Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration, D.N.P.
Doctor of Nursing Practice
This concentration has an advanced practice registered nurse focus. Graduates are eligible to take a national FNP certification exam.
Degree requirements for the Family Nurse Practitioner concentration are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HCM 602 | Managing Healthcare Delivery Systems | 3 |
| MLN 610 | Advanced Leadership and Negotiation Concepts | 3 |
| NUR 600 | Advanced Pathophysiology and Genetics | 3 |
| NUR 610 | Utilization of Research in Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NUR 620 | Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NUR 625 | Prof. Dev: Advocacy, Cultural Comp. Ethics, and Legislative Issues | 3 |
| NUR 630 | Adv. Health Assessment through Diag Rsn. and Clinical Dec. Making | 3 |
| NUR 702 | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | 3 |
| NUR 705 | Nursing Theory and Health Promotion | 3 |
| NUR 715 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| NUR 735 | FNP Primary Care Adolescents and Adult Patients | 6 |
| NUR 740 | FNP Womens Health | 6 |
| NUR 745 | Population Health: Analysis and Evaluation | 3 |
| NUR 750 | FNP Pediatrics | 5 |
| NUR 755 | FNP Mental Health | 5 |
| NUR 760 | FNP Geriatrics and Chronic Illness | 6 |
| NUR 765 | DNP Capstone I | 3 |
| NUR 770 | DNP Forum and Role Transformation | 3 |
| NUR 775 | DNP Capstone II | 3 |
| Total Credits Required: | 70 | |
Academic Requirements
Note: This schedule reflects a possible sequence of courses to be taken in fulfillment of the Family Practice concentration of the Doctor of Nursing Practice. This sequence assumes a spring semester start.
Four-Year Sequence
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Hours | |
| NUR 705 | Nursing Theory and Health Promotion | 3 |
| NUR 702 | Biostatistics and Epidemiology | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| NUR 715 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| NUR 745 | Population Health: Analysis and Evaluation | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| NUR 600 | Advanced Pathophysiology and Genetics | 3 |
| NUR 630 | Adv. Health Assessment through Diag Rsn. and Clinical Dec. Making | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| NUR 610 | Utilization of Research in Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NUR 620 | Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| NUR 755 | FNP Mental Health | 5 |
| NUR 765 | DNP Capstone I | 3 |
| Hours | 8 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| MLN 610 | Advanced Leadership and Negotiation Concepts | 3 |
| NUR 740 | FNP Womens Health | 6 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| NUR 735 | FNP Primary Care Adolescents and Adult Patients | 6 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| NUR 750 | FNP Pediatrics | 5 |
| HCM 602 | Managing Healthcare Delivery Systems | 3 |
| Hours | 8 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| NUR 760 | FNP Geriatrics and Chronic Illness | 6 |
| NUR 770 | DNP Forum and Role Transformation | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Spring Semester | ||
| NUR 625 | Prof. Dev: Advocacy, Cultural Comp. Ethics, and Legislative Issues | 3 |
| NUR 775 | DNP Capstone II | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Credits Required: | 70 | |