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Master of Science in Nursing

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Why This Program? 

Join a tradition of nursing excellence. 

From our founding as a women's college in 1930 to the evolution of our highly sought online and graduate nursing degrees, at Briar Cliff University we've been educating the region's most committed nurses for generations. Advance care in your community by choosing a track:

Family Nurse Practitioner Plan of Study
 

Fall Year 1

Spring Year 1

Summer Year 1

Theoretical Foundations for Adv. Prac. LIBS 501 (2 cr) - 8 wk

Foundations of Adv. Prac.(2 cr) - 8wk

Advanced Patho (3 cr) - 16 wk

Total Credits: 7

Research Methods for APN (3 cr) - 16 wk

Adv. Pharm (3 cr) - 16 w

Population Health (2 cr) - 8 wk

Total Credits: 8

Advanced Health Assessment + Lab (Hybrid) - (4 cr; 3:1)* - 12 wk 40*

Cultural Competence in Health Care (3 cr; 3:0) - 12 wk

Total Credits: 7

 

Fall Year 2

Spring Year 2

Summer Year 2

Primary Care Adult/Gero Client I (6 cr; 4:2) - 16 wk  120

Health Care Systems (3 cr) - 8 wk

 

Total Credits: 9

Primary Care Adult/Gero Client II (6 cr; 4:2) - 16 wk  120

Pediatric Primary Care I (FNP Only) (2 cr) - 16 wk

 

Total Credits: 8

EBP I (2 cr) - 12wk

Pediatric Primary Care II (FNP Only) - (4 cr; 2:2) - 12 wk 120

Advanced Practice Skills Lab (Hybrid) (1 cr; 0:1) - 12 wk 40*

Total Credits: 7

Fall Year 3

 Spring Year 3

 

EBP II (1 cr) -16 wk

Practicum (FNP only) (4 cr - 1:3) - 16 wk 180

Women’s Health Elective (TBD cr) - 16wk

Total Credits 5+

BP III (1 cr) -16 wk

FNP Practicum (FNP only) (4.5 cr - 1:3.5) - 16 wk 210

Total Credits: 5.5

FNP - 56.5 credits

Minimum Clinical hours - 750

* Indicated Onsite Lab Day Requirements

       

revised 11/2023

Become qualified to serve as a general primary health care provider. Students who successfully complete the program are eligible to sit for the Family Nurse Practitioner certification exam offered by the ANCC and AANP.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Plan of Study

Fall Year 1

Spring Year 1

Summer Year 1

Theoretical Foundations for Adv. Prac. LIBS 501(2 cr) - 8 wk

Foundations of Adv. Prac.(2 cr) - 8wk

Advanced Patho (3 cr) - 16 wk

Total Credits: 7

Research Methods for APN (3 cr) - 16 wk

Advanced Pharmacology (3 cr) - 16 wk

Population Health (2 cr) - 8 wk

Total Credits: 8

Advanced Health Assessment + Lab (Hybrid) -(4 cr; 3:1) - 12 wk 40

Cultural Competence in Health Care (3 cr; 3:0) - 12 wk

 

Total Credits: 7

Fall Year 2

Spring Year 2

Summer Year 2

Neuroscience of Psychopharma-cology for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 cr) 16 wk

Health Care Systems (3 cr) - 8 wk

 

Total Credits: 6

Therapeutic Modalities for Advanced Practice Nursing (6 cr; 3:3) - 16 wk 180

Total Credits: 6

Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with Adults (5 cr; 3:2) 12 wk 120

EBP I (2 cr) - 12wk

Total Credits: 7

Fall Year 3

Spring Year 3

Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with Children, Adolescents, and Older Adults (6.4 cr; 3:3.5) - 16 wk 210

EBP II (1 cr) - 16 wk

Total Credits 7.5

Practicum in Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing (5 cr; 1:4) 16 wk 240

EBP III (1 cr) -16 wk

Total Credits: 6

PMHNP - 54.5 credits
Clinical hours - 750

revised 1/2023

Care for individuals across the lifespan with psychiatric mental health conditions and diseases. Students who successfully complete the program are eligible to sit for the certification exam offered by the ANCC.

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Plan of Study

 

Fall Year 1

Spring Year 1

Summer Year 1

Theoretical Foundations for Adv. Prac. LIBS 501(2 cr) - 8 wk

Foundations of Adv. Prac.(2 cr) - 8wk

Advanced Patho (3 cr) - 16 wk

Total Credits: 7

Research Methods for APN (3 cr) - 16 wk

Advanced Pharmacology (3 cr) - 16 wk

Population Health (2 cr) - 8 wk

Total Credits: 8

Advanced Health Assessment + Lab (Hybrid) (4 cr; 3:1) - 12 wk 40*

Cultural Competence in Health Care (3 cr; 3:0) - 12 wk

 

Total Credits: 7

Fall Year 2

Spring Year 2

Summer Year 2

Primary Care Adult/Gero Client I (3 cr; 4:2) 16 wk 120

Health Care Systems (3 cr) - 8 wk

Total Credits: 9

Primary Care Adult/Gero Client II (6 cr; 4:2) - 16 wk 120

Total Credits: 6

EBP I (2 cr) - 12wk

The Care of the Frail Elder (A/GNP only) (3cr; 1:2) 12 wk 120

Advanced Practice Skills Lab (Hybrid) (1 cr; 0:1) 12 wk 40*

Total Credits: 6

Fall Year 3

Spring Year 3

EBP II (1 cr) - 16 wk

A/GNP Practicum (A/GNP only) (4 cr; 1:3) 16 wk 180

Women's Health Elective (TBD cr) 16 wk

Total Credits 5+

EBP III (1 cr) 16 wk

A/GNP Practicum (A/GNP only) (4.5 cr; 1:3.5) 16 wk 210

Total Credits: 5.5

AGNP - 53.5 credits
Minimum Clinical hours - 750
* Indicated Onsite Lab Day Requirements

revised 11/2023

Practice primary health care in multiple settings, particularly while caring for an aging population. Students who successfully complete the program are eligible to sit for the Adult Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner certification exam offered by the ANCC and AANP. 

What you can count on.

  • Less red tape: The GRE isn't required to be admitted to this program, and no thesis is required to obtain your master's degree.
  • Convenient, online courses: The Master of Science in Nursing is a three-year part-time program where all course work, outside of our summer health assessment and advanced skills courses and clinical, take place online. FNP & AGNP students are expected to attend 4 mandatory on-site days on the BCU campus (2 days in Summer Year 1 during Advanced Health Assessment and 2 days in Summer Year 2 during Advanced Skills Lab).
  • Clinicals with impact: We'll work with you to find clinical preceptors close to home, at places where you can truly make a difference. The 750-hour clinical component also includes experience in a rural, underserved or multicultural setting where you'll help provide primary care to those who need it most.
  • Caring, veteran faculty mentors: Who says an online program can't be personal? Our instructors have decades of teaching and professional experience, and they'll be with you at every step never more than an email, phone call or video chat away

Already have a Master of Science in Nursing? Check out our post-graduate APRN certificate programs.