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Graduates will be able to use advanced knowledge of mid-range and translational theories from nursing and other disciplines as a framework for advanced nursing practice.
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Graduates will be able to critically examine research and scholarship to support evidence-based clinical practice.
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Graduates will be able to exemplify ethical principles in the delivery of comprehensive health care.
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Graduates will be able to formulate strategies that consider the social and structural determinants of health to maximize health in populations.
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Graduates will be able to develop clinical competence for advanced practice that provides consumers with primary, secondary, and/or tertiary health care.
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Graduates will be able to use technology and information to improve health care.
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Graduates will be able to apply principles of epidemiology, biostatistics, and environmental sciences to recognized populations at risk, patterns of disease, and effectiveness of prevention and intervention.
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Graduates will be able to apply current knowledge of organizations and financing of the health care system to improve the outcomes of care.
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Graduates will be able to design and implement processes to evaluate outcomes and systems for health care delivery.
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Graduates will be able to use business and management strategies for the provision of quality care and efficient use of resources.
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Graduates will be able to use advanced communication and leadership skills with interprofessional health care teams to create and evaluate health care delivery systems.
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Graduates will be able to influence health policy at institutional, local, state, and national levels to advance health equity.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Program Core Requirements | ||
NURS 5000 | Epidemiology | 3 |
NURS 5040 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition | 1 |
NURS 5080 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
NURS 5110 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making | 3 |
NURS 5140 | Health Promotion | 3 |
NURS 5160 | Principles of Practice Management | 2 |
NURS 5170 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS 5200 | Gen Research Methods | 3 |
NURS 6100 | Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 |
NURS 6110 | Health Care Delivery Systems | 3 |
NURS 6130 | Interprofessional Collaboration | 3 |
NURS 6140 | Leadership in Health Care | 3 |
NURS 6150 | Clinical Informatics | 2 |
NURS 6160 | Evidence-Based Practice I | 3 |
NURS 6170 | Evidence-Based Practice II | 3 |
NURS 6805 | Introduction to Applied Statistics for Healthcare Research | 3 |
NURS 6960 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management | 2 |
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project | 3 |
Concentrations | 13-18 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
Total Credits | 62-67 |
Continuation Standards
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Code | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Courses | ||
NURS 5260 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: The Acute Care Setting | 4 |
NURS 5270 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: The Acute Care Setting | 5 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum | 4 |
Total Credits | 13 |
Family Nurse Practitioner
Code | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Courses | ||
NURS 5280 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Adults and Older Adults | 5 |
NURS 5290 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Women and Children | 5 |
NURS 5510 | Mental Health Care Family | 2 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum | 4 |
Total Credits | 16 |
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Code | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Courses | ||
NURS 5320 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Nursing of Children | 4 |
NURS 5330 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Nursing of Children | 4 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum | 5 |
NURS 5900 | Residency | 0 |
Total Credits | 13 |
Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Code | Title | Credits |
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Concentration Courses | ||
NURS 5400 | Ecological Approach to Human Behavior | 3 |
NURS 5340 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
NURS 5350 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 5 |
NURS 5430 | Psychopharmacology | 2 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum | 4 |
Total Credits | 18 |
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
Critical course: Orientation (onsite in St. Louis, MO) | ||
NURS 5040 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition | 1 |
NURS 5170 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS 6110 | Health Care Delivery Systems | 3 |
Credits | 7 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5140 | Health Promotion | 3 |
NURS 5200 | Gen Research Methods | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5000 | Epidemiology | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5080 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5110 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
NURS 6100 | Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 6805 | Introduction to Applied Statistics for Healthcare Research | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Year Three | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5260 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: The Acute Care Setting | 4 |
Credits | 4 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5270 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: The Acute Care Setting (Critical course: 150 clinical hours) | 5 |
NURS 5900 | Residency (onsite in St. Louis, MO) | 0 |
Credits | 5 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (75 clinical hours) | 1 |
NURS 6130 | Interprofessional Collaboration (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
Credits | 4 | |
Year Four | ||
Fall | ||
DNP Orientation | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 1 |
NURS 6150 | Clinical Informatics | 2 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 6160 | Evidence-Based Practice I (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
NURS 6140 | Leadership in Health Care (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 1 |
Credits | 1 | |
Year Five | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 1 |
NURS 6170 | Evidence-Based Practice II | 3 |
Credits | 4 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 6960 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management | 1 |
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 1 |
Credits | 2 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 1 |
Credits | 1 | |
Year Six | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5160 | Principles of Practice Management | 2 |
NURS 6960 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management | 1 |
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (75 clinical hours) | 1 |
Credits | 4 | |
Total Credits | 62 |
Family Nurse Practitioner
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
NURS 5040 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition | 1 |
NURS 5170 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS 5200 | Gen Research Methods | 3 |
