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BSN to DNP Plan of Study

Plan of Study (4-year)

Year 1

Fall Semester

  • NUR 401 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing and Health Care (3)

  • *NUR 431 Diagnostic Reasoning (3)

  • *NUR 437 Pathophysiology (3)

Spring Semester

  • NUR 407 Research (3)

  • *NUR 433 Pharmacotherapeutics (3)

  • *NUR 471 FNP (5), 120 clinical hrs.

Summer Semester

  • *NUR 473 FNP II (5), 120 clinical hrs.

  • NUR 511 Health Policy (3)

Year 2

Fall Semester

  • NUR 405 Epidemiology (3)

  • *NUR 475 FNP III (7), 180 clinical hrs.

Spring Semester

  • *NUR 477 FNP IV (6), 240 clinical hrs.

Summer Semester

  • NUR 564 Evidence-Based Practice (3)

  • NUR 409 Understanding Statistics (3)

Year 3

Fall Semester

  • NUR 562 Leadership in Healthcare Systems (3)

  • NUR 535 Applied Data Management (3)

Spring Semester

  • NUR 451 Finance (3)

  • NUR 565 Changing Healthcare Systems: Quality (3)

Summer Semester

  • NUR 509 Informatics (3)

  • NUR 539 Scholarly Project Design (1)

Year 4

Fall Semester

  • NUR 543 Scholarly Project I (2)

  • NUR 550 Clinical Residency I (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Spring Semester

  • NUR 545 Scholarly Project II (2)

  • NUR 552 Clinical Residency II (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Summer Semester

  • NUR 547 Scholarly Project III (2)

  • NUR 554 Clinical Residency III (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Total Credit Hours: 78
Total Clinical Hours: 1020

*The FNP sequence is hybrid. The following courses are held on campus:  NUR 431, NUR 433, NUR 437, NUR 471, NUR 473, NUR 475 and NUR 477.

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Plan of Study (5-year)

Year 1

Fall Semester

  • NUR 401 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing and Health Care (3)

  • NUR 405 Epidemiology (3)

Spring Semester

  • NUR 407 Research (3)

Summer Semester

  • NUR 511 Health Policy (3)

  • NUR 509 Informatics (3)

Year 2

Fall Semester

  • *NUR 431 Diagnostic Reasoning (3)

  • *NUR 437 Pathophysiology (3)

Spring Semester

  • *NUR 433 Pharmacotherapeutics (3)

  • *NUR 471 FNP 1 (5), 120 clinical hrs.

Summer Semester

  • *NUR 473 FNP II (5), 120 clinical hrs.

Year 3

Fall Semester

  • *NUR 475 FNP III (7), 180 clinical hrs.

Spring Semester

  • *NUR 477 FNP IV (6), 240 clinical hrs.

Summer Semester

  • NUR 564 Evidence Based Practice (3)

  • NUR 409 Understanding Statistics (3)

Year 4

Fall Semester

  • NUR 562 Leadership in Healthcare Systems (3)

  • NUR 535 Applied Data Management (3)

Spring Semester

  • NUR 451 Finance (3)

  • NUR 565 Changing Healthcare Systems: Quality (3)

Summer Semester

  • NUR 539 Scholarly Project Design (1)

Year 5

Fall Semester

  • NUR 543 Scholarly Project I (2)

  • NUR 550 Clinical Residency I (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Spring Semester

  • NUR 545 Scholarly Project II (2)

  • NUR 552 Clinical Residency II (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Summer Semester

  • NUR 547 Scholarly Project III (2)

  • NUR 554 Clinical Residency III (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Total Credit Hours: 78
Total Clinical Hours: 1020

*The FNP sequence is hybrid. The following courses are held on campus:  NUR 431, NUR 433, NUR 437, NUR 471, NUR 473, NUR 475 and NUR 477.

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