Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Option: Full-Time Degree Plan

This is a sample schedule for this degree option. Your actual schedule may vary.

Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.

Prerequisites

  • NUR 635: Healthcare Informatics
  • NUR 640: Undergraduate Pathophysiology
  • PSY 627: Advanced Psychological Statistical Methods

Sample schedule

After you are admitted into the program, you will:

  • Complete graduate-level courses
  • Take 55 hours of course work and 672 clinical rotation hours

The following degree plan, last reviewed 06-18-2024, is based on the 2024-25 graduate catalog.

First semester (fall)

Courses Hours
NUR 703 Population Health: A Local to Global Perspective 3
NUR 710 Clinical Epidemiology 3
NUR 761 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics and Prescriptive Practices for the Advanced Practice Nurse 4
Total hours 10

Second semester (spring)

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

Third semester (summer)

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

Fourth semester (fall)

Courses Hours
NUR 745 Acute Care I 6
NUR 711 Advanced Roles and Leadership in Nursing 2
Total hours 8

Fifth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
NUR 755 Acute Care II 6
NUR 772 Research Methods for the Health Professions 3
NUR 824 Health Policy to Improve Health Disparities 3
Total hours 12

Sixth semester (summer)

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

Seventh semester (fall)

Courses Hours
NUR 775 Acute Care III 6
NUR 797 Capstone Project 1-3
Total hours 7

Eighth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
NUR 790 Advanced Practice Practicum 6
NUR 797 Capstone Project 1-3
Total hours 7