More about the Family Nurse-Adult Gerontology Primary Care Program

Learn more about the courses you will take in the Family Nurse-Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner DNP program.

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Program of Study

Our Family Nurse-Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PCNP) DNP program is a 3-year full-time program for students entering the program with a bachelor's degree and an RN or Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion (APNI) to DNP students who have successfully completed their pre-licensure program of study.

During the first year of advanced practice coursework, APNI students and RN to DNP students have different programs of study. In year two and three all courses are taken together.

Program of study shown is based on 2024-2025 AY. Programs of study and course sequencing may change periodically due to state and national certification changes. All courses begin with prefix NURS.

Primary Care NP Program of Study Year 1

APNI to DNP Students

Students in the APNI to DNP program complete a 4-year program of study (166 total credits). The first five quarters of graduate study are focused on pre-licensure coursework. Students begin the first year of advanced practice study after completion of pre-licensure coursework.

RN to DNP Students

Students entering the Primary Care NP program with an RN have a 3-year program of study (109 total credits) that includes advanced practice and doctoral coursework.

The courses below include the first year of Primary Care Nurse Practitioner advanced practice study for APNI students, which begins after completion of pre-licensure coursework.

Fall Quarter Year 1 (14 credits)

6020 Epidemiologic Analysis of Populations at Risk

6024 Advanced Pathophysiology

6130 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge for Advanced Practice

6160 Leadership in Health Care Systems

Winter Quarter Year 1 (12 credits)

6004 Pharmacology for Registered Nurses

6075 Clinical Reasoning

6111 Health Informatics

6190 Quality Improvement Process and Methodologies

Spring Quarter Year 1 (11 credits)

6010 Health Care Policy for a Just and Humane World

6017 Health Care Economics and Finance

6021 Mental Health in Primary Care and Community Lab

6121 Mental Health in Primary Care and Community Theory

Summer Quarter Year 1 (11 credits)

6004 Pharmacology for Registered Nurses

6024 Advanced Pathophysiology

6110 Ethical Care for Social Justice

Fall Quarter Year 1 (13 credits)

6020 Epidemiologic Analysis of Populations at Risk

6075 Clinical Reasoning

6130 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge for Advanced Practice

6190 Quality Improvement Process and Methodologies

Winter Quarter Year 1 (12 credits)

6017 Health Care Economics and Finance

6111 Health Informatics

6120 Population-Based Health Care

6160 Leadership in Health Care Systems

Spring Quarter Year 1 (11 credits)

6010 Health Care Policy for a Just and Humane World

6014 Theory Informed Critical Inquiry I

6021 Mental Health in Primary Care and Community Lab

6121 Mental Health in Primary Care and Community Theory

Primary Care NP Program of Study Year 2 and 3

During the second and third year of advanced practice and doctoral coursework APNI students and RN to DNP students follow the same program of study.

Summer Quarter Year 2 (0 credits)

No courses

Fall Quarter Year 2 (12 credits)

6001 Advanced Health Assessment Lab

6101 Advanced Health Assessment Theory

6022 Advanced Pharmacological Applications for Primary Care

6450 Primary Care Management I Theory: Acute Problems Across the Age Spectrum

Winter Quarter Year 2 (11 credits)

6015 Critical Inquiry II

6104 Management of Gynecologic and Reproductive Health Lab

6204 Management of Gynecologic and Reproductive Health Theory

6460 Primary Care Management II

Spring Quarter Year 2 (12-15 credits)

6018 Health Program Planning and Development

6360 Assessment of Common Geriatric Syndromes

6401 Diagnostics and Procedures (elective)

6470 Primary Care III

Summer Quarter Year 3 (5 credits)

6486 Primary Care Management Practicum I: Acute Management

Fall Quarter Year 3 (8 credits)

6487 Primary Care Practicum II: Chronic Issues

6901 DNP Internship I

Winer Quarter Year 3 (7-9 credits)

6488 Primary Care Management Practicum III: Complex Problems Across the Lifespan

6903 DNP Project Internship II

Spring Quarter Year 3 (7-9 credits)

6489 Transition to Advanced Practice Nursing: Practicum IV

6905 DNP Internship III

DNP Project Presentation and Program Synthesis

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