Nurse-Midwifery/Family Nurse
Practitioner (NMW/FNP)
Multiple Entry Options
Program Length (full-time study)
| Non-nurses |
3 semesters pre-specialty + 5 semesters NMW/FNP courses |
| ASN or diploma RNs |
2 semesters RN pre-specialty + 5 semesters NMW/FNP courses |
| BSN RNs |
5 semesters NMW/FNP courses |
| Post-master’s |
Program length & courses determined by individual portfolio analysis |
Sample Full-time Curriculum Plan for Specialty Year
Semesters based on full-time study. Part-time study also available. See our Student Handbook for two-year and three-year part-time options.
| FALL - SEMESTER I |
| 300 |
Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice |
2 |
| 305a |
Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning |
3 |
| 305b |
Advanced Health Assessment and Applications for Nurse-Midwifery |
1 |
| 306b |
Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology |
2 |
| 308 |
Pathophysiologic Concepts |
3 |
| 327a |
Women’s Health for Advanced Practice Nursing I |
3 |
| 361a |
The context of Primary Care: FNP Doamins and Core Comp. for Practice |
3 |
| |
|
17 |
| SPRING - SEMESTER II |
| 301 |
Research Methods for Advanced Nursing Practice |
3 |
| 307 |
Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics |
3 |
| 309a |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of the Adult |
3 |
| 330 |
Antepartal Care for Nurse-Midwifery |
3 |
| 331 |
Nurse-Midwifery Practicum I |
2 |
| 363c |
Practicum in Primary Health Care of the Adult |
2 |
| |
|
16 |
| SUMMER - SEMESTER III |
| 302 |
Theory, Research, and Advanced Nursing Practice: Integration & Application |
2 |
| 309c |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of the Adolescent |
1 |
| 309d |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of the Elderly |
1 |
| 333 |
The Evolution of Midwifery in America |
2 |
| 334 |
Skills for Nurse-Midwifery |
1 |
| 335 |
Practicum in Intrapartum/Postpartum Nurse-Midwifery Care |
3 |
| 336 |
Intrapartum/Postpartum Care for Nurse-Midwifery |
4 |
| 14 |
| FALL - SEMESTER IV |
| 304b |
Nurse-Midwifery Role Synthesis |
2 |
| 309b |
Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of the Child |
2 |
| 337 |
Practicum in Neonatal Nurse-Midwifery Care |
1 |
| 338 |
Neonatal Nurse-Midwifery Care |
1 |
| 339 |
Advanced Clinical Integration Experience for Nurse-Midwifery |
5 |
| 11 |
| SPRING - SEMESTER V |
| 303 |
Health Care Delivery Systems |
2 |
| 362 |
Practicum in Primary Health Care of the Child and Adolescent |
2 |
| 364 |
Family Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship |
4 |
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|
8 |
