PNP-PC Suggested Plan of Study
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care | BSN-DNP
Ways to Study
- Online
Part-Time Plans of Study
Beginning in Fall 2025, all DNP programs will offer part-time options. Please check back for updated plans of study!
DNP Course List
| Year | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| One | ||
| Fall | NURS 715: Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 720: Pharmacotherapeutics in Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 | |
| NURS 936: Informatics and Safe and Effective Health Care | 3 | |
| Spring | NURS 740: NURS 740: Evidence-Based Practice / Research | 3 |
| NURS 945: Population Health in a Global Context | 3 | |
| NURS 969: Applied Data Analysis | 3 | |
| Summer | NURS 934: Clinical Scholarship and Professional Communication | 3 |
| NURS 935: Leading Organizational and Systems Change | 3 | |
| Two | ||
| Fall | NURS 750: Advanced Health and Physical Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing — 45 lab hours | 3 |
| NURS 752: Advanced Diagnostic Reasoning and Management | 2 | |
| NURS 921: Theoretical Principles of Evidence-Based Practice | 3 | |
| NURS 922: Critical Appraisal of Evidence | 3 | |
| Qualifying Exam | ||
| Spring | NURS 840: Primary Care of Children I — 120 clinical hours | 6 |
| NURS 923: Implementation and Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practice | 3 | |
| NURS 994: DNP Project | 3 | |
| Summer | NURS 849: Advanced Clinical Practicum in the Primary Care of Children — 120 clinical hours | 2 |
| NURS 994: DNP Project (if implementing DNP Project during the summer) | 3 | |
| Three | ||
| Fall | NURS 841: Primary Care of Children II — 120 clinical hours | 4 |
| NURS 967: Economics and Financing of Health Care Systems | 3 | |
| NURS 994: DNP Project | 3 | |
| Spring | NURS 842: Care of Children with Complex Health Conditions — 180 clinical hours | 6 |
| NURS 938: Public Policy and Advocacy in Health Care | 3 | |
| NURS 994: DNP Project (if completing project) | 3 |
Clinical hours must be taken in sequence.