• 47-49 graduate level credits
• 3.0 or better GPA must be maintained
• Completion of degree requirements within six years, with most students completing in 3 years full time or 4 years part time.

Online Options

All courses in the graduate program are offered online. For further information contact the Department at (719) 255-4424.

MSN Degree Curriculum

Graduate Core Course Requirements (Required of all MSN Students)

• NURS 6100 - Philosophical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
    
• NURS 6110 - Advanced Nursing Practice in Healthcare
    
• NURS 6120 - Research and Knowledge Translation in Nursing
    
• NURS 7000 - Research Thesis
    
• NURS 7024 - Research Analysis and Application
    

Credits: 13-14

Advanced Practice Nursing Core (Required of all MSN Students)

• NURS 6280 - Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics
    
• NURS 6730 - Advanced Health Assessment
   ​ 
• NURS 6740 - Advanced Pathophysiology
    

Credits: 9

Primary Care NP Specialty Focus: Adult/Gero

• NURS 6915 - Primary Care of Acute Care Conditions
    
• NURS 6925 - Primary Care of Chronic Care Conditions
    
• NURS 6950 - Primary Care of Geriatric Patients and Families
    
• NURS 6960 - Gender Health Primary Care
    
• NURS 6980 - Synthesis Practicum
    

Adult/Gero NP = 47-48 Total Credits (includes 630 clinical hours)

Primary Care NP Specialty Focus: Family

• NURS 6900 - Primary Care of Pediatric Patients and Families
    
• NURS 6915 - Primary Care of Acute Care Conditions
    
• NURS 6925 - Primary Care of Chronic Care Conditions
    
• NURS 6960 - Gender Health Primary Care
    
• NURS 6980 - Synthesis Practicum
    

Family NP = 47-48 Total Credits (includes 630 clinical hours)

Psychiatric Mental Health NP Specialty Focus

• NURS 6800 - Mental Health Assessment and Interventions Across the Lifespan
    
• NURS 6801 - Adult Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management for the PMHNP
    
• NURS 6802 - Geriatric Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management for the PMHNP
    
• NURS 6803 - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management for the PMHNP
    
• NURS 6980 - Synthesis Practicum
    

PMHNP Option= 48-49 Total Credit Hours (includes 630 clinical hours)

Course Requirements for Prescriptive Authority

Specific courses may differ for the selected specialty but must include Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Assessment, and Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics. State requirements differ in various state jurisdictions; currency of coursework and practice hours as an APN may be required.

Note: Courses related to the selected clinical specialty provide the student an opportunity to use empirical, ethical, esthetic, personal, and socio-political knowledge in the clinical setting specific to the student’s chosen advanced practice role.

MSN Degree Requirements

• 46-47 graduate level credits
• 3.0 or better GPA must be maintained
• Completion of degree requirements within six years, with most students completing in 3 years full time or 4 years part time.

Online Options

All courses in the graduate program are offered online. For further information contact the Department at (719) 255-4424.

Core Course Requirements (Required of all MSN Students)

• NURS 6100 - Philosophical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
    
• NURS 6110 - Advanced Nursing Practice in Healthcare
    
• NURS 6120 - Research and Knowledge Translation in Nursing
    
• NURS 7000 - Research Thesis
    
• NURS 7024 - Research Analysis and Application
    

Credits: 13-14

Advanced Practice Nursing Core (Required of all MSN Students)

• NURS 6280 - Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics
    
• NURS 6740 - Advanced Pathophysiology
    
• NURS 6740 - Advanced Pathophysiology
    

Credits: 9

Primary Care NP Specialty Focus: Adult/Gero

• NURS 6915 - Primary Care of Acute Care Conditions
    
• NURS 6925 - Primary Care of Chronic Care Conditions
    
• NURS 6950 - Primary Care of Geriatric Patients and Families
    
• NURS 6960 - Gender Health Primary Care
    
• NURS 6980 - Synthesis Practicum
    

Primary Care NP Specialty Focus: Family

• NURS 6900 - Primary Care of Pediatric Patients and Families
    
• NURS 6915 - Primary Care of Acute Care Conditions
    
• NURS 6925 - Primary Care of Chronic Care Conditions
    
• NURS 6960 - Gender Health Primary Care
   ​ 
• NURS 6980 - Synthesis Practicum
    

Psychiatric Mental Health NP Specialty Focus

• NURS 6800 - Mental Health Assessment and Interventions Across the Lifespan
    
• NURS 6801 - Adult Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management for the PMHNP
    
• NURS 6802 - Geriatric Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management for the PMHNP
    
• NURS 6803 - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management for the PMHNP
    
• NURS 6980 - Synthesis Practicum
    

Total Credits: 48​​

Course Requirements for Prescriptive Authority

Specific courses may differ for the selected specialty but must include Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Assessment, and Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics. State requirements differ in various state jurisdictions; currency of coursework and practice hours as an APN may be required.

Note:Courses related to the selected clinical specialty provide the student an opportunity to use empirical, ethical, esthetic, personal, and socio-political knowledge in the clinical setting specific to the student’s chosen advanced practice role.

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