Academics

FNP Curriculum

Full-time and part-time options are available. A full time student can complete the program in four sequential semesters (inclusive of a summer semester). This full-time plan of progression will take 17 months to complete. Part-time students must meet with their advisor to plan an individualized progression plan. This will help to ensure that course prerequisites and future course availability will be incorporated into the plan. (See sample plans below.)

Prospective students who do not hold a BSN should meet with an advisor to determine and plan a course of study.

MSN FNP Concentration Curriculum Plans (for those with BSN degrees)


Full-time Plan



Curriculum Plan for Full-time FNP Students (one sample)
Course Credit Hours
Fall I
NURS 500 Nursing Science & Theoretical Foundations 3
NURS 510 Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology 3
NURS 520 Health Assessment for Advanced Practice                            3
NURS 530 Advanced Pharmacology 3
  12
Spring I

NURS 540 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Nursing Research

 3
NURS 550 Health Care Policies & Systems 3
NURS 561 Family Nurse Practitioner I 6
  12
Summer I
NURS 580 Advanced Nursing Professional & Practice Roles 2
NURS 562 Family Nurse Practitioner II 7
  0
Fall II
NURS 590 Directed Scholarly Project 2
NURS 563 Family Nurse Practitioner III 8
  10
TOTAL PROGRAM 43

Part-time Options


Part-time options will vary in length. Part-time students must work with an advisor to design a plan of progression which is consistent with course prerequisites and future course availability.

Curriculum Plan for Part-time FNP Students
(one sample)
Course Credit Hours
Fall I
NURS 500 Nursing Science & Theoretical Foundations 3
NURS 510 Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology 3
  6
Spring I
NURS 540 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Nursing Research 3
NURS 550 Health Care Policies & Systems 3
  6
Summer I
NURS 580 Advanced Nursing Professional & Practice Roles 2
  2

Fall II
NURS 520 Health Assessment for Advanced Practice 3

NURS 530 Advanced Pharmacology                 

3
  6

Spring II
NURS 561 Family Nurse Practitioner I 6
  6

Summer II
NURS 562 Family Nurse Practitioner II 7
  7
Fall III
NURS 563 Family Nurse Practitioner III 2

NURS 590 Directed Scholarly Project

 8
 

10
TOTAL PROGRAM 43