Post-Graduate APRN Certificate Plan of Study
The Post Graduate APRN Certificate program utilizes courses provided in the MSN Family Nurse Practitioner program. These are congruent with the course objectives for the core courses of the FNP curriculum. These courses are delivered in a logical sequence that builds on content from the BSN and from prerequisite course work.
RN-to-FNP Option Plan of Study
Prerequisite
| NU 513 - Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
45 contact hours. This is a preadmission course.
Building on prerequisite knowledge in pathophysiology, this course is designed to provide the learner with an advanced theoretical understanding of disordered physiologic mechanisms or disease states for selected health problems. Emphasis will be on the mechanism for production of the symptoms and signs for selected disease syndromes. Thus, the learner will be prepared to discriminate the mechanisms underlying the disease and its clinical manifestations as a basis for assessing and developing a plan of care.
All applicants must complete an Advanced Pathophysiology course with a grade of B or higher prior to starting the program.
Fall Semester
| NU 503 - Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NU 503L - Advanced Health Assessment Clinical (135 clock hours) | 2 |
| NU 521 - Science of Diagnostic Reasoning | 3 |
| TOTAL | 8 |
Spring Semester
| NU 501 - Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| NU 505 - Primary Care Management I | 3 |
| NU 505L - Primary Care Management I Clinical (270 clock hours) | 4 |
| NU 550 - Advanced Primary Care Procedures | 2 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
Summer Term
| NU 506 - Primary Care Management II | 2 |
| NU 506L - Primary Care Management II Clinical (270 clock hours) | 4 |
| NU 512 - Advanced Practice Role Development | 2 |
| NU 516 - Population Health in Advanced Nursing Practice | 2 |
| TOTAL | 10 |
Total Hours Required for a Post Graduate APRN Certificate (RN-to-FNP Option): 30 Credit Hours
APRN-to-FNP Option Plan of Study
Prerequisite
| NU 513 - Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
45 contact hours. This is a preadmission course.
Building on prerequisite knowledge in pathophysiology, this course is designed to provide the learner with an advanced theoretical understanding of disordered physiologic mechanisms or disease states for selected health problems. Emphasis will be on the mechanism for production of the symptoms and signs for selected disease syndromes. Thus, the learner will be prepared to discriminate the mechanisms underlying the disease and its clinical manifestations as a basis for assessing and developing a plan of care.
All applicants must complete an Advanced Pathophysiology course with a grade of B or higher prior to starting the program.
Fall Semester
| NU 503 - Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NU 503L - Advanced Health Assessment Clinical (135 clock hours) | 2 |
| NU 521 - Science of Diagnostic Reasoning | 3 |
| TOTAL | 8 |
Spring Semester
| NU 505 - Primary Care Management I | 3 |
| NU 505L - Primary Care Management I Clinical (270 clock hours) | 4 |
| TOTAL | 7 |
Summer Term
| NU 506 - Primary Care Management II | 2 |
| NU 506L - Primary Care Management II Clinical (270 clock hours) | 4 |
| NU 512 - Advanced Practice Role Development | 2 |
| TOTAL | 8 |
Total Hours Required for a Post Graduate APRN Certificate (APRN-to-FNP Option): 23 Credit Hours
