Public and Community Health Nursing Curriculum

First Year Summer Semester

• NURS 6305 - Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice [3 Credits]

First Year Fall Semester

• NURS 6340 - Advanced Public Health-Community Health Nursing I [4 Credits]
• NURS 6324 - Introduction to Epidemiology [3 Credits]
• BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I [4 Credits]
• NURS 6325 - Environmental Health Nursing [3 Credits]

First Year Spring Semester

• NURS 6341 - Advanced Public Health-Community Health Nursing II [4 Credits]
• NURS 6303 - Research: Design and Methodology [3 Credits]
• NURS 6306 - Healthcare Leadership & the Advanced Practice Nurse [3 Credits]
• Elective [3 Credits]

Second Year Summer Semester

• NURS 6326 - Practicum: Advanced Public Health/Community Health Nursing [3 Credits]

Second Year Fall Semester

• NURS 6342 - Advanced Public Health-Community Health Nursing III [4 Credits]
• NURS 6304 - Evidence-Based Nursing Practice [2 Credits]
• Elective [3 Credits]

Total: 42 Credits

*Graduates of this accredited program have met the academic requirements to complete the Clinical Nurse Specialist Public Community Health Certification Exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.