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Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Course Requirements

Level I (Basic Graduate Generic) - 35 credits

Course Title Quarter Hours
NSG 301INTRODUCTION TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF NURSING I3
NSG 301CINTRODUCTION TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF NURSING I-CLINICAL2
NSG 302INTRODUCTION TO THE ART & SCIENCE OF NURSING II4
NSG 302CINTRODUCTION TO THE ART & SCIENCE OF NURSING II- CLINICAL4
NSG 303INTRODUCTION TO THE ART & SCIENCE OF NURSING III-LECTURE4
NSG 303CINTRODUCTION TO THE ART & SCIENCE OF NURSING III-CLINICAL4
NSG 307ART AND SCIENCE OF NURSING IV: PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH3
NSG 307CART AND SCIENCE OF NURSING IV: PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH - CLINICAL3
NSG 322BASIC PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY4
NSG 332HEALTH ASSESSMENT4
NSG 332LHEALTH ASSESSMENT- LAB

Level II (Advanced Graduate Generic) - 52 credits

Course Title Quarter Hours
NSG 422APPLIED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY4
NSG 426PHARMACOLOGY II4
NSG 431HEALTH PROMOTION FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES 14
NSG 440MATERNAL HEALTH NURSING3
NSG 440CMATERNAL HEALTH NURSING - CLINICAL 3
NSG 441INFANT, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NURSING3
NSG 441CINFANT, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NURSING - CLINICAL 3
NSG 443CLINICAL IMMERSION AND INTERNSHIP6
NSG 445NURSING PROFESSIONALISM, ADVOCACY, AND LEADERSHIP4
NSG 447COMMUNITY & POPULATION HEALTH NURSING4
NSG 447CCOMMUNITY & POPULATION HEALTH NURSING2
NSG 472CRITICAL CARE NURSING5
NSG 472CCRITICAL CARE NURSING - CLINICAL 3
NSG 460HEALTH ASSESSMENT II4
NSG 460LHEALTH ASSESSMENT II-LAB

Level III (Graduate Research Courses) - 20 credits

Course Title Quarter Hours
NSG 400THEORETICAL COMPONENTS OF NURSING4
NSG 401NURSING RESEARCH I4
NSG 481BIOSTATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY4
NSG 540CULTURE, ETHICS, AND POLICY ANALYSIS4
NSG 598GRADUATE RESEARCH SYNTHESIS4
or NSG 599 THESIS RESEARCH

Students admitted to the Master’s Entry into Nursing Practice program will be able to choose from one of two paths. The Traditional Path is designed to be completed in two years while the Balanced Stride Path offers the same exact set of courses spaced out to allow completion over three years instead.  The Balanced Stride Path will begin admitting students in Spring 2025

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