These requirements are for students meeting the 2022-2023 catalog and after. Total hours required vary depending on option selected. Options to choose from include:
Option A - Thesis: 40 credits
Option B - Research/Design Paper: 37 credits
Option C - Coursework Only: 35 credits
Required Coursework
Program coursework is delivered online and includes a field-based practicum.
Year One Coursework
| Semester offered | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | NURS 615 - Foundations of Advanced Nursing | 3 |
| Fall | NURS 620 - Role Development of the Nurse Educator | 2 |
| Spring | NURS 626 - Research in Nursing and Health Care Prerequisite: Completed statistics course: If graduate level course ('B' or higher); If undergraduate level course ('C' or higher) | 3 |
| Spring | NURS 675 - Cultivating a Practice of Cultural Humility in Healthcare | 3 |
| Summer | NURS 670 - Health Policy, Legislation, Economics and Ethics | 3 |
| Summer | NURS 710 - Curriculum Development and Program Evaluation in Nursing | 3 |
Year Two Coursework
| Semester offered | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | NURS 720 - Teaching and Learning Methodologies in Nursing | 3 |
| Spring | NURS 721 - Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education | 3 |
| Spring | NURS 623 - Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan: Applies to Advance Practice Nursing | 2-4 |
| Summer | PHA 645 - Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan: Application to Advance Practice Nursing | 2-4 |
| Summer | NURS 778 - Nurse Educator/Didactic Practicum** | 1-5 Five total credits required, credits need not be taken all in the same semester. |
Year Three Coursework
| Semester offered | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | NURS 630 - Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan for the CNL/Nurse Educator | 3 |
| Fall | NURS 778 - Nurse Educator/Didactic Practicum** | 1-5 Five total credits required, credits need not be taken all in the same semester. |
| Spring | NURS 778 - Nurse Educator/Didactic Practicum** | 1-5 Five total credits required, credits need not be taken all in the same semester. |
| Summer | NURS 778 - Nurse Educator/Didactic Practicum** | 1-5 Five total credits required, credits need not be taken all in the same semester. |
| Fall, Spring and Summer | Course depends on the option that you select:
| Hours depend on the option that you select:
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**Practicum hours required