This post-baccalaureate (BSN) option prepares graduates to provide primary care to individuals including young adults (including adolescents and emancipated minors), adults, older adults, and the elderly. After completion of the program, graduates can sit for an Adult Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner national certification exam.
The 43-credit master’s program consists of:
Required Courses (43 credits)
| NURS 501 | Perspectives in Advanced Practice Nursing |
| NURS 503 | Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice |
| NURS 504 | Advanced Human Pathophysiology |
| NURS 506 | Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice and Research |
| NURS 603 | Individual, Family, and Community Systems |
| NURS 604 | Research and Evidence-Based Nursing for Advanced Nursing Practice |
| NURS 633 | Advanced Holistic Health Assessment |
| NURS 636 | Primary Care |
| NURS 637 | Primary Care III |
| NURS 638 | Primary Care II |
| NURS 690 | Practicum in the Nurse Practitioner Role |
| NURS 694 | Capstone Seminar |
| NURS 705 | Capstone Project in Nursing |
Code: NURS_MSN05