
BSN to PhD Pathway Course Sequence
Year 1
Fall Semester
N603A | Societal Forces for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 cr |
| N603B | Interprofessional and Population/Community-Service Learning Practicum | 1 cr |
N613 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 cr |
N604 | Translating Scholarship to Practice | 3 cr |
| N603C | IP Population Health Clerkship (GEP students take only) | 1 cr |
Spring Semester
| N522 | Transitions to Professional Practice II (GEP students only) | 2 cr |
N603B | Community Service Learning Practicum (Con't from Fall) | |
N614 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 cr |
| Elective | 3 cr |
Summer Semester
N814 | Genomics for Clinical Practice & Research | 3 cr |
Year 2Fall Semester
N800 | History and Philosophy of Nursing Science | 3 cr |
N801 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 cr |
N810 | PhD Practicum (consult with advisor prior to registering) | 1 cr |
Spring Semester
N802 | Quantitative Research Methods | 3 cr |
N803 | Emerging Nursing Theories | 3 cr |
N815 | Statistical Analysis of Data | 3 cr |
Summer Semester
N804 | Measurement and Instrumentation in Clinical Nursing Research | 3 cr |
Year 3
Fall Semester
N890 | Advanced Statistics | 3 cr |
N805 | State of the Discipline | 3 cr |
| Elective (in research concentration) | 3 cr |
Spring Semester
N813 | PhD Grant & Proposal Writing | 2 cr |
N808 | Critical Health Policy Issues Seminar | 3 cr |
| Elective (in research concentration) | 3 cr |
N888 | Comprehensive Examination | |
Year 4
N899 | Dissertation Advisement and Dissertation Seminar | 18 cr |
| Total Academic Credits (BSN to PhD) | 77 cr |
| Total Academic Credits (GEP to PhD) | 80 cr |
Course Descriptions
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