Graduate Programs
(Semester Credit Hours Required for Completion: 57)
Key: CL = Clinical; WB = Web Based (online course); WE = Web- Enhanced; T = Traditional
| Required Non-Nursing Courses | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Level Statistics | 3 | |
| Required Undergraduate Nursing Courses | Credits | |
| NURS 4382 | Aspects of Nursing Research (3:2:3 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 4395 | Gateway to Advanced Professional Practice (3:3:0 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 4378 | Nursing Management and Leadership I (3:3:0 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 4379 | Nursing Management and Leadership II (3:3:0 WB) | 3 |
| Required Core Nursing Courses | Credits | |
| NURS 5305 | Rural/Cultural Competency ( 3:2:3 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 5330 | Theories and Therapies (3:3:0 WB or WE) | 3 |
| NURS 5371 | Professional Nursing Issues (3:3:0 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 5391 | Principles of Advanced Research (3:3:0 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 5343 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurses in Advanced Practice (3:3:0 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 5345 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Application of Pathophysiology (3:3:0 WB) | 3 |
| Clinical Tracks: A minimum of 6 credits is required from a sequential combination of any of the following courses | Credits | |
| NURS 5300 | Community Health I: Foundations of Community Health Nursing (CL 3:2:3 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 5301 | Community Health II: Role Design and Implementation (CL 3:2:3 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 5310 | Advanced Gerontological Nursing in the Aging Network (CL 3:2:3 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 5311 | Practicum in Advanced Gerontological Nursing in the Aging Network (CL 3:1:6 WB) | 3 |
| Specialty Courses | Credits | |
| NURS 5314 | Leadership in Education I: Foundations of Nursing Education (3:3:0 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 5315 | Leadership in Education II: Critical Elements of the Teaching Role (CL 3:2.5:1.5 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 5316 | Leadership in Education III: Evaluation and Outcomes (CL 3:2.5:.5 WB) | 3 |
| NURS 6030 | Leadership in Education IV: Role and Practicum (CL 3:.5:7.5 WB) | 3 |
| Thesis Option | Credits | |
| NURS 6000 | Thesis | 6 |
| <OR> | ||
| Non-Thesis | Credits | |
| *NURS 5392 | Application of Advanced Research ( 3:2:3 WB) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |