Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care Curricula

Minimum Requirements for MSN in this Major: 48 Credit Hours / 752 Clinical Hours

Course #	Course Title	Credits
N580	Nurse as Scholar I: Science Development, Study Design & Statistics	3
N581	Nurse as Scholar II: Evidence-based Practice	3
N582	Population Health in a Global Society	3
N583	Professional Transitions: Advanced Nursing Practice	3
	Total	12

Course #	Course Title	Credits
N589	Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan: A Conceptual Approach	4
N595	Physical Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning in Advanced Practice Nursing	4
N596	Clinical Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing	3
	Total	11

Course #	Course Title	Credits
N620	Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care Adolescents and Adult Patients	4
N624	Advanced Practice Nursing Care in Older Adult Patients	2
N664	Advanced Practice Nursing in Acutely Ill Adult-Gerontology Patients I	3 - 12 Hours
N667	Advanced Practice Nursing in Acutely Ill Adult-Gerontology Patients I: Clinical	3 - 168 Hours
N668	Advanced Practice Nursing in Acutely Ill Adult-Gerontology Patients II	3 - 12 Hours
N669A	Advanced Practice Nursing in Acutely Ill Adult-Gerontology Patients II: Clinical	5 - 280 Hours
N693	Advanced Practice Nursing in Acutely Ill Adult-Gerontology Patients Synthesis	5 - 280 Hours
	Total	25 \| 752 Hours

Course #	Course Title	Credits
N617	Nurse Practitioner Intensive I: Collaboration, Care Management and Identity Formation	0
N618	Nurse Practitioner Intensive II: Care Management, Information Management, Collaboration and Contextual Relevance	0
N619	Nurse Practitioner Intensive III: Collaboration, Leadership, and Scholarship	0
	Total	0

56 Clinical Hours = 1 Credit Hour
MSN Core, the "Four Ps", and NPI Courses required of all MSN Programs.

Changes approved by MSN Faculty on January 22, 2018; February 15, 2021; February 19, 2024; October 20, 2025