Program Requirements

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DNP Core (Post-Master's and BSN-DNP Students)

NSG 600	Nursing Informatics	3
NSG 601	Biostatistics	3
NSG 602	Ethical Principles for Advanced Nursing Practice	3
NSG 603	Application of Nursing Research	3
NSG 604	Epidemiology and Environmental Health	3
NSG 605	Collaboration in Health Care Delivery	3
NSG 606	Diversity and Social Issues	3
NSG 607	Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice	3
NSG 608	Scholarly Project	6
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Graduate Nursing Core (for RNs entering with a Bachelor’s Degree in nursing)

NSG 500	Advanced Health Assessment	3
NSG 501	Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Science	3
NSG 502	Advanced Nursing Research	3
NSG 504	Advanced Role Development in Nursing	3
NSG 505	Health Care Policy and Models of Care	3
NSG 530	Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice	3
NSG 533	Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing	3
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Concentrations (for RNs entering with a Bachelor's Degree in nursing and
non-advanced practice nurses holding a Master's Degree)

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

NSG 550	Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners	2
NSG 553	Adult Health Perspectives for Culturally Diverse, Rural, and Underserved Populations	2
NSG 554	Advanced Practice in Adult Gerontology I	3
NSG 555	Advanced Practice in Adult Gerontology II	3
NSG 506	Advanced Practice in Adult Gerontology - Clinical I	3
NSG 515	Advanced Practice in Adult Gerontology - Clinical II	3
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Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

NSG 526	Clinical Modalities in Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice	3
NSG 527	Family Systems Theory	3
NSG 535	Advanced Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing I	3
NSG 536	Advanced Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing II	3
NSG 550	Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners	2
NSG 551	Mental Health Perspectives of Culturally Diverse, Rural and Underserved Populations	2
NSG 552	Psychopharmacology	2

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Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist

NSG 553	Adult Health Perspectives of Culturally Diverse, Rural, and Underserved Populations	2
NSG 554	Advanced Practice in Adult-Gerontology I	3
NSG 555	Advanced Practice in Adult-Gerontology II	3
NSG 506	Advanced Practice in Adult-Gerontology Clinical I	3
NSG 515	Advanced Practice in Adult-Gerontology Clinical II	3
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Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist

NSG 526	Clinical Modalities in Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice	3
NSG 527	Family Systems Theory	3
NSG 535	Advanced Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing I	3
NSG 536	Advanced Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing II	3
NSG 551	Mental Health Perspectives of Culturally Diverse, Rural, and Underserved Populations	2
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Nurse Executive

NSG 560	Healthcare Operations for the Nurse Executive	3
NSG 561	Organizational Leadership for the Nurse Executive	3
NSG 562	Advanced Leadership Topics for the Nurse Executive	3
NSG 563	Nurse Executive Practicum I	3
NSG 564	Nurse Executive Practicum II	3
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