Plan of Study elements are aligned with the American Association of Colleges of Nurses Essentials of the Doctor of Nursing Practice and these elements are threaded throughout the curriculum. The program is a lock-stepped program, where each course is only offered once a year. Unsuccessful completion of any course may require waiting an academic year to retake the course.

Spring I		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 601	Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice	3	3	0	0
NUR 611	Foundations of Anesthesia Science & Technology for Nurse Anesthetists	5	4	1	78
NUR 612	Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing	3	3	0	0
NUR 613	Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning	3	2	1	28*
	Total for Semester	14	12	2	106
Summer I		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 614	Basic Concepts of Anesthesia Nursing	5	4	1	78
NUR 617	Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesia	3	3	0	0
NUR 661	Nursing Theory and Practice in Advanced Nurse Anesthesia	4	4	0	0
NUR 668	Research Methods I	3	3	0	0
	Total for Semester	15	14	1	78
Fall I		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 615	Professionalism in Advance Practice Nursing	4	4	0	0
NUR 619	Research and Evidence-Base Advanced Practice Nursing	7	3	4	246
NUR 669	Adult Gerontology Acute III	3	3	0	0
	Total for Semester	14	10	4	246
Spring II		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 620	Advanced Concepts of Anesthesia Nursing II	14	3	11	606
NUR 658	Structure & Processes in Healthcare Organizations & Healthcare Policy	3	3	0	0
NUR 676-1	Practice Immersion 1	1	1	0	0
	Total for Semester	18	7	11	606
Summer II		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 539	Teaching, Learning, & Curriculum Development in Higher Education	3	3	0	0
NUR 645	Interdisciplinary Anesthesia Nursing I	14	3	11	606
NUR 676-2	Practice Immersion 2	1	1	0	0
	Total for Semester	18	7	11	606
Fall II		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 646	Interdisciplinary Anesthesia Nursing II	14	3	11	612
NUR 657	Population Based Health & Healthcare Disparities	3	3	0	0
NUR 676-3	Practice Immersion 3	1	1	0	0
	Total for Semester	18	7	11	612
Spring III		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 650	Interdisciplinary Anesthesia Nursing III	14	3	11	612
NUR 656	International Health	2	2	0	0
NUR 691	Capstone I	3	1	2	30
	Total for Semester	19	6	13	642
Summer III		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 655	Healthcare Management, Economics, Financing & Ethics	3	3	0	0
NUR 692	Capstone II	3	1	2	30
NUR 694	Clinical Practicum for DNP Nurse Anesthesia	11	0	11	606
	Total for Semester	17	4	13	636
Fall III		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 693	Capstone III	3	1	2	30
NUR 694	Clinical Practicum for DNP Nurse Anesthesia	11	0	11	606
	Total for Semester	14	1	13	636
	Total Program	147	68	79	4,168