Curriculum

Master of Science in Nursing—Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Residency Requirement

In addition to coursework, the FNP program requires students to attend one online new student orientation, and two on-campus residencies. The on-campus residencies are 2 days in length and are located on our Worcester, Massachusetts campus.

COURSETITLESEMESTER HOURS

YEAR ONE: SEMESTER ONE

NUR 720Introduction to Graduate Studies1
NUR 724Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology3
NUR 722Nurse Practitioner Role and Professional Identity Development2

YEAR ONE: SEMESTER TWO

NUR 730Translation of Evidence to Inform NP Practice 3
NUR 726Advanced Pharmacology for the NP3
NUR 732Advanced Population Health Concepts2

YEAR ONE: SEMESTER THREE

NUR 7XXAdvanced Health Assessment4
NUR 8XXFoundation of Primary Care & Diagnostics2

YEAR TWO: SEMESTER FOUR

NUR 8XXQuality and Leadership for Advanced Practice 6
NUR 8XXFamily Primary Care I 5

YEAR TWO: SEMESTER FIVE

NUR 8XXFamily Primary Care II 6

YEAR TWO: SEMESTER SIX

NUR 8XXClinical Experience Hours (375 hours) 5

YEAR TWO: SEMESTER SEVEN

NUR 8XXClinical Experience Hours (375 hours) 5

Total Credits

42