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The University of Texas at Tyler 2010-12
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner The Family Nurse Practitioner Track prepares the graduate for advanced clinical practice roles within the population foci: FNP (Family/individual Across the Lifespan). The graduate develops expertise as a primary care provider with advanced practice skills in the assessment and management of health needs as well as in patient education, consultant and researcher roles. The Family Nurse Practitioner degree option is 48 semester credit hours in length. Although not totally online, 30 of these hours are offered online with the remainder 18 hours of clinical courses offered in a web-enhanced format requiring some class time on the Tyler campus.
Recommended 3-Year Curriculum GRADUATE 1st YEAR
Fall Semester Credit Hours Spring Semester Credit Hours NURS 5312 Nursing Theory 3 NURS 5308 Contemporary Nursing Ethics 3 NURS 5317 Grad Stats for Health Providers 3 NURS 5320 Research Design 3
Total Semester Hours 6 Total Semester Hours 6 Summer Semester Credit Hours _____ _____ Role Area Elective 3 _____ _____ Role Area Elective 3
Total Semester Hours 6
GRADUATE 2nd YEAR
Fall Semester Credit Hours Spring Semester Credit Hours NURS 5350 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 NURS 5352 Advanced Health Assessment 3 NURS 5354 Adv Nurs Pharmacotherapeutics 3 NURS 5356 Health Promotion 3
Total Semester Hours 6 Total Semester Hours 6 Summer Semester Credit Hours NURS 5111 The Adv Practice Nurse Role 1 NURS 5222 Diag. Methods and Procedures 2
Total Semester Hours 3
GRADUATE 3rd YEAR
Fall Semester Credit Hours Spring Semester Credit Hours NURS 5364 Primary Health Care I 3 NURS 5366 Primary Health Care II 3 NURS 5334 Professional Scholarship 3
Total Semester Hours 6 Total Semester Hours 3 Summer Semester Credit Hours NURS 5660 Practicum 6
Total Semester Hours 6
Total hours must equal at least 48 hours
NOTES: +Consult with your advisor for additional information on degree requirements and schedule planning. This is only a recommended outline. Because degree requirements do change, you should consult an advisor as well as the University Catalog, which is the only official document regarding master’s degree requirements.
