DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
(Post-Baccalaureate Advanced Practice RN Pathway)
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Nurse Practitioner (NP), or
Dual CNS/NP; Family or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (FNP, PNP);
or Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
(All Tracks Take Bolded Courses)
PLAN OF STUDY – FULL TIME
Course #
Course Name
Fall Semester, Year 1
GNUR 8240 **
DNP Seminar
GNUR 6010
Advanced Pathophysiology
GNUR 8130 **
Statistical Methods for Healthcare Research I
Seminar
 GNUR 6310 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Seminar I
 GNUR 5670 Family NP Seminar I
 GNUR 5671 Pediatric NP Seminar I
 GNUR 6251 Psychiatric-Mental Health NP Seminar I
J-Term, Year 1
GNUR 6320
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Seminar II: Immunology (may
also take in Year 2)
GNUR 6110
Family NP & Pediatric NP Seminar II
Spring Semester, Year 1
GNUR 8660 **
Evidence Based Practice
GNUR 6025
Advanced Health Assessment
GNUR 6020
Advanced Pharmacology
Seminar
 GNUR 6315 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Seminar III
 GNUR 5700 Family NP Seminar III
 GNUR 5701 Pediatric NP Seminar III
 GNUR 6252 Psychiatric-Mental Health NP Seminar II
Summer Session, Year 1
GNUR 8610 **
Health Promotion & Population Health
GNUR 6120
Clinical Decision Making in Advanced Practice Nursing
(Family , Pediatric and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP
only)
GNUR 7311
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care CNS Practicum I (CNS/NP
Dual Track only)
GNUR 5680
Family NP & Pediatric NP Practicum I
GNUR 6253
Psychiatric-Mental Health NP Seminar III
Fall Semester, Year 2
GNUR 6031
Roles for Advanced Practice Nursing
GNUR 6052 **
Epidemiology and World Health
GNUR 8650 **
Managing Information Technology
GNUR 7311
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care CNS Practicum I
GNUR 7312
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Practicum I
GNUR 7313
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care CNS Practicum II (CNS/NP
Dual Track only)
GNUR 5690
Family NP & Pediatric NP Practicum II
GNUR 7251
Psychiatric-Mental Health NP Practicum I
Prerequisite(s)
Credits*
Admission to DNP Program
None
None
Admission to specialty track
6010 (may be co-requisite)
2-0-0-2
4-0-0-4
3-0-0-3
6010
3-0-0-3
6251
3-0-0-3
8130, 8240
6010
6010
6010
6310
6110
6110
6251
3-0-0-3
2-1-0-3
4-0-0-4
8660
6010, 6020, 6025
3-0-0-3
2-0-0-2
6025, 6020, 6315
0-0-5-5
6025, 6020, 5700/5701
6025, 6020, 6252
0-0-1-1
3-0-0-3
6315, 6110, or 6253
None
8610
6120, 6315
6120, 6315
7311
2-0-0-2
3-0-0-3
3-0-0-3
0-0-5-5
0-0-5-5
0-0-5-5
0-0-5-5
0-0-5-5
0-0-5-5
5680
5680
3-0-0-3
3-0-0-3
2-0-0-2
3-0-0-3
3-0-0-3
3-0-0-3
2-0-0-2
3-0-0-3
J-Term Year 2
GNUR 6320
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Seminar II: Immunology (may
also take in Year 1)
Spring Semester, Year 2
GNUR 8620 **
Quality & Safety in Healthcare Systems
GNUR 6056 **
Health Policy: Local to Global
GNUR 7313
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care CNS Practicum II
GNUR 7314
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Practicum II
GNUR 5710
Family NP & Pediatric NP Practicum III
GNUR 7254
Psychiatric-Mental Health NP Practicum II
GNUR 9610
DNP Practicum I (CNS/NP Dual Track only)
Summer Session, Year 2
GNUR 9610 **
DNP Practicum I: Development of the DNP Project
GNUR 8630 **
Culture & Health
Optional Elective
GNUR 9620
DNP Practicum II (CNS/NP Dual Track only)
Fall Semester, Year 3
GNUR 9620 **
GNUR 6455 **
DNP Practicum II: Implementation of the DNP Project
Finance & Resource Management
Optional Elective
GNUR 7312
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Practicum I (CNS/NP Dual
Track only)
Spring Semester, Year 3
GNUR 9630 ** DNP Practicum III: Evaluation & Dissemination of the DNP
Project
GNUR 8640 **
Nursing Ethics for Advanced Practice
Optional Elective
GNUR 7314
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP Practicum II (CNS/NP Dual
Track only)
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care CNS
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Dual
CNS/NP
Family NP
Pediatric NP
Psychiatric-Mental Health NP
6010
3-0-0-3
8650
None
7311
7312
5690
7251
3-0-0-3
3-0-0-3
0-0-5-5
0-0-5-5
0-0-5-5
0-0-5-5
0-0-4-4
Practicum II
None
0-0-4-4
2-0-0-2
9610
0-0-4-4
9610
None
0-0-4-4
3-0-0-3
9620
0-0-5-5
9620
0-0-1-1
None
3-0-0-3
7312
0-0-5-5
Total Credits
53 (Core) + 19 (Adult-Gerontology Acute Care CNS)
53 (Core) + 21 (Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP)
53 (Core) + 19 (Adult-Gerontology Acute Care CNS) 19 + 12 (AdultGerontology Acute Care NP)
53 (Core) + 22 (Family NP)
53 (Core) + 20 (Pediatric NP)
53 (Core) + 19 (Psychiatric-Mental Health NP)
72
74
84
75
73
72
**Executive Format
*Each SON course is identified by a 4-digit academic credit nomenclature: the first digit denotes the
classroom hours, the second digit denotes the lab hours, the third digit denotes the clinical hours (1
credit = 56 hours), and the fourth digit denotes the total credits earned.
This is a recommended plan of study. All students are required to enter the
individualized plan into the SIS planner and review with the academic
advisor in order to enroll. Changes to the plan must be approved by the
advisor, and enrollment in a course outside of the plan is not guaranteed.