PLANS OF STUDY

Recommended plans of study and sequence of courses for each focus are listed below.  These may be modifed, after consultation with the academic advisor, based on the student's individual circumstances. The part-time plan of study is especially adaptable in sequencing and duration.  For those students pursuing a Master's degree on a part-time basis, all courses must be completed within a seven year period.

Clinical Nurse Specialist | Nurse Administrator | Nurse Educator | Nurse Practioner
 

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (CNS) 

CNS FULL-TIME PLAN OF STUDY
Year 1
Semester I 504  Advanced Pathophysiology.... 508  Advanced Role Seminar.... 510  Theoretical Fndts & Research for Advanced Prac Nsg  ...... Stats 610  Statistical Methods ..... Total: 12 credits Clinical: 0 hours	Credits 3 2 4 3	Semester II 502  Clinical Pharmacology..... 506 Psychosocial Interv. in Family..... 519/419  Advanced Health Promotion .. 623  Advanced Health Assessment...... 688/698  Prof. Study I/Thesis I......... Total: 13 credits Clinical: 120 hours	Credits 3 2 3 3 2
Year 2
Semester I 514  Health Care Policy & Finance........ 620  CNS Role I Seminar................ 621  CNS Role I Clinical............... Total: 9 credits Clinical: 180 hours	Credits 3 3 3	Semester II 624  CNS Role II Seminar........ 625  CNS Role II Clinical................. 689/699  Prof. Study II/Thesis II........ Total: 8-9 credits Clinical: 240 hours	Credits 3 4 1-2

CNS Total Credits = 42-43 

CNS Total Clinical Hours = 540 

 

CNS PART-TIME PLAN OF STUDY
Year 1
Semester I 504  Advanced Pathophysiology.... 510  Theoretical Fndts & Research for Advanced Prac Nsg .... Stats 610  Statistical Methods..... Total: 10 credits	Credits 3 4 3	Semester II 506 Psychosocial Interv. in Family.......... 519/419  Advanced Health Promotion...  688/698  Prof. Study I/Thesis I............... Total: 7 credits Clinical: 60 hours	Credits 2 3 2
Year 2
Semester I 508  Advanced Role Seminar............. 514  Health Care Policy & Finance.... Total: 5 credits Clinical: 60 hours	Credits 2 3	Semester II 502  Clinical Pharmacology........... 623  Advanced Health Assessment......... 689/699  Prof. Study II/Thesis II...... Total: 7-8 credits Clinical: 60 hours	Credits 3 3 1-2
Year 3
Semester I 620  CNS Role I Seminar............... 621  CNS Role I Clinical................ Total: 6 credits Clinical: 180 hours	Credits 3 3	Semester II 624  CNS Role II Seminar.......... 625  CNS Role II Clinical............... Total: 7 credits Clinical: 270 hours	Credits 3 4

  

CNS Total Credit = 42-43 

CNS Total Clinical Hours = 540 

NURSE ADMINISTRATOR (NA)

NA FULL-TIME PLAN OF STUDY
Year 1
Semester I 508  Advanced Role Seminar.............. 510  Theoretical Fndts & Research for Advanced Prac Nsg............ 514  Health Care Policy & Finance........ Stats 610  Statistical Methods ....... Total: 12 credits	Credits 2 4 3 3	Semester II 506 Psychosocial Interv. in Family........... 519/419  Advanced Health Promotion.... 651  Organizational Concepts for Nursing Administration........... 688/698  Prof. Study I/Thesis I............... Total: 7 credits Clinical: 60 hours	Credits 2 3 3 2
Year 2
Semester I 626  NA/NE Assess & Intervention........ 627  NA/NE Assess & Interv. Clinical.... 652  Resource Management in Nsg Serv 653  Human Resource Management........ *655 Admin Practicum I............ Total: 11 credits Clinical: 180 hours	Credits 3 1 3 2 2	Semester II 650  Nursing Information Management           & Decision-Making............ 654  Structure & Design Nsg Serv... *657  Admin Practicum II.......... 689/699  Prof. Study II/Thesis II....... Total: 8-9 credits Clinical: 120 hours	Credits 3 2 2 1-2

 * Courses pending final curriculum approval.  

