Nursing, MSN

• 46-47 graduate level credits
• 3.0 or better GPA must be maintained
• Completion of degree requirements within six years, with most students completing in 3 years full time or 4 years part time.

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Online Options

All courses in the graduate program are offered online. For further information contact the Department at (719) 255-4458.

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MSN Degree Curriculum

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Core Course Requirements (Required of all MSN Students)

• NURS 6100 - Philosophical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
    
• NURS 6110 - Advanced Nursing Practice in Healthcare
    
• NURS 6120 - Research and Knowledge Translation in Nursing
    
• NURS 7000 - Research Thesis
    or
• NURS 7024 - Research Analysis and Application
    

Credits: 13-14

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Advanced Practice Nursing Core

• NURS 6280 - Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics
    
• NURS 6730 - Advanced Health Assessment
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• NURS 6740 - Advanced Pathophysiology
    

Credits: 9

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MSN-Nurse Practitioner Option Specialty Courses

Nurse Practitioner Students select from the following options:

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Adult/Gero Nurse Practitioner

• NURS 6915 - Primary Care of Acute Care Conditions  
• NURS 6925 - Primary Care of Chronic Care Conditions  
• NURS 6950 - Primary Care of Geriatric Patients and Families
     
• NURS 6980 - Synthesis Practicum
    

Total Credits:  47

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Family Nurse Practitioner

• NURS 6900 - Primary Care of Pediatric Patients and Families
     
• NURS 6915 - Primary Care of Acute Care Conditions  
• NURS 6925 - Primary Care of Chronic Care Conditions  
• NURS 6980 - Synthesis Practicum
    

Total Credits:  47

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Psychiatric Mental Health NP Specialty Focus

• NURS 6800 - Mental Health Assessment and Interventions Across the Lifespan
    
• NURS 6801 - Adult Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management for the PMHNP
    
• NURS 6802 - Geriatric Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management for the PMHNP
    
• NURS 6803 - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management for the PMHNP
    
• NURS 6980 - Synthesis Practicum
    

PMHNP Option= 48-49 Total Credit Hours (includes 630 clinical hours)

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Course Requirements for Prescriptive Authority

Specific courses may differ for the selected specialty but must include Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Assessment, and Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics. State requirements differ in various state jurisdictions; currency of coursework and practice hours as an APN may be required.

Note: Courses related to the selected clinical specialty provide the student an opportunity to use empirical, ethical, esthetic, personal, and socio-political knowledge in the clinical setting specific to the student’s chosen advanced practice role.

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