MSN Curriculum for
those who have a BSN: Credential earned:
MSN
|
Core
Courses |
Course |
Title |
Credits Total: 45 |
|
N506 |
Applied Data
Analysis |
3 |
|
|
N512 |
Theory, Research & Reasoning I |
3 |
|
|
N521 |
Theory, Research & Reasoning II |
3 |
|
|
N530 |
Issues in Health
Care |
3 |
|
|
N540 |
Advanced Role Development |
1 |
|
|
N550 |
Advanced
Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
3 |
|
|
N560 |
Advanced Concepts
in Physiology and Pathophysiology |
3 |
|
|
N580 |
Advanced Health
Promotion and Assessment Across the Life Span |
4 |
|
|
N590 |
Nursing Research
Project |
1 |
|
|
Nurse-Midwifery
Courses |
|
||
|
NM610* |
Primary Care of
Women |
3 |
|
|
NM620* |
Comprehensive Antepartal Care |
3 |
|
|
NM630* |
Midwifery
Practicum |
3 |
|
|
NM640* |
Comprehensive Perinatal Care |
3 |
|
|
NM650* |
Integrated
Midwifery Practicum |
6 |
|
|
NM660* |
Advanced
Nurse-Midwifery Role Development |
1 |
|
|
|
Graduate Elective |
3 |
|
*These are the only courses that Post Master’s Certificate students and Midwifery Initiative students would take.
RN to MSN Curriculum for the RN with an ASN or a
Diploma
|
Prerequisites: General Education Courses |
||
|
Course Number |
Name or Type of
Course |
Credits |
|
|
Psychology |
3 |
|
|
General Education (Cultured Individual)* |
2 |
|
|
Chemistry |
4 |
|
|
Statistics |
3 |
|
|
Sociology |
3 |
|
|
Religion/Philosophy (Moral Reasoning) |
3 |
|
|
Public Speaking |
3 |
|
|
Humanities |
3 |
|
|
Total General Education Prerequisite
Credits |
24 |
|
Bridge Courses |
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|
Course Number |
Name or Type of
Course |
Credits |
|
N311 |
Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice |
2 |
|
N306** |
Theory, Reasoning and Research in Nursing |
3 |
|
N401*** |
Human Health Across the Lifespan: Communities |
5 |
|
N404 |
Reflections on the Art of Nursing II |
2 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
MSN Core Courses |
||
|
Course Number |
Name or Type of
Course |
Credits |
|
N506 |
Applied Data Analysis |
3 |
|
N512 |
Theory, Research & Reasoning I |
3 |
|
N521 |
Theory, Research & Reasoning II |
2 |
|
N530 |
Roles and Issues in Advanced Practice |
3 |
|
N540 |
Advanced Practice Role Development |
1 |
|
N550 |
Advanced Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
3 |
|
N560 |
Advanced Concepts in Physiology and Pathophysiology |
3 |
|
N580 |
Advanced Health Promotion and Assessment Across the Life
Span |
4 |
|
N590 |
Nursing Research Project |
1 |
|
|
Total Core and Pre/Co credits |
23 |
|
NMT Courses |
||
|
Course Number |
Name or Type of
Course |
Credits |
|
NM610 |
Primary Care of Women |
3 |
|
NM620 |
Comprehensive Antepartal Care |
3 |
|
NM630 |
Midwifery Practicum |
3 |
|
NM640 |
Comprehensive Perinatal Care |
3 |
|
NM650 |
Integrated Midwifery Practicum |
6 |
|
NM660 |
Advanced Nurse-Midwifery Role
Development |
1 |
|
|
Graduate Elective |
3 |
|
|
Total |
22 |
* ( ) denotes courses corresponding with
** Students must have had a
statistics course before taking N306
***Before taking N401 students
must demonstrate competency in health assessment in one of the following ways:
1.
Successful
completion of an undergraduate health assessment course (such as N201 for the
HSM specialty), or
2.
Successful
completion of N580 (for NM and FNP specialties), or
3. Successful
completion of the NLN Health Assessment Challenge Exam and a BSN level
practical physical examination.