Master of Nursing Program

Curriculum Plan

Individual course titles and credit hours are subject to change, but the total curriculum credit hours will remain at 63.

Sample Curriculum (Full Time)

Semester 1: Spring

Course Hours
8212: Knowledge and Identity for Nursing Practice 2
6022: Physiology and Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice 4
5600: Pharmacotherapy for Nursing Practice  2
8214: Social and Structural Influences on Health 3
5610: Fundamentals of Clinical Practice 3
5615: Health Assessment and Nursing Intervention Lab  1
5625: Fundamental Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults  2
Total 17

Semester 2: Summer

Course Hours

8222: Appraisal of Evidence for Nursing Practice

3

5701: Human Experience of Health and Illness 1 

5

5703: Pharmacotherapy for Populations 1 

2

8224: Analysis of Health and Systems Outcomes

2

5735: Interprofessional Chronic Illness Management Practicum 

1

5745: Community Engagement Practicum

.5

5715: Mental Health Nursing Care of Individuals, Groups, and Families (weeks 7-12) 

1

5725: Nursing Care of Children and Families (weeks 1-6) 

1

5706: Clinical Reasoning and Judgment in Nursing Practice

1
Total 16.5

Semester 3: Fall

Course Hours

8232: Leadership for Change

2

5801: Human Experience of Health and Illness 2 

5

5803: Pharmacotherapy for Populations 2 

2

8234: Advocacy for Health Equity

3

5835: Interprofessional Chronic Illness Management Practicum 

1

5845: Community Engagement Practicum 

.5

5815: Nursing Care of Childbearing Families (weeks 1-5) 

1

5825: Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults with Acute Complex and Chronic Illness (weeks 6-14) 

2

5806: Advancing Clinical Reasoning and Judgment in Nursing Practice

1
Total 17.5

Semester 4: Spring

Course Hours

5905: Nursing Care of Critically Ill Individuals 

 1

5915: Practicum for Transition to Nursing Practice 

 4

5935: Interprofessional Chronic Illness Management Practicum 

 1

5945: Community Engagement Practicum 

5906: Complex Clinical Reasoning and Judgment in Nursing Practice

Elective/s: (Global health, clinical teaching, nursing informatics, or advanced practice nursing)

3
Total 12
Total Credit Hours 63

MN to PMC and MN to DNP + PMC Curriculum Plans (Full Time)

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