NURSING SCIENCE AND HEALTH-CARE LEADERSHIP GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM
Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Dual Track
THE GRADUATES OF THE M.S. — NURSE PRACTITIONER AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT DUAL TRACK
DEGREE PROGRAM are
prepared to deliver care as nurse practitioners as well as
physician assistants, with an emphasis on providing primary care to underserved
populations throughout California as members of health-care teams. Students in this
track must first be accepted into the M.S. – Nurse Practitioner degree program before
determining their dual track eligibility in conjunction with a graduate adviser.
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
 Current registered nurse (R.N.) licensure
 A bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.)
 A minimum bachelor’s-degree G.P.A. of 3.0
 A minimum 2.7 G.P.A. in all science prerequisite coursework
 Statement of purpose, personal-history statement, research interests and future goals
 The application process may require an interview
 The G.R.E. is not required
QUARTER
SUMMER
SUMMER
SUMMER
SUMMER
SUMMER
1
1
1
1
1
FALL 1
FALL 1
COURSE
COURSE TITLE
NRS
NRS
NRS
NRS
NRS
Leadership in Professional Practice
Foundations of Primary Health Care
Foundations of Behavioral Health
Foundations of Pharmacology
Basic Clinical Skills – Patient Interview and Physical Exam
TOTAL
Health Status and Care Systems
Primary Health Care
243A
250
260
270
400
NRS 201
NRS 251A
UNITS
2
7
1
2
4
16
4
8
Specialty areas: renal, genitourinary; cardiology; ear, nose and
throat; pulmonary
FALL 1
NRS 271A
FALL 1
NRS 410A
WINTER 1
WINTER 1
WINTER 1
NRS 210Y
NRS 243B
NRS 251B
WINTER 1
NRS 271B
Pharmacology
Specialty areas: renal, genitourinary; cardiology; ear, nose
and throat; pulmonary
Advanced Clinical Skills
TOTAL
Applied Health Informatics
Leadership in Professional Practice
Primary Health Care
Specialty areas: gender-related health, endocrinology;
gastroenterology; rheumatology
Pharmacology
2
2
16
4
1
8
2
Specialty areas: gender-related health, endocrinology;
gastroenterology; rheumatology
WINTER 1
NRS 410B
Advanced Clinical Skills
TOTAL
1
16
CONTINUED ON BACK
Rev: 8.25.2014
M.S. — NURSE PRACTITIONER AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
DUAL TRACK DEGREE PROGRAM CURRICULUM
CONTINUED FROM FRONT
QUARTER
COURSE
COURSE TITLE
SPRING 1
NRS 251C
Primary Health Care
UNITS
8
Specialty areas: dermatology; musculoskeletal; ophthalmology,
neurology; psychiatry; hematology and oncology
SPRING 1
NRS 271C
Pharmacology
2
Specialty areas: dermatology; musculoskeletal; ophthalmology,
neurology; psychiatry; hematology and oncology
SPRING 1
SPRING 1
NRS 410C
NRS 440
Advanced Clinical Skills
Preparation for Clinical Practice
TOTAL
SUMMER 2
NRS 204
SUMMER 2
SUMMER 2
NRS 290
NRS 251D
Research Skills in Nursing Science and Health-Care
Leadership
Master’s Seminar
Primary Health Care
3
3
16
2
2
6
Specialty areas: gerontology, obstetrics, pediatrics, infectious
disease, emergency department
SUMMER 2
SUMMER 2
NRS 410D
NRS 450
series
Advanced Clinical Skills
Supervised Clinical Practice
Clinical experiences vary by quarter
FALL 2
NRS 204
FALL
FALL
FALL
FALL
NRS 290
NRS 242A
NRS 410D
NRS 450
series
Research Skills in Nursing Science and Health-Care
Leadership
Master’s Seminar
Implementation Science for Clinicians
Advanced Clinical Skills
Supervised Clinical Practice
Clinical experiences vary by quarter
1
5
TOTAL
2
2
2
2
WINTER
WINTER
WINTER
WINTER
2
2
2
2
NRS
NRS
NRS
NRS
242B
299
410F
450
series
SPRING
SPRING
SPRING
SPRING
SPRING
2
2
2
2
2
SUMMER 3
NRS
NRS
NRS
NRS
NRS
16
2
2
2
1
9
TOTAL
16
2
2
1
11
TOTAL
16
2
1
2
1
10
TOTAL
16
16
TOTAL
16
Implementation Science for Clinicians
Research and Writing
Advanced Clinical Skills
Supervised Clinical Practice
Clinical experiences vary by quarter
242C
243C
299
410G
450
Implementation Science for Clinicians
Leadership in Professional Practice
Research and Writing
Advanced Clinical Skills
Supervised Clinical Practice
series
Clinical experiences vary by quarter
NRS 450
Supervised Clinical Practice
series
Clinical experiences vary by quarter