Nurse Anesthetist Emphasis – Course Format*
Year I – Summer 1
CourseBIO 729 Anatomy / Face to face
BIO 730 Advanced Human Physiology / Face to face
NUR 835 Physics, Equipment and Technology, and Advanced Chemistry Concepts for the Nurse Anesthetist / Face to face – 10 weeks
Year I – Fall 1
CourseNUR 729 Advanced Health Assessment / Hybrid** – on campus every other Tuesday
NUR 709 Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Roles / On line
NUR 704 Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Roles / On line
Year I – Spring 1
CourseNUR 830 Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Nursing Roles II / Face to face
NUR 831 Basic Principles of Anesthesia and Lab / Face to face
NUR 839 Clinical Practica I / Clinical site, 3 days/week, continuous course of study***
NUR 800 Foundation of DNP Role
Year II – Summer 2
CourseNUR 801 Philosophical, Theoretical, and Ethical Foundation for ANP / On line
NUR 840 Clinical Practica II / Clinical site, 3 days/week, continuous course of study***
NUR 836 Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia Practice / Face to face
Year II – Fall 2
CourseNUR 701 Translational Scholarship / On line
NUR 841 Clinical Practicum III / Clinical site, 3 days/week, continuous course of study***
NUR 832 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia I / Face to face
NUR 804 DNP Scholarly Project I / Hybrid** – on campus every other week
NUR 837 Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia Practice II / Face to face
Year II - Spring 2
CourseNUR 833 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia II / Face to face
NUR 842 Clinical Practica IV / Clinical site, 4 days/week, continuous course of study***
NUR 806 DNP Scholarly Project II / Hybrid** – on campus every other Tuesday
NUR 803 Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Population Health / On line
Year III - Summer 3
CourseNUR 805 Clinical Scholarship for ANP / On line
NUR 843 Clinical Practica V / Clinical site, 4 days/week, continuous course of study***
Year III – Fall 3
CourseNUR 844 Clinical Practica VI / Clinical site, 4 days/week, continuous course of study***
NUR 834 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia III / Face to face
NUR 808DNP Scholarly ProjectIII / On line
NUR 702 Healthcare Systems Policy and Advocacy / On line
Year III – Spring 3
CourseNUR 838 Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia III / Face to face
NUR 845 Clinical Practica VII / Clinical site, 4 days/week, continuous course of study***
NUR 810 DNP Scholarly ProjectIV / On line
NUR 883 Health Care Informatics / On line
NUR 809 Organizational Leadership and Health Policy for ANP / On line
Final Oral and Written Comprehensive Exams / Face to face
PROGRAM GRAND TOTAL74 semester hours
(Program length: 9 semesters; 36 months; full time, year round, continuous course of study)
*Please note that course format is always subject to change.
**Hybrid classes are offered in a combination of face to face and on-line formats.
***Continuous course of study (for clinical courses) indicates that the course begins on the first day of the semester and ends on the day prior to the start of the next semester.