The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track is designed to prepare professional nurses for the FNP role in primary care nursing. The curriculum features theoretically based and clinically focused courses. FNP graduates are eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification exam or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner (AANP) certification exam corresponding to their population foci upon graduation.
Curriculum
Sample Full-time Plan of Study
Plan of Study Grid | First Term |
|---|
| NURS 5680 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 3 |
| INDI 6000 | Introduction to Biostatistical Methods | 3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Second Term |
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| NURS 6530 | Public Policy and Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 6910 | Nursing Research and Practice Application | 3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Third Term |
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| NURS 5690 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| NURS 6610 | Population Health for Advanced Practice Nurses | 3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Fourth Term |
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| NURS 6150 | Contemporary Practice | 3 |
| NURS 6740 | Advanced Assessment | 3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Fifth Term |
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| NURS 6540 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Adults | 3 |
| NURS 6550 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Adults: Practicum 1 | 4 |
| NURS 6750 | Diagnostic Reasoning | 1 |
| | Hours | 8 |
| Sixth Term |
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| NURS 6560 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Families | 3 |
| NURS 6570 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Families: Practicum 2 | 4 |
| | Hours | 7 |
| Seventh Term |
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| NURS 6580 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Older Adults | 2 |
| NURS 6590 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Older Adults: Practicum 3 | 5 |
| NURS 5220 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| NURS 6650 | Transition to Practice | 1 |
| | Hours | 11 |
| | Total Hours | 50 |
