Sample Curriculum Plan (subject to change):

1^st Semester (Fall)

• NURS-N 504 LEADERSHIP FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE (3 cr.) 
• NURS-Y 515 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN (3 cr.) 

2^nd Semester (Spring)

• NURS-Y 612 PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS (3 cr.) 
• NURS-N 502 THEORY I (3 cr.) 

3^rd Semester (Summer)

• NURS-F 570 ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES (3 cr.) 
• NURS-Y 535 DYNAMICS OF FAMILY HEALTH CARE (3 cr.) 

4^th Semester (Fall)

• NURS-R 500 NURSING RESEARCH METHODS (3 cr.) 
• NURS- F-580 Primary Care (PC) I: Acute Illness Processes (3 cr.) 

5^th Semester (Spring)

• NURS- F-581 Primary Care (PC) II: Acute & Stable Chronic Illness Processes (3 cr.) 
• Elective (3 cr.)

6^th Semester (Summer)

• NURS-F-582 Primary Care (PC) III: Chronic & Complex Illness Process (3 cr.) 
• NURS-R 590 SCHOLARLY PROJECT (3 cr.) P: NURS-R 500. 

7^th Semester (Fall)

• NURS-F 578 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OF FAMILIES-CLINICAL (6 cr.) 

A master's level statistics course (500 level) is required to graduate. The course may be taken prior (within the last five years) to applying or within the plan of study.  This requirement is not included in the 42 credit hour total.