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B.S.N. to M.S. in Nursing Sample Program for All Concentrations

Two-Year Full-Time Schedule

YEAR 1

FALL		CREDITS
SHS 570	Health Promotion: A Global Perspective	2
NUR 404	Normal and Abnormal Human Physiology	4
SHS 410	Research Methods	3
total credits		9
SPRING		CREDITS
SHS 450	The Health Care System: Interdisciplinary Perspectives	3
NUR 507	Scholarly Inquiry I	2
NUR 580	Advanced Health Assessment	2
NUR 580A	Clinical Decision-making I	1
total credits		8
SUMMER		CREDITS
NUR 581	Theory & Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing I	2
NUR 508	Scholarly Inquiry II	2
NUR 581A	Clinical Practicum	1
total credits		5

YEAR 2

FALL		CREDITS
NUR 422	Clinical Pharmacology	3
NUR 582	Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing II	3
NUR 582A	Clinical Decision-making II	3
total credits		9
SPRING		CREDITS
NUR584	Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing III	3
NUR 584A	Clinical Decision-making III	4
NUR 509	Research Practicum	2
	Elective*
total credits		9

total credits for program

44

*Total elective credits = 4. Elective credits may be taken in various ways; for example, a combination of one- or two-credit modules, or a three-credit elective plus a one-credit module.

Three-Year Part-Time Schedule

YEAR 1

FALL		CREDITS
NUR 404	Normal and Abnormal Human Physiology	4
	Elective*
total credits		4
SPRING		CREDITS
SHS 450	The Health Care System: Interdisciplinary Perspectives	3
NUR 507	Scholarly Inquiry I	2
total credits		5
SUMMER		CREDITS
	Scholarly Inquiry II	2
	Elective*	4
total credits		6

YEAR 2

FALL		CREDITS
SHS 570	Health Promotion: A Global Perspective	2
SHS 410	Research Methods	3
total credits		5
SPRING		CREDITS
NUR 580	Advanced Health Assessment	2
NUR 580A	Clinical Decision-making and Analysis I	1
total credits		3
SUMMER		CREDITS
NUR 581	Theory & Practice :Primary Health Care Nursing II	2
NUR 581A	Clinical Practicum	1
total credits		3

YEAR 3

FALL		CREDITS
NUR 422	Clinical Pharmacology	3
NUR 582	Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing II	3
NUR 582A	Clinical Decision-making and Analysis II	3
total credits		9
SPRING		CREDITS
NUR 584	Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing III	3
NUR584A	Clinical Decision-making and Analysis III	4
NUR509	Research Practicum	2
total credits		9

total credits for program

44

*Total elective credits = 4. Elective credits may be taken in various ways; for example, a combination of one- or two-credit modules, or a three-credit elective plus a one-credit module.

R.N. to M.S. Sample Program of Study for First Year

YEAR 1

SUMMER		CREDITS
	Statistics	4
	Elective	4
total credits		8
FALL		CREDITS
	Nursing Care of Individuals, Families, and the Community	4
	Integration of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology	4
	Normal and Abnormal Human Physiology	4
	Research Methods	3
total credits		15
SPRING		CREDITS
	The Health Care System: Interdisciplinary Perspectives	3
	Leadership/ Management in the Clinical Setting	4
	Independent Study	4
	Health Assessment	4
total credits		15

total credits for program

48

*Please see the sample curriculum for the B.S.N.-M.S. in Nursing for the progression in Years 2-3 (or 4).

 

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