NA Total Credits  =  41-42 

NA Total Clinical Hours = 300 

NA PART-TIME PLAN OF STUDY
Year 1
Semester I 510  Theoretical Fndts & Research for            Advanced Prac Nsg..................... Stats 610  Statistical Methods ................. Total: 7 credits	Credits 4 3	Semester II 506 Psychosocial Interv. in Family.......... 514 Hlth Care Policy & Finance............. 688/698  Prof. Study I/Thesis I.............. Total: 7 credits	Credits 2 3 2
Year 2
Semester I 508  Advanced Role Seminar........... 626  NA/NE Assess & Intervention..... 627  NA/NE Assess & Interv. Clinical.. Total: 6 credits Clinical: 60 hours	Credits 2 3 1	Semester II 519/419  Advanced Health Promotion.... 651  Organizational Concepts for Nursing Administration................. Total:  6 credits	Credits 3 3
Year 3
Semester I 652  Resource Management in Nsg Serv. 653  Human Resource Management.... 689/699  Prof. Study II/Thesis II............. *655 Admin Practicum I........ Total: 8-9 credits Clinical: 120-180 hours	Credits 3 2 1-2 2	Semester II 650  Nursing Information Management           & Decision-Making................. 654  Structure & Design Nsg Serv... *657  Admin Practicum II...................... Total: 7 credits Clinical: 120 hours	Credits 3 2 2

* Courses pending final curriculum approval.  

NA Total Credits =  41-42

NA Total Clinical Hours= 300 

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NURSE EDUCATOR (NE)

NE FULL-TIME PLAN OF STUDY
Year 1
Semester I 504  Advanced Pathophysiology .............. 508  Advanced Role Seminar ................... 510  Theoretical Fndts & Research for Advanced Prac Nsg .. Stats 610  Statistical Methods ................. Total: 12 credits	Credits 3 2 4 3	Semester II 502  Clinical Pharmacology................... 506 Psychosocial Interv. in Family.......... 514  Health Care Policy & Finance......... 688/698  Prof. Study I/Thesis I.............. Total: 10 credits	Credits 3 2 3 2
Year 2
Semester I 519/419  Advanced Health Promotion ........ 626  NA/NE Assess & Intervention .......... 627  NA/NE Assess & Interv. Clinical ...... 669  Nsg Educ: Theory & Research ......... Total: 11 credits Clinical: 180 hours	Credits 3 3 2 3	Semester II 670  Nsg Educ: Curric. & Prog. Design.. 671  Nsg Educ: Instruct & Eval.............. 672  Nsg Educ: Instruct & Eval Practicu 689/699  Prof. Study II/Thesis II.......... Total: 8-9 credits Clinical: 120 hours	Credits 3 2 2 1-2

  

NE Total Credits =  41-42

NE Total Clinical Hours= 300 

NE PART-TIME PLAN OF STUDY
Year 1
Semester I 510  Theoretical Fndts & Research for Adv Prac Nsg .. Stats 610  Statistical Methods ................. Total: 7 credits	Credits 4 3	Semester II 506 Psychosocial Interv. in Family ........... 508  Advanced Role Seminar ................... 688/698  Prof. Study I/Thesis I ................ Total: 6 credits	Credits 2 2 2
Year 2
Semester I 504  Advanced Pathophysiology .............. 519/419  Advanced Health Promotion ........ Total: 6 credits Clinical: 60 hours	Credits 3 3	Semester II 502  Clinical Pharmacology ..................... 514  Health Care Policy & Finance ........... 689/699  Prof. Study II/Thesis II ............. Total: 7-8 credits Clinical: 0 hours	Credits 3 3 1-2
Year 3
Semester I 626  NA/NE Assess & Intervention ........... 627  NA/NE Assess & Interv. Clinical ....... 669  Nsg Educ: Theory & Research ......... Total: 8 credits Clinical: 180 hours	Credits 3 2 3	Semester II 670  Nsg Educ: Curric. & Prog. Design .... 671  Nsg Educ: Instruct & Eval ...... 672  Nsg Educ: Instruct & Eval Practicum .... Total: 7 credits Clinical: 120 hours	Credits 3 2 2

