Post MS - Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

Total credits required 48 credits 

Fall - Semester 1 (Total 9 credits)
N620 Methods & Measures in Nursing Research (3)
N605 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (3)
Gerontology elective (3)¹

Spring - Semester 1 (Total 9 credits)
N612 Advanced Assessment & Clinical Reasoning (2)
N612(L) Advanced Assessment & Clinical Reasoning Lab (1)
N613 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice (3)
N625 Advanced Practice Nurse Role Course (3)

Summer - Semester 1 (Total 5)
N629 Pharmacology for Nurses in Adv. Practice (3)
N675 Advanced Practice Clinical (2)

Fall - Semester 2 (Total 12 credits)
N733 Care of Populations (3)
N621 Acute & Episodic Care Mgt (3)
N635 Women's Health: Promotion & Maintenance (3)
N675 Advanced Practice Clinical (3)²

Spring - Semester 2 (Total 9)
N640 Chronic Illness Mgt (3)
N695 Successful Aging: Physiologic (3)
N675 Advanced Practice Clinical (3)²

Summer - Semester 2 (Total 4)
N675 Advanced Practice Clinical (4)

Note:
1. Gerontology electives are available through PH (636, 637, 639, 640), SOC (453), SPA (622), LAW (521), or independent study with faculty
2. 12 N675 Clinical Credits (540 hours) are required for graduation (1 credit N675 = 45 clinical hours) and at least 4 of those credits must be in long-term care setting.