BSN to MSN Program

CNS – Adult Health (Medical-Surgical) Major              Curriculum Requirements

The 40-hour curriculum is composed of 31.5 semester hours of didactic coursework and 8.5 semester hours of clinical practicum. An additional 6-hour elective in diagnostic reasoning and teaching is offered following program completion for interested students.

First Year Graduate Courses:
NURS 50003 Advanced Pathophysiology..................................3
NURS 50013 Advanced Health Assessment...............................3
NURS 50022 Advanced Practice Roles.......................................2
NURS 50053 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics.......................3
NURS 60013 Health Care Policy, Law, and Ethics....................3
NURS 60043 Advanced Nursing Research and Theory..........3
NURS 60443 Financial Concepts in Health Care......................3

Second Year Graduate Courses:
NURS 60030 Professional Project............................................2.5
NURS 60414 Adult and Gerontologic Patient Concepts..........4
NURS 60482 Advanced Practice Nursing Practicum I .............2
NURS 60513 CNS Concepts II .....................................................3
NURS 60583 CNS Practicum II ...................................................3
NURS 60613 CNS Concepts III ....................................................3
NURS 60683 CNS Practicum III .................................................3

Elective
NURS 60716 Diagnostic Reasoning .............................................6

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Post Master's Adult Health (Medical-Surgical) CNS             Certificate Curriculum Requirements *
NURS 60414 Adult and Gerontologic Patient Concepts ..........4
NURS 60482 Advanced Practice Nursing Practicum I ...........2
NURS 60513 CNS Concepts II .....................................................3
NURS 60583 CNS Practicum II ..................................................3
NURS 60613 CNS Concepts III ...................................................3
NURS 60683 CNS Practicum III ................................................3

* Additional course work may be required to meet the BNE    requirements for advanced practice nurses.

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