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.
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
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YEAR ONE: SEMESTER ONE |
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| NUR 701 | Professional Role Development for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NUR 706 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
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YEAR ONE: SEMESTER TWO |
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| NUR 707 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| NUR 702 | Human Diversity, Social, and Policy Issues | 3 |
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YEAR ONE: SEMESTER THREE |
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| NUR 703 | Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (75 clinical hours) | 5 |
| NUR 801 | Survey of Telemedicine | 1 |
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YEAR TWO: SEMESTER FOUR |
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| NUR 810 | Family Primary Care II (Adult) (225 clinical hours) | 6 |
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YEAR TWO: SEMESTER FIVE |
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| NUR 809 | Family Primary Care I (Pedi/Women's Health) (225 clinical hours) | 6 |
| NUR 816 | Scholarship for Advanced Nursing: Building an Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
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YEAR TWO: SEMESTER SIX |
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| NUR 811 | Family Primary Care III (Geriatric) (225 clinical hours) | 6 |
| NUR 823 | Translating and Integrating Scholarship Practicum | 3 |