Rural-Adult Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Grid
Sample Full-Time Course Progression (75- 80 Credits)

(Part-time progressions available; see Time Schedule for detailed course information)

  AUTUMN Cr. WINTER Cr. SPRING Cr. SUMMER Cr.
Year 1

PBIO 505

Physiology & Biophysics

(IP or VS)

4

PBIO 506

Physiology & Biophysics

(IP or VS)

4

NCLIN 549

Clinical Seminar/Practicum

(Seminar IP or VC)

3

NCLIN 550

Clinical Seminar/Practicum

(Seminar IP or VC)

5

 

NMETH 520

Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice

(Web course available Summer Quarter)

4

NCLIN 500/501

Health Assessment & Symptom Analysis

(Tuesday lectures IP or VS; must attend Thursday lab on campus)

5

NSG 514 **

Culturally Competent Care (Web)

2

NCLIN 505

Advanced Health Assessment / Diagnostic Testing & Monitoring

2
 

NURS 502

Human Responses I (IP or VC)

4

NMETH 530

Scholarly Proposal Development

2

NURS 510 II

Clinical Management of Gender Specific Health Issues (IP or VS)

2

UCONJ 444

Core Competencies in Rural Health Care (Web)

2
 

NURS 552*

Health Promotion

(In Person or Video Stream)

2

NURS 510 I

Clinical Management of Health Problems (In Person or Video Stream)

3

PHARM 514

Basic Pharmacotherapy (IP or VS )

3

NURS 504

Special Topics in BNHS - Men's Health

2
   

 

 

NMETH 598 Project

        or

NMETH 700 Thesis

 
2

UNCONJ 444

Rural Interdiscplinary Seminar (IP or VC & Web)

1
 Total Credits
  14   14   12   12
  AUTUMN Cr. WINTER Cr. SPRING Cr. SUMMER Cr.
Year 2

NCLIN 551

Clinical Practicum & Seminar (Seminar IP or VC)

5

NCLIN 552

Clinical Practicum & Seminar (Seminar IP or VC)

6        
 

PHARM 515

Pharmacology in Acute/Serious Illness (IP or VS )

3

NURS 573

Professional Issues (IP or VS)

2        
 

NURS 510 III*

Complex Care Problems & Psychosocial / Behavioral Problems

(IP or VS)

3

NMETH 598 Project

        or

NMETH 700 Thesis

2-5        
 

NMETH 598 Project

        or

NMETH 700 Thesis

2            
 Total Credits
  13   10- 15        

 

* NURS 552 is also available during the Summer Quarter as an on line course with 2 in-person sessions; NURS 510 III is also available during the Summer Quarter.

** Elective for MEPN students

(ELearning support codes: VS = video stream; IP =in-person; VC = video conference - requires real time attendance at site near student;

Web = web based course).

Access to a computer with high-speed connection such as cable or DSL modem to facilitate videostreaming is required.
Visit the videostream test page  to test your computer to see if you can videostream.