Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum

First Year Fall Semester

• NURS 6305 - FOUNDATIONS 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 & DIAGNOSTIC MEASURMENT [4 Credits]
• NURS 6306 - HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP AND THE ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE [3 Credits]

First Year Summer Semester

•  BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I [4 Credits]

Second Year Fall Semester

• NURS 6303 - RESEARCH I: DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY [3 Credits]
• NURS 6353 - PRIMARY CARE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING I: EPISODIC CARE [5 Credits]

Second Year Spring Semester

• NURS 6354 - PRIMARY CARE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH/PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING II [5 Credits]
• NURS 6304 - EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING PRACTICE [2 Credits]

Second Year Summer Semester

• NURS 6355 - PRIMARY CARE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH/PUBLIC HEALTH III: WOMEN HEALTH [4 Credits]

Third Year Fall Semester

• NURS 6356 - PRIM CARE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH/PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING IV: CHLD& ADL [5 Credits]

Third Year Spring Semester

• NURS 6357 - PRIM CAR COM HLTH NURSING V:TRASITION TO ADVANCED NURSING PRAC. [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.