(Sample plan for non-CSA MSN Students)
| Fall Semester |
Credits |
| NU 603 Research for Advanced Practice Nursing I |
3 |
| Spring Semester |
Credits |
| NU 604 Research for Advanced Practice Nursing II |
3 |
| NU 672 Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice |
3 |
| Total |
6 |
| Summer Semester |
Credits |
| NU 602 Health Policy, Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Care |
3 |
NU 570 Pathophysiology of Human Disease
OR
NU 689 Healthcare Informatics: Ethics, Issues and Trends |
3 |
| Total |
6 |
| Fall Semester |
Credits |
| NU 625 Epidemiology for the Health Professions |
3 |
|
3 |
| Total |
6 |
| Spring Semester |
Credits |
| NU 605 Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse |
3 |
NU 673 Comprehensive Assessment for Clinical Decision-Making
OR
NU 690 Nursing/Healthcare Informatics: Project Management |
3 |
| Total |
6 |
| Summer Semester |
Credits |
NU 560 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics
OR
NU 691 Healthcare Economics and Financial Management for Nurses |
3 |
| Fall Semester |
Credits |
| NP or NI Clinical Course |
3 |
| Spring Semester |
Credits |
| NP or NI Clinical Course |
3 |
| Summer Semester |
Credits |
| NP or NI Clinical Course |
3 |
| Fall Semester |
Credits |
| PBH 501 Introduction to Public Health |
2 |
| PBH 502 Behavioral and Social Theories in Public Health |
3 |
| Total |
5 |
| Spring Semester |
Credits |
| PBH 504 Basic Public Health Statistics |
3 |
| PBH 507 Fundamentals of Environmental Health |
3 |
| Total |
6 |
| Summer Semester |
Credits |
| PBH 509 Public Health Policy and Advocacy |
3 |
| PBH 605* Advanced Public Health Statistics |
3 |
| Total |
6 |
| Fall Semester |
Credits |
| PBH 520 Program Planning and Evaluation |
3 |
| PBH 609* GIS Mapping |
2 |
| Total |
5 |
| Spring Semester |
Credits |
| PBH 511* Health Communication |
3 |
| PBH 514* Introduction to Global Health |
2 |
| Total |
5 |
| Summer Semester |
Credits |
| PBH 600 Capstone Seminar |
2 |
| PBH 650 Clerkship |
3 |
| Total |
5 |
| Fall Semester |
Credits |
| PH 601 Capstone Project |
4 |
*Note: MPH elective credits are examples; additional elective courses are available
| MPH Completed |
36 credits, 9 nursing equivalent credits including NU 602 accepted for HPL 500 |
| MSN Credits |
36 |
| MPH Credits |
36 + 9 nursing equivalent credits |
| Total Credits |
72 |
