Master’s Completion for NPs
Our master’s degree program is also the only local clinical program in which nurse practitioners with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can earn an MS in one year of fulltime or two years of parttime study.
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) Program of Study - Master's Completion
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 |
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TOTAL (9) |
| Year One |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
| NURS 610 |
Nursing Theory |
3 |
| NURS 616 |
Advanced Nursing Research |
3 |
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|
TOTAL (6) |
| Year One |
Summer Semester |
Credits |
| |
NURS 700: Thesis |
3 |
| Year Two |
Fall Semester |
Credits |
| NURS 626 |
Leadership for APN |
3 |
| |
Graduate Elective (500+) or |
3 |
| NURS 660 |
Stats & Measurement** |
3 |
| |
And/Or |
|
| NURS 655 or |
Curriculum & Prog Dev++ or |
3 |
| NURS 665 or |
Educational Evaluation ++ or |
3 |
| NURS 700 |
Thesis *** |
3 |
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TOTAL (6) |
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| Year Two |
Spring Semester |
Credits |
| NURS 630 |
Clin Conc for APN
|
3 |
| NURS 700 |
Thesis *** or |
3 |
|
Comprehensive Exam or |
0 |
| |
Culminating Clinical Project |
0 |
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|
TOTAL (3) |
TOTAL
CREDITS |
APN (27 credits with education minor; 30 credits with thesis) |
24 |
One 3 credit elective required
Courses Transferred from Nurse Practitioner Program = 21 credits
NURS 640: Pharmacology - 3 cr
NURS 607: Adv Health Assessment - 3 cr
NURS 686/641: Clin Mgmt NP I - 3 cr
NURS 687/642: Clin Mgmt NP II - 6 cr
NURS 688/675: Clin Mgmt NP III - 6 cr
PREREQUISITES:
PRE/COREQUISITES:
NURS 607 — NURS 621
NURS 686 — NURS 616; NURS 640
NURS 630 - Remainder of Graduate Program
* NURS 630 is solely for graduate students who are credentialed as Nurse Practitioners in New York State
** Required for Thesis option (Prerequisite is NURS 616 or equivalent)
*** Thesis option requires 6 credits in NURS 700
Comprehensive Examination or Culminating Graduate Project is required if Thesis is not chosen
++ Required for Education Minor (Prerequisite is NURS 565)
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