Students entering Primary Care tracks Fall 2026:
- DEPN - following completion of the pre-licensure year in August 2026
- Registered Nurses with a Baccalaureate Degree
Courses subject to change.
Prerequisites
- Health Assessment
- Undergraduate Statistics
Core Courses (33 credits)
- GRNS 6210 – Professional Role Development (3 credits)
- GRNS 6220 – Organization, Delivery & Financing of Health Care (3 credits)
- GRNS 6240 – Theoretical Foundation of Nursing Science (3 credits)
- GRNS 6250 – Genetics for Clinicians (3 credits)
- GRNS 6260 – Health Care Ethics, Policy & Politics (3 credits)
- GRNS 6270 – Advanced Topics in Health Informatics (3 credits)
- GRNS 6280 – Quality in Health Care (3 credits)
- GRNS 6301 – Research, Quality Improvement, and Evidence-Based Practice OR NH 6899 – Fundamentals of Critical Inquiry (3 credits)
- GRNS 7000 – Population-Based Health for Advanced Practice (3 credits)
- GRNS 7010 – Theoretical Foundation of Nursing (3 credits)
- STAT 5000 – Biostatistics and Epidemiology (3 credits)
Track Core Courses (12 credits)
- GRNS 6350 – Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits)
- GRNS 7040 – Advanced Pharmacology APRN (3 credits)
- GRNS 7050 – Advanced Neuropharmacology APRN (3 credits)
- GRNS 7060 – Advanced Health Assessment APRN (3 credits)
Track Specialty Courses (26 credits)
- GRNS 7070 – Optimizing Health & Management of Common Health Issues (2 credits)
- GRNS 7080 – Practicum: Optimizing Health & Management Health Issues (1 credit, 120 clinical hours, 12 clinical seminar hours)
- GRNS 7090 – Pediatric Concepts for APRNs (3 credits)
- GRNS 7100 – Primary Care Management of Children & Adolescents (3 credits)
- GRNS 7110 – Practicum: Children & Adolescents (1 credit, 120 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7120 – Advanced Practice Nursing Older Adults (3 credits)
- GRNS 7140 – Primary Care Acute and Common Health Conditions (3 credits)
- GRNS 7160 – Practicum: Acute and Common Conditions (FNP) (1 credit, 120 clinical hours, 16 clinical seminar hours)
- GRNS 7170 – Primary Care Management of the Health Care of Women (2.25 credits)
- GRNS 7180 – Practicum: Women & Gender-Inclusive Health Care (0.5 credits, 60 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7181 – Practicum: Care of Individuals Assigned Female at Birth (AFAB) (0.25 credits, 30 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7190 – Primary Care Management of Chronic and Complex Health Conditions (3 credits)
- GRNS 7210 – Practicum: Chronic and Complex Health Conditions (FNP) (2.5 credits, 300 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7300 – Practicum: Immersion (0.5 credits, 60 clinical hours)
Additional Courses (5 credits)
- Comprehensive Exam (0 credits)
- GRNS 7220 – DNP Project & Seminar I (1 credit)
- GRNS 7230 – DNP Project Practicum I (1 credit, 120 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7240 – DNP Project & Seminar II (1 credit)
- GRNS 7250 – DNP Project Practicum II (1 credit, 120 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7260 – DNP Project & Seminar III (1 credit)
Program Totals
- Total Credits: 76
- Total Clinical Hours: 810
- Total DNP Project Practicum Hours: 240
Year 1 Fall Courses
- GRNS 6350 – Advanced Pathophysiology
- GRNS 7040 – Advanced Pharmacology APRN
- GRNS 7060 – Advanced Health Assessment APRN
- STAT 5000 – Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Year 1 Spring Courses
- NH 6899 – Fundamentals of Critical Inquiry OR GRNS 6301 – Research, Quality Improvement, and Evidence-Based Practice
- GRNS 7050 – Advanced Neuropharmacology APRN
- GRNS 7070 – Optimizing Health & Management of Common Health Issues
- GRNS 7080 – Practicum: Optimizing Health & Management of Common Health Issues
- GRNS 7090 – Pediatric Concepts for APRNs
Year 1 Summer Courses
- GRNS 6240 – Theoretical Foundation of Nursing Science
- GRNS 6260 – Health Care Ethics, Policy & Politics
Year 2 Fall Courses
- GRNS 6210 – Professional Role Development
- GRNS 6270 – Advanced Topics in Health Informatics
- GRNS 7100 – Primary Care Management of Children & Adolescents
- GRNS 7110 – Practicum: Children & Adolescents
- GRNS 7120 – Advanced Practice Nursing Older Adults
Year 2 Spring Courses
- GRNS 6250 – Genetics for Clinicians
- GRNS 6280 – Quality in Health Care
- GRNS 7170 – Primary Care Management of the Health Care of Women
- GRNS 7180 – Practicum: Women & Gender-Inclusive Health Care
- GRNS 7181 – Practicum: Care of Individuals Assigned Female at Birth (AFAB)
- GRNS 7220 – DNP Project & Seminar I
Comprehensive Exam is completed following GRNS 7220. Successful completion is required to progress in the DNP Project courses.
Year 2 Summer Courses
- GRNS 7000 – Population-Based Health for Advanced Practice
- GRNS 7230 – DNP Project Practicum I
- GRNS 7300 – Practicum: Immersion
Year 3 Fall Courses
- GRNS 6220 – Organization, Delivery & Financing of Health Care
- GRNS 7140 – Primary Care Management of Acute and Common Health Conditions
- GRNS 7160 – Practicum: Acute and Common Health Conditions (FNP)
- GRNS 7240 – DNP Project & Seminar II
- GRNS 7250 – DNP Project Practicum II
Year 3 Spring Courses
- GRNS 7010 – Theoretical Foundation of Nursing
- GRNS 7190 – Primary Care Management of Chronic and Complex Health Conditions
- GRNS 7210 – Practicum: Chronic and Complex Health Conditions (FNP)
- GRNS 7260 – DNP Project & Seminar III