USAHS MSN graduates with the Family Nurse Practitioner role specialty must complete only an additional 22 credit hours since they will have completed 18 hours of core courses in the MSN program. These core courses are required in both our MSN and DNP programs and were designed to meet the MSN and DNP essential competencies.

Curriculum

Trimester 1

HSA 7260 - Operations and Quality Management in Healthcare Hours: 3
IPE 7230 - Program/Project Planning and Management for Practice and Policy Change Hours: 3

Trimester 2

NUR 7525 - Data-Driven Evaluation and Clinical Analytics for Outcomes Improvement Hours: 3
NUR 7801 - DNP Practicum l Hours: 3-7

Trimester 3

HSA 7236 - Accounting, Finance and Economics for the Healthcare Leader Hours: 3
NUR 7802 - DNP Practicum II Hours: 4-7

Trimester 4

NUR 7803 - DNP Practicum lll Hours: 4-8

Nursing Practice, DNP (USAHS Alumni MSN-Entry, FNP Role Specialty)

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Trimester 4

Degree Credit Hours 22