Curriculum Plan (Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist)

Fall Semester, Year One

APNC 520 Pathophysiology	3 units
APNC 521 APRN Physical Assessment and Diagnosis	4 units
ACNS 619 CNS Specialty Role and Practice Foundations	4 units

Spring Semester, Year One

APNC 523 Pharmacology in Health Management	3 units
ACNS 632 Adult Gerontology I: CNS Practice in Individual Patient Sphere	6 units

Summer Session, Year One

MSNC 511 Evidence Based Practice: Role of Theory and Research	3 units
ACNS 634 Adult Gerontology II: CNS Practice in Nurse/Staff Sphere	6 units

Fall Semester, Year Two

ACNS 636 Adult Gerontology III: CNS Practice in Organizational Sphere	5 units
PHDN 601 Philosophy of Science in Nursing	3 units
PHDN 607 Applied Statistics and Quantitative Research Methods	3 units
PHDN 650 Nursing Research Seminar I	1 unit

Spring Semester, Year Two

ACNS 638 Adult Gerontology IV: Advanced CNS Practicum	5 units
PHDN 608 Applications of Multivariate Statistics	3 units
PHDN 651 Nursing Research Seminar II	1 unit
PHDN 670 Quantitative Designs in Research	3 units

Completion of Requirements for Master in Science in Nursing Degree

Fall Semester, Year Three

PHDN 602 Theory Development in Nursing	3 units
PHDN 652 Nursing Research Seminar III	1 unit
PHDN 673 Introduction to Qualitative Research: Background, Processes, and Approaches	3 units

Spring Semester, Year Three

PHDN 653 Nursing Research Seminar IV	2 units
PHDN 677 Advanced Quantitative Designs in Research	3 units
PHDN 649 Research Seminar in Health Policy	3 units

Fall Semester, Year Four

PHDN 654 Nursing Research Seminar V	1 unit
PHDN 672 Psychometric Theory and Measurement	3 units
PHDN 676 The Practice of Qualitative Research	3 units

Spring Semester, Year Four

PHDN 655 Nursing Research Seminar VI	1 unit
PHDN 695 Dissertation	5 units