TVFSON Sample Tracks by specialty area for current curriculum
All Masters students enroll in Core courses. Specialty courses are offered on a rotating basis.
Semester 1 (Fall 1)
Nursing 203 (1 unit pre/co-requisite) special
sessions offered in Fall semester only or if there is
a cohort of at least 15 student in the Spring. This
course is an intro to using the various web based
platforms on campus and assists students with
getting started with CANVAS and the other
platforms
Semester 2 (Spring 1)
Nurs 200 (3 units regular session)
Nurs 204 (3 units regular session)
Specialty area course/s as offered
Support course associated with the selected
specialty area or course in specialty area available.
See the Masters Program Courses for specific
courses that might be offered.
Refer to the Masters Program Courses for specific
courses that might be offered. For example, Nurs
266, Healthcare Informatics was offered Spring
2014. It may be offered again in Spring 2015
depending on number of students.
Nurs 202 (2 units regular session)
Nurs 248 (3 units special session) Advanced Health
Assessment for Nurse Educators )tentatively
planned for Spring 2015)
Summer 1 or 2
EDU 186 ( 3 units special sessions) Only if at least
13 students enroll and the faculty member from
the College of Education is available
Semester 3 (Fall 2)
Semester 4 (Spring 2)
Nurs 295 (3 unit regular session) Research
Nurs 297.2 (2 units regular session—Research
project begins and Advisor assigned. This can also
be delayed until Fall 3)
Nurs 297.1 (1 unit regular session) Research
seminar
Specialty courses as offered: Examples--Admin and Informatics students:
Bus 286 (3 units special sessions, taken outside of
the School of Nursing)
Special Sessions
Admin option: Nurs 236A 3 units
Educator option: Nurs 214 (5 units special
sessions)
Informatics option: Select from courses offered
Nurse Educator Option:
Nurs 212 (3 units special sessions)
Semester 5 (Fall 3)
Semester 6 (Spring 3)
Nurs 297.2 continued or initiate project
Complete Research Project
Informatics option: courses as offered in other
departments (special sessions)
Informatics option: Nurs 267
Admin option: Nurs 236B 4 units (special sessions)
Educator option: Nurs 216 5 units (special
sessions)
Educator and Admin options: courses needed to
complete requirements
If the Research Project is completed and all
coursework is completed at the end of this
semester , and the candidate completes the Oral
presentation and submits the manuscript for
publication, the candidate may graduate at the
end of the semester. However, if there are
remaining requirements to meet, the candidate
would plant to graduate in Semester 7 or Fall
semester (semester7) rather than spring.
This information is subject to change and is only an example. Due to changing needs of our students and
changes that occur in the curricula in other departments we are not able to specify which courses will be
offered each semester.