Admission Requirements
-     Graduation from a National League for Nursing/CCNE-accredited program with a master's degree in nursing (M.N., M.S.N., M.A. or M.Ed.).
-     Graduate grade point ratio of 3.00.
-     Three letters of recommendation (academic/professional).
-     Courses in statistics and nursing research.

Nursing Education (Post-Master's Certificate)

Requirements for Certification (15 credits)

NURS6600     Introduction to Advanced Nursing: Philosophies and Theories     ...................... (3 credits)
NURS6610     Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Education      ...............................................(3 credits)
NURS7700     Advanced Practice Nursing: Roles and Issues      ............................................. (3 credits)
NURS7710     Curriculum Development, Teaching Strategies and Methods of Evaluation      ... (3 credits)
NURS7712     Teaching Seminar/Practicum      .......................................................................... (3 credits)


Nursing Information Systems (Post-Master's Certificate)

Requirements for Certification (21-24 credits)

Core (9 credits)
NURS6640     Nursing Information Systems and Applications      ...............................................(3 credits)
NURS7740     Entrepreneurial Practice in Nursing Informatics      ...............................................(3 credits)
NURS7745     Practicum in Nursing Informatics      ......................................................................(3 credits)

Electives (12-15 credits)
CSCI5505     Introduction to Computer Programming      ..............................................................(3 credits)
CSCI5525     Introduction to Computer Science      ......................................................................(3 credits)
CSCI5550     Business Programming Techniques and Data Structures      .................................(3 credits)
CSCI5555     Data Structure      ....................................................................................................(3 credits)
CSCI6720     Management Information Systems*      ....................................................................(3 credits)
CSCI6623     Database Systems*      ............................................................................................(3 credits)
CSCI6733     Decision Support Systems      .................................................................................(3 credits)
CSCI6741     Modeling and Simulation of Continous Systems      .................................................(3 credits)
CSCI6759     File Management Systems      ..................................................................................(3 credits)
EENG7704     Computer-based Instrumentation      .......................................................................(3 credits)

( * -- It is strongly recommended that students take this course during their program of study.)


Adult Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's/Post-Doctoral Certificate)

Requirements for Certification (26 credits)

NURS6615     Prescriptive Practice      ..........................................................................................(3 credits)
NURS6620     Advanced Practice Nursing I: Health Assessment Theory*      .............................. (3 credits)
NURS6621     Advanced Practice Nursing I: Health Assessment Practicum      ............................(2 credits)
NURS6623     Advanced Practice Nursing II: Diagnostics      .........................................................(2 credits)
NURS7700     Advanced Practice Nursing: Roles and Issues      ..................................................(3 credits)
NURS7702     Advanced Pathophysiology      ................................................................................(3 credits)
NURS7724     Advanced Practice Nursing III: Therapeutics Theory      ..........................................(3 credits)
NURS7725     Advanced Practice Nursing III: Therapeutics Practicum      ......................................(2 credits)
NURS7730     Advanced Practice Nursing IV: Management Theory      ..........................................(3 credits)
NURS7731     Advanced Practice Nursing IV: Management Practicum      ......................................(2 credits)

(* -- Must be taken within two years of admission to the program.)