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Adult & Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

First Semester (Fall)
Course Title Credits
NPHY 612 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology 3
NURS 605 Comprehensive Adult Health Assessment 3
NURS 687 Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Adult 1
NURS 701 Science and Research for Advanced Nursing Practice 4
NURS 723 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 3
  Semester Total 14
Second Semester (Spring)
Course Title Credits
NURS 777 Diagnosis and Management of Adults Across the Lifespan 4
NURS 768 Clinical Practicum for Adults Across the Lifespan 5
NPHY 614 Pathophysiology of Aging 2
  Semester Total 11
Third Semester (Summer)
Course Title Credits
NURS 788 Complex Clinical Practicum for Adults Across the Lifespan 4
NURS 622 Systems and Populations in Health Care 3
  Semester Total 7
Fourth Semester (Fall)
Course Title Credits
NURS 659 Organizational and Professional Dimensions
of Advanced Nursing Practice
3
NURS 789 Advanced Diagnosis and Management of Adults Across the Lifespan 4
NURS 794 Advanced Clinical Practicum for Adults Across the Lifespan 5
NURS 795 Clinical Syndrome Management of Older Adults 2
  Semester Total 14
Total Credits
Total Credits
Total Credits 46

*Many of the courses are also offered at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Md.

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