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Frances M . Maguire School of Nursing and Health Professions

Nurse Practitioner

Post Master ' s Certificate Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2020-2021 Curriculum
CERT NPA , NPP , NPF 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 University Catalog .
PROGRAM PURPOSE
This program is designed for professional nurses who have earned
Core-up to 15 credits ( based on gap analysis )
a Master of Science in Nursing and seek further education to
NUR 500
Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Roles
3
qualify for national certification examination and state certificate as NUR 510 Pathopysiology for Advanced Nursing Roles
3 a nurse practitioner in Adult-Gerontolgy Primary Care , Family , or NUR 570 Advanced Assessment for Advanced Nursing Ro
3
Pediatric Primary Care . NUR 572
Role Transition I
3
Prerequisites
NUR 573
Role Transition II
3
Graduate core from previous Master of Science In Nursing
Program .
Nurse Practitioner Program-up to 25 credits ( based on gap analysis )
NUR 630
Primary Care I - Introduction
3
Academic Progress
NUR 631
Primary Care II - Newborn
3
Students must earn at least a " B " in each course in the area of
NUR 632
Primary Care III - Young Child
3
specialization and maintain a " B " average in order to progress in NUR 633
Primary Care IV - Adolescent
3 the program . NUR 634
Primary Care V - Young Adult
3
NUR 635
Primary Care VI - Middle Adult
3
Credit Requirements
NUR 636
Primary Care VII - Older adult
3
An evaluation of transcripts will be necessary to determine the
NUR 637
Primary Care VIII - Women ' s Health
3
required coursework . Based on the gap analysis , the University will
NUR 638
Primary Care Practicum
inform the student of which courses the student needs to take to complete the certificate .
1
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 .
Office of the Registrar 4 / 2 / 2020