Doctor of Nursing Practice — Family Nurse Practitioner Degree Program Curriculum
V – Online courses with a minimum of 65% asynchronous coursework.
Y – Hybrid courses with a minimum of 50% in-person, synchronous coursework.
Summer 1st Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 233V | Leadership and Innovation in Health Care | 3 | |
| NRS 234V | Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Health Care | 3 | |
| NRS 240V | Applied Health Informatics | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 9 | ||
Fall 1st Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 305YA | DNP Immersion A | 1 | 1 |
| NRS 356V | Clinical Ethics | 2 | |
| NRS 354V | Ensuring Quality and Safety in Health Care | 4 | |
| Electives | 4 | ||
| TOTAL | 12 | ||
Winter 1st Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 353V | Improving Patient and Population Health | 3 | |
| NRS 279V | Concepts of Behavioral Health | 2 | |
| NRS 352V | Organizational and System Change through Leadership, Research and Practice | 3 | |
| Electives | 4 | ||
| TOTAL | 12 | ||
Spring 1st Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 357V | Business Essentials for Health Care | 3 | |
| NRS 351V | Health Policy for Health Care Professionals | 3 | |
| NRS 402V | Introduction to the Scholarly Project | 1 | |
| Electives | 4 | ||
| TOTAL | 11 | ||
Summer 2nd Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 275V | Advanced Pharmacology I | 3 | |
| NRS 277V | Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 | |
| NRS 278V | Advanced Pathophysiology | 4 | |
| TOTAL | 10 | ||
Fall 2nd Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 276V | Advanced Pharmacology II | 3 | |
| NRS 355V | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan | 2 | |
| NRS 409Y | Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Skills | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 8 | ||
Winter 2nd Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 281AV | APRN Family Practice A | 3 | |
| NRS 282AY | Clinical A | 5 | |
| NRS 283AV | Diagnostic Reasoning A | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 9 | ||
Spring 2nd Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 281BV | APRN Family Practice B | 3 | |
| NRS 282BY | Clinical B | 5 | |
| NRS 283BV | Diagnostic Reasoning B | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 9 | ||
Summer 3rd Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 305YB | DNP Immersion B | 1 | 1 |
| NRS 281CV | APRN Family Practice C | 3 | |
| NRS 282CY | Clinical C | 5 | |
| NRS 283CV | Diagnostic Reasoning C | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 11 | ||
Fall 3rd Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 281DV | APRN Family Practice D | 3 | |
| NRS 282DY | Clinical D | 5 | |
| NRS 283DV | Diagnostic Reasoning D | 1 | |
| NRS 411AV | Scholarly Project A | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 11 | ||
Winter 3rd Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 280V | Professional Practice in Health Care | 2 | |
| NRS 411BV | Scholarly Project B | 2 | |
| NRS 412Y |
Applied Project Practicum A | 7 | |
| TOTAL | 11 | ||
Spring 3rd Year
| COURSE | COURSE TITLE | THEORY UNITS |
CLINICAL UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRS 305CY | DNP Immersion C | 1 | 1 |
| NRS 411CV | Scholarly Project C | 2 | |
| NRS 412BY | Applied Project Practicum B | 7 | |
| TOTAL | 11 | ||
