BSN to DNP: Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Option Full-Time Plan of Study

The following is a sample degree plan. You are not required to follow this plan, although all necessary courses must be completed before graduating.

Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before scheduling your classes.

Prerequisites

After you are admitted into the program, you will:

The following degree plan, last reviewed 08/07/2024, is based on the 2024-25 graduate catalog.

Courses	Hours
NUR 710 Clinical Epidemiology	3
NUR 703 Population Health: A Local to Global Perspective	3
NUR 711 Advanced Roles and Leadership in Nursing	2
Total hours	8

Courses	Hours
NUR 772 Research Methods for the Health Professions	3
NUR 810 Finance Management and Entrepreneurship for Advanced Nursing Roles	2
NUR 824 Health Policy to Improve Health Disparities	3
NUR 840 Technology for Transforming Nursing and Healthcare Systems	2
Total hours	10

Courses	Hours
NUR 761 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics and Prescriptive Practices for the Advanced Practice Nurse	4
NUR 802 Emerging Science and Methods of Advanced Practice	3
NUR 880 Leadership and Innovation in Nursing	3
Total hours	10

Courses	Hours
NUR 734 Advanced Physical Assessment and Clinical Reasoning	6
NUR 765 Applications of Advanced Pathophysiology	3
Total hours	9

Courses	Hours
NUR 729 Acute Care Treatment Modalities I	1
Total hours	1

Courses	Hours
NUR 745 Acute Care I	6
NUR 800 DNP Leadership I: Concepts for Evidence-Based Practice	4
Total hours	10

Courses	Hours
NUR 755 Acute Care II	6
NUR 830 DNP Leadership II: Impacting Disparities in Health and Healthcare	6
Total hours	12

Courses	Hours
NUR 735 Acute Care Treatment Modalities II	1
Total hours	1

Courses	Hours
NUR 775 Acute Care III	6
NUR 860 DNP Leadership III: Transforming Systems	6
Total hours	12

Courses	Hours
NUR 790 Advanced Practice Practicum	6
NUR 993 Transforming Practice	3
Total hours	9