Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

MSN Full-Time Curriculum

This specialty can be completed as part of the Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Nursing Prespecialty, Post-Master’s Certificate and BSN to DNP programs; each of these programs have unique curriculum plan options.

 

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MSN Curriculum Overview

Our curriculum includes an acute care physiology course, a pharmacology course and three pathophysiology and collaborative management courses. In addition, our curriculum has its own advanced health assessment and diagnostic reasoning course and three clinical courses.

 

The curriculum below is for the 2025-2026 academic year. For previous years, see: 

Attention Students: Looking for clinical hours, lab hours, and more? They can be found in the curriculum plans section of the Student Handbook.

VUSN reserves the right to revise and update the curriculum plans.