Students will first complete their Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) level courses, preparing to take their NP certification exam. Students will then transition into their DNP level courses during the summer semester of their second year.


Family Nurse Practitioner Track

Year 1

Fall Semester
Course NameCredits
HP 609 Health Policy, Politics and Perspectives3
NU 606 Advanced Pathophysiology3
NU 601 Nursing Theory3
Spring Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 641 Advanced Pharmacology3
NU 631 Scientific Inquiry and Evidence for Clinical Practice3
Elective3
Summer Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 650 Advanced Health Assessment3
NU 668 Roles and Issues in Advance Practice Nursing3
NU 629 Advanced Health Promotion and Disease Prevention3

Year 2

Fall Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 664BX Clinical Seminar8
NU 664B Primary Care of Family I 
Spring Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 665BX Clinical Seminar8
NU 665B Primary Care of Family II 
Summer Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 716 Culture and Health Perspectives3
NU 740 DNP Scholarly Project I3

Year 3

Fall Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 713 Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics3
NU 726 Advanced Research Methods for Evidence Based Practice I3
Spring Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 727 Advanced Research Methods for Evidence Based Practice II3
NU 710 Informatics in Health Care3
Summer Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 741 DNP Scholarly Project II3

Year 4

Fall Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 742 Scholarly DNP Project III3
Spring Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 743 Scholarly DNP Project IV3

Students will first complete their Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) level courses, preparing to take their NP certification exam. Students will then transition into their DNP level courses during the summer semester of their second year.


Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Track

Year 1

Fall Semester
Course NameCredits
HP 609 Health Policy, Politics and Perspectives3
NU 606 Advanced Pathophysiology3
NU 601 Nursing Theory3
Spring Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 641 Advanced Pharmacology3
NU 631 Scientific Inquiry and Evidence for Clinical Practice3
NU-646: Theory and Practice of Contemporary Psychotherapies3
Summer Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 650 Advanced Health Assessment3
NU 668 Roles and Issues in Advance Practice Nursing3
NU 629 Advanced Health Promotion and Disease Prevention3

Year 2

Fall Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 664BX Clinical Seminar8
NU 664B Primary Care of Family I 
NU 643 Advanced Psychopharmacology3
Spring Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 665BX Clinical Seminar8
NU 665B Primary Care of Family II 
Summer Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 716 Culture and Health Perspectives3
NU 740 DNP Scholarly Project I3

Year 3

Fall Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 713 Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics3
NU 726 Advanced Research Methods for Evidence Based Practice I3
Spring Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 727 Advanced Research Methods for Evidence Based Practice II3
NU 710 Informatics in Health Care3
Summer Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 741 DNP Scholarly Project II3

Year 4

Fall Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 742 Scholarly DNP Project III3
Spring Semester
Course NameCredits
NU 743 Scholarly DNP Project IV3