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3) Family Nurse Practitioner Option (45-48 credits)<br />
4) Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Option (41-44 credits)<br />
5) Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Option (43-46 credits)<br />
6) Nurse Administrator Option (37-40 credits)<br />
7) Nurse Educator Option (37-40 credits)<br />
Current M.S. Curriculum<br />
The current M.S. curriculum is composed of four components (37-48 Credits):<br />
1. M.S. Program Degree Core: 9 credits<br />
NURS 501: Issues in Nursing and Health Care (3 credits)<br />
NURS 510: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3 credits)<br />
NURS 512: Nursing Research (3 credits)<br />
2. Advanced Practice Nursing Courses: 9 credits<br />
NURS 502: Physical Assessment Across the Life Span (3 credits)<br />
NURS 503: Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits)<br />
NURS 504: Pharmacology Therapy in the Primary Care Setting (3 credits)<br />
3. Capstone Requirement: 3-6 credits scholarly paper or thesis<br />
NURS 594: Scholarly Paper (3 credits) or NURS 600: (6 credits)<br />
4. Electives/Option Specific Courses (variable credit dependent on the option/emphasis/electives)<br />
The proposed M.S. degree program (with both new proposed options – Administrator and Educator) is<br />
presented in the Table on the following page.<br />
Proposed New M.S. Degree Option<br />
1. M.S. Degree Program Core: 9 credits<br />
NURS 501: Issues in Nursing and Health Care (3 credits)<br />
NURS 510: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3 credits)<br />
NURS 512: Nursing Research (3 credits)<br />
2. Advanced Practice Nursing Courses: 9 credits<br />
NURS 502: Physical Assessment Across the Life Span (3 credits)<br />
NURS 503: Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits)<br />
NURS 504: Pharmacology Therapy in the Primary Care Setting (3 credits)<br />
3. Capstone Requirement: 3-6 credits scholarly paper or thesis<br />
NURS 594: Scholarly Paper (3 credits) or NURS 600: (6 credits)<br />
4. Nurse Educator Option Specific Courses: 13 credits<br />
NURS 840: Nursing Education Theories and Strategies (3 credits)<br />
NURS 841: Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education (3 credits)<br />
NURS 842: Curriculum and Program Development in Nursing Education (3 credits)<br />
NURS 843: Synthesis and Application of the Nurse Educator Role (4 credits)<br />
5. Elective: 3 credits
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