Graduate Entry Program in Nursing – GEPN to DNP-PMHNP Curriculum
The following is a sample curriculum and is subject to change. Course offerings may vary based on availability, faculty, and program updates.
GEPN Pre-Licensure Curriculum Courses
- NURS 501 Professionalism in Nursing (2)
- NURS 502 Pathophysiology (3)
- NURS 503 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice (3)
- NURS 504 Health Assessment (2)
- NURS 504L Health Assessment Lab (2)
- NURS 505 Foundations of Nursing Science (2)
- NURS 505L Foundations of Nursing Science Practice Lab (4)
- NURS 507 Bio-behavioral Health (2)
- NURS 507L Bio-behavioral Health Lab (2)
- NURS 508 Nursing Care of Childbearing Families (2)
- NURS 508L Nursing Care of Childbearing Families Lab (2)
- NURS 509 Nursing Care of Children & Families (2)
- NURS 509L Nursing Care of Children & Families Lab (2)
- NURS 513 Acute Care Nursing (4)
- NURS 513L Acute Care Nursing Lab (6)
- NURS 517 Clinical Immersion to Nursing Practice (3)
- NURS 517L Clinical Immersion to Nursing Practice Lab (4)
- NURS 518 Introduction to Community and Public Health Nursing (2)
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Curriculum Courses
- NURS 607 Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology for Nurses in Advanced Practice (3)
- NURS 612 Advanced Assessment & Clinical Reasoning (2)
- NURS 612L Advanced Assessment & Clinical Reasoning Lab (1)
- NURS 613 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice (3)
- NURS 629 Pharmacology for Nurses in Advanced Practice (3)
- NURS 631 Advanced Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan (3 cr)
- NURS 640 Chronic Illness Management (3)
- N642 Healthcare Information and Technology (3)
- NURS 662 Leadership, Role Identity, and Organizational/System Change (3)
- NURS 683 Psychobiology of Mental Health Disorders (3 cr)
- NURS 684 Theory: Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing Across the Lifespan 1 (3 cr)
- NURS 684L Clinical: Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing 1 (6 cr)
- NURS 685 Individual Psychotherapy for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (3 cr)
- NURS 686 Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing Across the Lifespan 2 (3 cr)
- NURS 686L Clinical: Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing 2 (6 cr)
- NURS 687 Family & Group Psychotherapy for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (3 cr)
- NURS 688 Theory: Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing Across the Lifespan 3 (3)
- NURS 688L Clinical: Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing 3 (6)
- NURS 730 Principles of Evidence Based Practice for Advanced Nursing (3)
- NURS 735 Effective Program Evaluation for Quality Improvement (3)
- NURS 740 Health Policy & Economics (3)
- NURS 755 DNP Scholarly Project A: Proposal (2)
- NURS 756 DNP Scholarly Project B: Implementation (2 cr)
- NURS 757 DNP Scholarly Project C: Evaluation & Dissemination (2)
Total Number of Credits: 123 credits
Current students refer to STAR for their individualized curriculum pathway.
Visit the DNP-PMHNP website for additional details about the curriculum.
Note: It is the student’s responsibility to meet regularly with their academic advisor(s) to ensure proper progress and to confirm their academic requirements.