OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education
520 O’Dowd Hall
GRADUATE COUNCIL
Modify Approved Graduate Academic Program
The Graduate Council approves all major curriculum changes, deletions and additions to graduate
certificate, graduate degree and doctoral degree programs. Proposals and other actions pertaining to
policies and procedures governing graduate education must be approved by the Council and then submitted
to the Provost, Senate and Board, as applicable, for approval.
Academic units, modifying the curriculum of an existing graduate program or renaming, merging or splitting
a program must submit a proposal to Graduate Council for review and approval. Major program
modifications include course deletions or additions that change the nature of the program, or distribution of
courses in the program, or change of total credit hours required.
Please complete this brief proposal and submit an electronic copy to Claire Rammel@oakland.edu.
□ merge programs
□ split program
□ rename program
X modify program
Effective Term/Year Fall 2014
Name of Current Program(s): MSN and Post Master’s Certificate in Nurse Anesthesia
Name of Proposed Program(s): Same as above
Department
College/School- School of Nursing
I certify that the above proposal has been reviewed and approved by the appropriate Department
and College/School committees:
Dept Chair or Director (signature)
Date
Dept Chair or Director (print)
Dean of College/School (signature)
Date
Dean of College/School (print)
DECISION OF GRADUATE COUNCIL
Date
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1. List proposed program changes related to merging, splitting, renaming or modifying a program.
1.1
Current academic program(s)
1.2
Proposed academic program(s) to merge, split or rename. OR
Proposed modification to current program (brief description):
Add two credit hours for Advanced Health Assessment Courses (1 credit hour each for
Advanced Health Assessment Part I and Advanced Health Assessment Part II)
2. Describe the reason(s) for the proposed change.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing published a document titled: The
Essentials of Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing. Within the section titled:
Advanced Practice Nursing Core Curriculum, the following is mandated:
‘The content in the advanced practice nursing core must build upon the content included
in each of the 3 areas listed as APN core. In order to ensure sufficient depth and focus,
separate core courses should be developed for each of the 3 content areas defined as APN
core: Advanced Health/Physical Assessment, advanced physiology/pathology, and
advanced pharmacology.’
The current core for nurse anesthesia includes advanced physiology and advanced
pharmacology. Advanced Health and Physical Assessment must be added.
Additionally, the accrediting body for nurse anesthesia education programs, the Council
on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) mandates the addition
of Advanced Health and Physical Assessment to curriculum for all nurse anesthesia
programs by 2015.
COA Standard III: Program of Study
C15
* The didactic curriculum includes (3) separate comprehensive graduate level courses in
advanced physiology/pathophysiology, advanced health assessment, and advanced
pharmacology.
* all programs must meet this criterion by 2015
3. Current program(s) requirements. (admission requirements, program requirements, course
offerings, delivery method and advising structure).
Not applicable
4. Proposed change to the program. (admission requirements, program requirements, course
offerings, delivery method and advising structure).
The addition of Advanced Health Assessment I and II will increase the credits in the
master’s curriculum from 56 to 58 and the post master’s certificate from 40 to 42.
Students in the nurse anesthesia program pay a flat rate tuition each semester. For this
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reason, there will not be an increase in the cost of tuition. The addition of these courses
will not impact admission requirements or the advising structure of the program. The
courses will be offered using traditional delivery methods.
4.1 Please provide a sample program under the proposed requirements.
A sample of the revised curriculum design for the MSN and post master’s certificate in
Nurse Anesthesia is attached.
5. Provide a list of all new courses and deleted courses. Identify and label the course as core,
focus (concentration, depth) elective or exit requirement.
Course
Title
Credits
Prerequisite
New or delete
Identify Course
XXX
Advanced Health Assessment 1
1 each
None
Equivalent
New
Clinical core
XXX
Advanced Health Assessment II
1 each
Advanced
Health
Assessment I
New
Clinical core
5.1 Do any of the courses being deleted affect other degree programs?
No
6. If any resources needed (personnel, FTE academic, facilities or equipment) please provide
budget. If no resources required, please provide a statement in the proposal.
No additional resources are needed for the addition of these 2 courses
7. Funding sources: state sources, federal funds, and other funds as specified.
Not applicable
8. If the program is professionally accredited, identify the accrediting body and
discuss how the proposed change may affect accreditation.
The addition of the Advanced Health Assessment course will keep the nurse anesthesia
program compliant with current COA standards for accreditation. After this proposal has
received all Oakland University approvals, the COA will be notified of the change.
9. Impact on current students, enrollment, time-to-degree, target audience, faculty workload, etc.
There will be no change in time to attainment of degree. While portions of this content
are currently being taught in other nurse anesthesia courses, content will be more
comprehensive and more focused. A moderate increase in faculty workload is
expected.
10. Provide explanation for how students enrolled in the program prior to effective date of any
curriculum change may complete their program under old requirements – if so desired. The
courses required must remain available, or suitable substitutions specifically designated.
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These changed are not required until 2015. Currently enrolled students will not be
affected.
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