FNP BS-DNP Part-Time Plan of Study

Semester I (Fall)

  • NURS 5060: Advanced Pathophysiology: Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
  • NURS 5012: Nursing Science and Patterns of Knowing in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)

Semester II (Spring)

  • NURS 5020: Statistical Methods in Health Sciences Research (3 credits)
  • NURS 5070: Advanced Pharmacodynamics and Implications for Nursing Actions (3 credits)

Semester III (Summer)

  • NURS: 5062 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
  • NURS 5030: Nursing Research for Evidence-based Practice (3 credits)

Semester IV (Fall)

  • NURS 5400: Health Promotion, Prevention, and Common Health Problems in APN Practice I (3 credits)
  • NURS 5409: APN Clinical Practicum I (3 credits)

Semester V (Spring)

  • NURS 5150: Common and Chronic Health Problems in APN Practice II (3 credits)
  • NURS 5430: Management of Childbearing Women and Children (3 credits)

Semester VI (Fall)

  • NURS 5410: Common and Comorbid Health Problems in APN Primary Care Practice III (3 credits)
  • NURS 5439: FNP Primary Care Clinical Practicum II (3 credits)
  • NURS 5870: Health Policy and Populations-based Advocacy for The Scholarship of Application (3 credits)

Semester VII (Spring)

  • NURS 5420: Complex and Comorbid Health Problems in APN Primary Care Practice IV (3 credits)
  • NURS 5449: FNP Primary Care Clinical Practicum III (3 credits)
  • NURS 5811: Application of Genetics to Health Care (3 credits)

Successful completion of Semester VII: 48 credits completed in the MS/APRN portion of the BS-DNP

Semester VIII (Fall)

  • NURS 5850: Scientific and Theoretical Underpinnings (3 Credits)
  • NURS 5845: Health Service Statistics &Research Methods (3 Credits)

Semester IX (Spring)

  • NURS 5855: Evidence Based Practice (3 Credits)
  • NURS 5860: Quality and Organizational/Systems (3 Credits)

Semester X (Fall)

  • NURS 5865 Information Systems (3 Credits)
  • GRAD5910: Responsible conduct of Research (1 credit)
  • NURS5895: DNP Seminar: Topic Identification (1 credit)

Semester XI (Spring)

  • NURS 5885: Leadership and Management (3 Credits)
  • NURS 5869: DNP Residency I-Project Development (3 Credits)

Semester XII (Summer)

  • NURS 5879: DNP Residency II-Project Implementation (3 Credits)

Semester XIII (Fall)

  • NURS 5889: DNP Residency III-Project Evaluation (3 Credits)

Successful completion of Semester XIII: 29 credits completed in the Post-Master’s portion of the BS-DNP program / 77 credits total complete in the BS-DNP program

Elective Options Include

  • NURS 6101: Grants Writing,
  • NURS 6122: Quantitative Methods for Design and Analysis in Nursing Research I
  • NURS 6130: Introduction to Qualitative Methods
  • NURS 5001/5002/5003: Holistic Nursing Online Graduate Certificate
  • NURS 5700/5710/5720: Certificate in Health Professions Education
  • NURS 5101/5102/5103/5104: Pain Management Online Graduate Certificate