Part-Time Study Sample Plan (Three Years)
Timeline
Degree Program Start: Fall, session 1; Spring, session 1; Summer, session 1
Semester Length: Fall/Spring/Summer — 16 weeks (All courses offered online in 8 or 16 week sessions)
Prerequisite Program Courses
Please refer to Curriculum for prerequisite courses.
Program Courses
The following part-time course sequence provides an overview of your course schedule for the next three years in the M.S.N. program.
Verify the graduate course schedules and register for your courses with the Office of the Registrar.
| Year |
Semester |
Course Number |
Course Name (credits) |
| 1 |
Fall |
NSG-5000 |
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice (3) |
| NSG-5040 |
Professional Role Development for Advanced Nursing Practice (3) |
| Spring |
NSG-5050 |
Research for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (3) |
| Summer |
NSG-5060 |
Bioethics and Spiritual Care in Nursing (2) |
| NSG-6200 |
Philosophy and Theology of Health, Healing, and Illness (3) |
| 2 |
Fall |
NSG-5010 |
Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology (3) |
| NSG-5070 |
Policies and Strategies for Health Care Delivery (3) |
| Spring |
NSG-5020 |
Advanced Health/Physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (3) |
| NSG-5030 |
Advanced Pharmacology (3) |
| Summer |
NSG-6220 |
Epidemiology (3) |
| 3 |
Fall |
NSG-6210 |
Global Health Vulnerable Populations (3) |
| NSG-6230 |
Population Based Health Care Management (3) |
| Spring |
NSG-6240 |
Practicum I (2) |
NSG-6300
NSG-6400 |
Master's Project I (2) or
Master's Thesis I (2) |
| Summer |
NSG-6250 |
Practicum II (1) |
NSG-6350
NSG-6450 |
Master's Project II (2) or
Master's Thesis II (2) |