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The FIU Graduate Nursing programs integrate teaching, learning, advising and professional advancement into one synthesized academic experience to help each student achieve their fullest potential on their road to becoming an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).

Our curriculum guides students in the process of self-development to pursue excellence in their scholarly endeavors, fulfill their professional aspirations and answer the call to lead change and advance health through advanced nursing care, patient education and advocacy.

To learn more about the curriculum framework, objectives and organization of our advanced nursing practice programs, download the FIU MSN Curriculum Overview document.

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Curriculum

MSN Nurse Practitioner

Dual MSN Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator Certificate

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care | Family | Pediatric Primary Care | Psychiatric-Mental Health

Plan of Study – Dual Master of Science in Nursing & Nurse Educator Certificate
Specialties: Adult Gerontology PC NP /Family NP/ Pedi NP/ Psych-Mental Health NP

Fall (Aug. – Dec.) – Semester 1		Credit Hours
NGR 5110	Theories in Nursing	3
NGR 5141	Pathophysiologic Concepts	3
	Total Semester Hours	6

Spring (Jan. – May) – Semester 2		Credit Hours
NGR 5131	Culture in Adv. Nursing Practice	3
NGR 6172	Pharmacological Concepts	3
	Total Semester Hours	6

Summer (May – Aug.) – Semester 3		Credit Hours
NGR 6713	Curriculum Development in Nursing	3
NGR 6718	Evaluating & Testing in Nursing Education	3
	Total Semester Hours	6

Fall (Aug. – Dec.) – Semester 4		Credit Hours
NGR 6714C	Clinical Teaching Strategies for Nursing (105-hour Clinical TeachComp)	3
NGR 6715	Instructional Tech. in Nursing and Health Sciences	3
NGR 5810	Research Methods in Nursing	3
	Total Semester Hours	9

Spring (Jan. – May) – Semester 5		Credit Hours
NGR 6910C	Research Project (70-Hour Clinical Component)	3
NGR 6708C	Classroom Teaching Strategies (105-hour Clinical TeachComp)	3
	Total Semester Hours	6

Summer (May – Aug.) – Semester 6		Credit Hours
NGR 6002C	Advanced Health Assessment	4
NGR 6743	Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Education Seminar	1
NGR6538	Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing (Psych-MH only)	3
NGR 5064C	Diagnostics &Therapeutics (Adult-Gero/Pedi/Family only)	3
	Total Semester Hours	8

Fall (Aug. – Dec.) – Semester 7		Credit Hours
NGR 6201C or 6601C or 6301C or 6503	Advanced Adult, Child, Family, Psych Mental Health 1	3-4
NGR 6201L or 6601L or 6301L or 6503L	Advanced Adult, Child, Family, Psych Mental Health Practicum 1	3-4
	Total Semester Hours (Adult/Gero and Child)	6
	Total Semester Hours (Family)	8

Spring (Jan. – May) – Semester 8		Credit Hours
NGR 6202C or 6302C or 6602C or 6504C	Advanced Adult, Child, Family, Psych Mental Health 2	3-4
NGR 6202L or 6302L or 6602L or 6504L	Advanced Adult, Child, Family, Psych Mental Health Practicum 2	3-4
	Total Semester Hours (Adult-Gero/Pedi/Psych-MH)	6
	Total Semester Hours (Family)	8

Summer (May – Aug.) – Semester 9		Credit Hours
NGR 6700L or 6619L or 6337L or 6505L	Role Synthesis in Adult, Family, Child, or Psych/MH	4
NGR 6209 or 6748 or 6337 or 6560	Clinical Decision Making Adult, Family, Child, or Psych/MH	3
	Total Semester Hours	7

Total Credit Hours for Adult-Gerontology PC NP, Pediatric PC NP & Psychiatric-Mental Health NP		60
Total Credit Hours for Family NP		64

Plan of Study – Masters of Science in Nursing
Adult-Gerontology / Family / Pedi / Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Tracks

	Credit Hours	Adult-Gero	Family	Pedi	Psych MH
Fall (Aug. – Dec.) - Semester 1
NGR 5110 - Theories in Nursing	3	X	X	X	X
NGR 5141 - Pathophysiologic Concepts	3	X			X
NGR 6172 – Pharmacological Concepts	3		X	X
NGR 5810 - Research Methods in Nursing	3	X	X	X	X
Total Semester Hours		9	9	9	9

Spring (Jan. – May) - Semester 2
NGR 5141 - Pathophysiologic Concepts	3		X	X
NGR 6002C – Advanced Health Assessment	4	X			X
NGR 6172 - Pharmacological Concepts	3	X			X
NGR 5131 - Culture in Adv. Nursing Practice	3	X			X
NGR 6910C – Research Project (70-hour Clinical Component)	3		X	X
Total Semester Hours		10	6	6	10

Summer (May – Aug.) - Semester 3
NGR 6002C – Advanced Health Assessment	4		X	X
NGR 6910C - Research Project (70-hour Clinical Component)	3	X			X
NGR 6743 – Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Education Seminar	1	X	X	X	X
NGR 5064C-Diagnostics & Therapeutics*	3	X	X	X
NGR6538 Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing	3				X
Total Semester Hours		7	8	8	7

Fall (Aug. – Dec.) - Semester 4
NGR 6201C-Adv. Adult or 6601C-Adv. Family or 6301C-Adv. Child or NGR6503 Adv. Psych Health 1	3-4	X	X	X	X
NGR 6201L-Adv. Adult or 6601L-Adv. Family or 6301L-Adv. Child or NGR6503L – Adv. Psych Practicum 1	3-4	X	X	X	X
NGR 5131 - Culture in Adv. Nursing Practice	3		X	X
Total Semester Hours		6	11	9	6

Spring (Jan. – May) - Semester 5
NGR 6202C-Adv. Adult or 6602C-Adv. Family or 6302C-Adv. Child or NGR6504C Adv. Psych Health 2	3-4	X	X	X	X
NGR 6202L-Adv. Adult or 6602L-Adv. Family or 6302L-Adv. Child or NGR6504L Adv. Psych Health Practicum 2	3-4	X	X	X	X
Total Semester Hours		6	8	6	6

Summer (May – Aug.) - Semester 6
NGR 6700L-Role Synthesis in Adult or 6619L-Family or 6337L-Child or 6505L - Psych Health	4	X	X	X	X
NGR 6209-Clinical Decision Making Adult or 6748-Family or 6337-Child or 6560 - Psych	3	X	X	X	X
Total Semester Hours		7	7	7	7

Total Credit Hours		45	49	45	45

ALL STUDENTS MUST FOLLOW THIS PLAN

*Plan of study may change at the discretion of the FIU Graduate Nursing Program.

Revised: 12/2020

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