs) (weekend blended online in 2023)**3
NURS.7760DNP Immersion (120 hrs) (online)*
3 

Total Credits: 75

*Course may not be offered every semester.

**Courses for Scholarly Project must be taken in sequence.

Last Updated: 11/04/2020.