Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum

First Year Fall Semester

• NURS 6305 - Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice [3 Credits]
• HLSC 6409 - Advanced Pharmacology [3 Credits]
• HLSC 6410 - Pathophysiology [3 Credits]

First Year Spring Semester

• NURS 6315 - Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Measurement [4 Credits]
• NURS 6306 - Healthcare Leadership & the Advanced Practice Nurse [3 Credits]

First Year Summer Semester

•  BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I [4 Credits]

Second Year Fall Semester

• NURS 6303 - Research: Design and Methodology [3 Credits]
• NURS 6353 - Primary Care in Community and Diagnostic Measurement Health/Public Health Nursing I:Episodic Care [5 Credits]

Second Year Spring Semester

• NURS 6354 - Primary Care in Community Health/Public Health Nursing II: Chronic Care [5 Credits]
• NURS 6304 - Evidence-Based Nursing Practice [2 Credits]

Second Year Summer Semester

• NURS 6355 - Primary Care in Community Health/Public Health Nursing III: Women’s Health [4 Credits]

Third Year Fall Semester

• NURS 6356 - Primary Care in Community Health/Public Health Nursing IV: Care of Children and Adolescents [5 Credits]

Third Year Spring Semester

• NURS 6357 - Primary Care in Community Health/Public Health Nursing V: Transitions to Advanced Nursing Practice [5 Credits]

Optional Course

• NURS 6390 - Thesis [3 Credits]

Total: 49-52 Credits

*Graduates of this accredited program have met the academic requirements to complete the Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Board Exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner.