Pre-specialty Entry
Students without Nursing Backgrounds Program Length (full-time study)
3 semesters pre-specialty + 3 semesters specialty courses
(Some specialties and dual-focus areas require additional semesters. Visit Advanced Practice Specialties for sample curriculum plans in specialty year.)
Sample Full-time Curriculum Plan
FALL - SEMESTER I
215 Foundations of Professional Nursing I
2
225 Population-Based Health Care
2
235 Human Experience in Health and Illness Across the Lifespan I
4
245 Fundamentals of Clinical Practice
5
255a Basic Pharmacology I
2
15
SPRING - SEMESTER II
217 Foundations of Professional Nursing II - Research
3
236 Human Experience in Health and Illness Across the Lifespan II
5
246 Integration of Theoretical and Clinical Aspects of Nursing I
4
255b Basic Pharmacology II
2
14
SUMMER - SEMESTER III
216 Foundations of Professional Nursing III - Transition to Practice
2
227 Health Care Systems
3
237 Human Experience of Health and Illness Across the Lifespan III
4
247a Integration of Theoretical and Clinical Aspects of Nursing II
2
247b Integration of Theoretical and Clinical Aspects of Nursing III
2
13
TOTAL HOURS
42
TOTAL SPECIALTY HOURS
39
TOTAL HOURS FOR MSN DEGREE
81
