Graduate Catalog 2022-2023 | Page 278

Frances M . Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions

Nurse Practitioner 2022-2023 Curriculum Post Master ' s Certificate
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Family Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
NP . AGEPC . PMCER , NP . FAM . PMCER A student must complete the course and credit requirements as defined on this curriculum sheet to be a candidate for the Post Master ' s Certificate in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner , Family Nurse practitioner or Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner . Additional policies , procedures and requirements may be found in the current Graduate
PROGRAM PURPOSE
This program is designed for
Core-up to 15 credits ( based on gap analysis )
professional nurses who have
NUR 500
Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Roles
3
earned a Master of Science in
NUR 510
Pathopysiology for Advanced Nursing Roles
3
Nursing and seek further
NUR 570
Advanced Assessment for Advanced Nursing R
3
education to qualify for national certification examination and state
NUR 572
NUR 573
Role Transition I
Role Transition II
3
3
certificate as a nurse practitioner in Adult-
Gerontolgy Primary Care ,
Family , or Pediatric Primary
Care .
Nurse Practitioner Program-up to 25 credits ( based on gap analysis )
NUR 630
Primary Care I - Introduction
3
NUR 631
Primary Care II - Newborn
3
NUR 632
Primary Care III - Young Child
3
NUR 633
Primary Care IV - Adolescent
3
Prerequisites
NUR 634
Primary Care V - Young Adult
3
Graduate core from previous
NUR 635
Primary Care VI - Middle Adult
3
Master of Science In Nursing
NUR 636
Primary Care VII - Older adult
3
Program .
NUR 637
Primary Care VIII - Women ' s Health
3
NUR 638
Primary Care Practicum
1
Academic Progress
Students must earn at least a
" B " in each course in the area of specialization and maintain a " B " average in order to progress in the program .
Grade / GPA Requirements
Students must earn at least a " B " in each course to graduate . The minimum major GPA is 3.0 and minimum cumulative GPA is 3.0 .
Credit Requirements An evaluation of transcripts will be necessary to determine the required coursework . Based on the gap analysis , the University will inform the student of which courses the student needs to take to complete the certificate .
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