Credits | 7 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 6100 | Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 6805 | Introduction to Applied Statistics for Healthcare Research | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5110 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5080 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
NURS 5140 | Health Promotion | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5000 | Epidemiology | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Year Three | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5280 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Adults and Older Adults (Critical course: 150 clinical hours) | 5 |
NURS 6150 | Clinical Informatics | 2 |
Credits | 7 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5290 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Women and Children (Critical course: 150 clinical hours) | 5 |
NURS 5510 | Mental Health Care Family | 2 |
NURS 5900 | Residency | 0 |
Credits | 7 | |
Year Four | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5160 | Principles of Practice Management | 2 |
NURS 6110 | Health Care Delivery Systems | 3 |
Credits | 5 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 6160 | Evidence-Based Practice I (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Summer | ||
DNP Orientation | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (150 clinical hours) | 2 |
Credits | 2 | |
Year Five | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 6130 | Interprofessional Collaboration (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
NURS 6170 | Evidence-Based Practice II | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 6140 | Leadership in Health Care (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
NURS 6960 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management | 1 |
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (75 clinical hours) | 1 |
Credits | 5 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (75 clinical hours) | 1 |
Credits | 1 | |
Year Six | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 6960 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management | 1 |
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 1 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (150 clinical hours) | 2 |
Credits | 4 | |
Total Credits | 65 |
Family Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
NURS 5170 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS 5040 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition | 1 |
Credits | 4 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5140 | Health Promotion | 3 |
NURS 5080 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 6805 | Introduction to Applied Statistics for Healthcare Research | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5110 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
NURS 5200 | Gen Research Methods | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5400 | Ecological Approach to Human Behavior | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5430 | Psychopharmacology | 2 |
NURS 5000 | Epidemiology | 3 |
Credits | 5 | |
Year Three | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5340 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (150 clinical hours) | 4 |
NURS 6150 | Clinical Informatics | 2 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5350 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (150 clinical hours) † | 5 |
NURS 6160 | Evidence-Based Practice I (75 clinical hours) | 3 |
NURS 5900 | Residency | 0 |
Credits | 8 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 1 |
NURS 6130 | Interprofessional Collaboration (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
Credits | 4 | |
Year Four | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 1 |
NURS 5160 | Principles of Practice Management | 2 |
NURS 6170 | Evidence-Based Practice II | 3 |
NURS 6110 | Health Care Delivery Systems | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 6140 | Leadership in Health Care (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 3 |
NURS 6100 | Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (75 clinical hours) | 1 |
Credits | 7 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 6960 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management | 1 |
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course: 75 clinical hours) | 1 |
Credits | 2 | |
Year Five | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 6960 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management | 1 |
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (150 clinical hours) | 2 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (75 clinical hours) | 1 |
Credits | 4 | |
Total Credits | 67 |
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3 day on-site; usually end of April
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
MSN Orientation |
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NURS 5170 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
NURS 5140 | Health Promotion | 3 |
NURS 5040 | Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Acquisition | 1 |
Credits | 7 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5080 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
NURS 5200 | Gen Research Methods | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 5000 | Epidemiology | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Year Two | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 6110 | Health Care Delivery Systems | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5110 | Advanced Assessment and Clinical Decision Making (Critical course: 75 Clinical Hours) | 3 |
NURS 6100 | Health Care Policy and the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 6805 | Introduction to Applied Statistics for Healthcare Research | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Year Three | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5320 | Advanced Clinical Studies I: Nursing of Children (Critical course: 75 Clinical Hours) | 4 |
NURS 6150 | Clinical Informatics | 2 |
Credits | 6 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 5160 | Principles of Practice Management | 2 |
NURS 5330 | Advanced Clinical Studies II: Nursing of Children (Critical course: 75 Clinical Hours) | 4 |
NURS 5900 | Residency (Two day, onsite in St. Louis, MO) | 0 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 6130 | Interprofessional Collaboration (75 Clinical Hours) | 3 |
Credits | 3 | |
Year Four | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (225 Clinical Hours) | 2 |
Credits | 2 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 6140 | Leadership in Health Care (Critical course: 75 Clinical Hours) | 3 |
NURS 6160 | Evidence-Based Practice I (Critical course: 75 Clinical Hours) | 3 |
Credits | 6 | |
Summer | ||
DNP Orientation |
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Credits | 0 | |
Year Five | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course: 75 Clinical Hours) | 1 |
NURS 6170 | Evidence-Based Practice II | 3 |
Credits | 4 | |
Spring | ||
NURS 6960 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management | 1 |
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course: 75 Clinical Hours) | 1 |
Credits | 2 | |
Summer | ||
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course: 75 Clinical Hours) | 1 |
Credits | 1 | |
Year Six | ||
Fall | ||
NURS 6960 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Management | 1 |
NURS 6961 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project (Critical course: 75 Clinical Hours) | 1 |
NURS 5810 | Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Practicum (Critical course: 75 Clinical Hours) | 1 |
Credits | 3 | |
Total Credits | 61 |
For additional admission questions, please contact the School of Nursing's recruitment and enrollment staff:
Undergraduate Inquiries
314-977-8995
slunurse@slu.edu
Graduate Inquiries
314-977-8976
gradnurse@slu.edu