ALVERNO COLLEGE
Course sequence for MSN Tracks and Post-master’s Certificates
MSN Core Courses for Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS); Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP); Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
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ALVERNO COLLEGE
Course sequence for MSN Tracks and Post-master’s Certificates
- MSN 600 Orientation (0 credit)
- MSN 602 Nursing Inquiry (3 credit)
- MSN 603 Healthcare Systems (3 credit)
- MSN 615 Adv. Practice Roles and Nursing Theories (3 credit)
- MSN 616 Ethics in Advanced Practice Nursing (2 credit)
- MSN 617 Population-Based Health (3 credits)
- MSN 621 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology (3 credits)
- MSN 622 Advanced Health and Physical Assessment (2 credits)
- MSN 623 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (3 credits)
- MSN 755 Capstone 1 (1 credit)
- MSN 760 Capstone 2 (1 credit)
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ALVERNO COLLEGE
Course sequence for MSN Tracks and Post-master’s Certificates
Additional courses for the CNS Track / Courses taken for Post-master’s CNS Certificate** / Additional courses for the FNP Track / Courses taken for the Post-master’s FNP Certificate** / Additional Courses taken for the PMHNP track / Courses taken for the Post-Master’s PMHNP program**MSN 630 Advanced Psychopharmacology (3cr) / MSN 630 Advanced Psychopharmacology (3cr)
MSN 700 Adv. Practice Nsg. 1 Individual and Pop. Based Health: (3 credits) / MSN 700 Adv. Practice Nursing 1 Individual and Pop. Based Health: (3 credits) / MSN 624 Adv. Primary Care Management of Middle Aged and Older Adults (3 credits) / MSN 624 Adv. Primary Care Management of Middle Aged and Older Adults (3 credits) / MSN 634 Adv. Primary Mental Health Care Management Adults (3 credits) / MSN 634 Adv. Primary Mental Health Care Management of Adults (3 credits)
MSN 700P CNS Practicum 1: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 700P CNS Practicum 1: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 624P FNP Practicum 1: 200 hour (2 credits) / MSN 624P FNP Practicum 1: 200 hour (2 credits) / MSN 634P PMHNP Practicum 1: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 634P PMHNP Practicum 1: 200 hours (2 credits)
MSN 701 Adv. Practice Nursing 2: Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits) / MSN 701 Adv. Practice Nursing 2: Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits) / MSN 625 Adv. Primary Care Management of Women and Children (3 credits) / MSN 625 Adv. Primary Care Management of Women, Infants and Children (3 credits) / MSN 635 Adv. Mental Health Care Mgment of Children, Adolescents and Geriatric (3 credits) / MSN 635 Adv. Mental Health Care Mgment of Children, Adol. and Geriatric (3cr)
MSN 701P CNS Practicum 2: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 701P CNS Practicum 2: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 625P FNP Practicum 2: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 625P FNP Practicum 2: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 635P PMHNP Practicum 2: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 635P PMHNP Practicum 2: 200 hours (2 credits)
MSN 730 Adv. Practice Nursing 3: Leadership for Systems Improvement (3 credits) / MSN 730 Adv. Practice Nursing 3: Leadership for Systems Improvement (3 credits) / MSN 626 Adv. Primary Care Management of Vulnerable Populations (3 credits) / MSN 626 Adv. Primary Care Management of Vulnerable Populations (3 credits) / MSN 636 Adv. Mental Health Care Management Seriously Ill/Substance Abuse (3 credits) / MSN 636 Adv. Mental Health Care Management Seriously Ill/Substance Abuse (3 credits)
MSN 730P CNS Practicum 3: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 730P CNS Practicum 3: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 626P FNP Practicum 3: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 626P FNP Practicum 3: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 636P PMHNP Practicum 3: 200 hours (2 credits) / MSN 636P PMHNP Practicum 3: 200 hours (2 credits)
** Post-masters student transcripts will be individually reviewed and any core courses necessary to meet certification requirements will be determined on an individual basis.
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