FPMHNP—Curriculum

This program of study lists the courses that you will be required to complete to meet graduation requirements.

Year One Fall Semester Credits
NURS 565 Nurse as Educator 3
NURS 512 Family Nursing Theory 3
NURS 621 Clinical Pathophysiology 3
NURS 607 Advanced Health Assessment 3
NURS 609 Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Theory 3
  TOTAL 15
Year One Spring Semester Credits
NURS 610 Nursing Theory 3
NURS 616 Advanced Nursing Resesarch 3
NURS 640 Pharmacology 3
NURS 627 Clinical Management/FPMHNP I 3
  TOTAL 12
Year Two Fall Semester Credits
NURS 626 Leadership for APN 3
NURS 628 Clinical Management/FPMHNP II 6
Graduate Elective (500+ or higher)+, ++, +++ 3
  TOTAL 12
Year Two Spring Semester Credits
NURS 629 Clinical Management/: FPMHNP III 6
Graduate Elective (500+ or higher)+, ++, +++ 3
  Culminating Clinical Project 0
  TOTAL 9
TOTAL
CREDITS MS: FPMHNP = 48 credits 48 (FPMHNP)

+ Graduate Elective (500+ or higher graduate level course)
++ Education Minor (9 credits): Students choosing to complete The Education Minor will take the rquired course NURS 565 and the following two courses as their graduate electives.

+++Thesis Option: Students choosing to complete a Thesis will take NURS 700 (6 credits) and graduate Statistics elective.

PREREQUISITES

NURS 640 requires NURS 621
NURS 655/NURS 665 requires NURS 565
NURS 627 requires NURS 607; NURS 609
NURS 628 requires NURS 627
NURS 629 requires NURS 628

PRE/COREQUISITES

NURS 607 requires NURS 621
NURS 609 requires NURS 607
NURS 627 requires NURS 616; NURS 640
NURS 628 requires NURS 512 and NURS 565

Joyce Griffin-Sobel, PhD, RN

Joyce Griffin-Sobel, PhD, RN
griffinj@upstate.edu
Dean, College of Nursing
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