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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
  Health Promotion: A Global Perspective
2
  Normal and Abnormal Human Physiology
4
  Research Methods
3
total credits  
9
 
SPRING
CREDITS
  The Health Care System: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
3
  Scholarly Inquiry I
2
  Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing I
2
  Clinical Decision-making
1
total credits  
8
 
SUMMER
CREDITS
  Scholarly Inquiry II
2
  Clinical Practicum
3
total credits  
5

YEAR 2

FALL
CREDITS
  Pharmacology
3
  Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing II
3
  Clinical Decision-making II
3
total credits  
9
 
SPRING
CREDITS
  Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing III
3
  Clinical Decision-making III
4
  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
  Normal and Abnormal Human Physiology
4
  Elective*
total credits  
4
 
SPRING
CREDITS
  The Health Care System: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
3
  Scholarly Inquiry I
2
total credits  
5
 
SUMMER
CREDITS
  Scholarly Inquiry II
2
  Elective*
4
total credits  
6

YEAR 2

FALL
CREDITS
  Health Promotion: A Global Perspective
2
  Research Methods
3
total credits  
5
 
SPRING
CREDITS
  Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing I
2
  Clinical Decision-making I
1
total credits  
3
 
SUMMER
CREDITS
  Clinical Practicum
3
  Elective*
total credits  
3

YEAR 3

FALL
CREDITS
  Pharmacology
3
  Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing II
3
  Clinical Decision-making II
3
total credits  
9
 
SPRING
CREDITS
  Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing III
3
  Clinical Decision-making III
4
  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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