 

NE Total Credits =  41-42

NE Total Clinical Hours= 300 

NURSE PRACTITIONER - ADULT/FAMILY (ANP/FNP)

NP FULL-TIME PLAN OF STUDY
Year 1
Semester I 504  Advanced Pathophysiology ...... 508  Advanced Role Seminar ....... 510  Theoretical Fndts & Research for Advanced Prac Nsg . Stats 610  Statistical Methods ... Total: 12 credits	Credits 3 2 4 3	Semester II 502  Clinical Pharmacology ........ 506 Psychosocial Interv. in Family ..... 514  Health Care Policy & Finance ..... 623  Advanced Health Assessment ..... 688/698  Prof. Study I/Thesis I ........ Total: 13 credits Clinical: 60 hours	Credits 3 2 3 3 2
Year 2
Semester I 519/419  Advanced Health Promotion .... 640  Primary Care of Adults I ....... 641  Primary Care Clinical I.......... 642  Prim Care of Children I (FNP only)... Total: 8-11 credits* Clinical (3-4 credits*)= FNP-240 Hours                                       ANP-180 Hours	Credits 3 3 2-3* 2*	Semester II 643  Primary Care Clinical II .... 644  Primary Care of Adults II ....... 645  Primary Care Internship ...... 646  Prim Care of Children II (FNP only) .. 689/699  Prof. Study II/Thesis II ...... Total: 10-14 credits* Clinical (6-7 cr.*) = FNP 240 hours                                 ANP 360 hours	Credits 3-4* 3 3 2* 1-2

  * = FNP take higher number of credits
      ANP take lower number of credits 

NP Total Credits FNP- 49-50, ANP- 43-44

NP Total Clinical Hours FNP- 720, ANP- 600 

NP PART-TIME PLAN OF STUDY
Year 1
Semester I 510  Theoretical Fndts & Research for Advanced Prac Nsg.. Stats 610  Statistical Methods........ Total: 7 credits	Credits 4 3	Semester II 506 Psychosocial Interv. in Family ........... 508  Advanced Role Seminar ................... 688/698  Prof. Study I/Thesis I ................ Total: 6 credits	Credits 2 2 2
Year 2
Semester I 504  Advanced Pathophysiology....... 519/419  Advanced Health Promotion... Total: 6 credits Clinical: 60 hours	Credits 3 3	Semester II 502  Clinical Pharmacology ..................... 514  Health Care Policy & Finance ........... 623  Advanced Health Assessment .......... 689/699  Prof. Study II/Thesis II .............. Total: 10-11 credits Clinical: 60 hours	Credits 3 3 3 1-2
Year 3
Semester I 640  Primary Care of Adults I........... 641  Primary Care Clinical I............. 642  Prim Care of Children I (FNP only) Total: 5-8 credits* Clinical (2-3* cr.) = FNP 180 hrs/ANP 120 hrs	Credits 3 2-3* 2*	Semester II 643  Primary Care Clinical II .................... 644  Primary Care of Adults II .................. 645  Primary Care Internship ................... 646  Prim Care of Children II (FNP only) Total: 9-12 credits* Clinical (6-7*cr.) = FNP 420 hrs/ANP 360 hrs	Credits 3-4* 3 3 2*

* = FNP take higher number of credits
      ANP take lower number of credits   

NP Total Credits FNP- 49-50, ANP- 43-44

NP Total Clinical Hours FNP- 720, ANP- 600 

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