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FNP Curriculum

Content on this page is provided as a quick reference for planning. All official course descriptions and degree requirements are published on the Graduate Catalog site.

Page Last Updated April 2024

Master’s-prepared applicants may not be required to take all the courses listed in the table based on transfer-equivalent courses identified during a transcript review. Contact nursingdnp@boisestate.edu to learn more.

Sample course progression for full-time students

Year 1

Fall 1Spring 1Summer 1
NURS-DNP 510 - Advanced Physiology and PathologyNURS-DNP 632 - Foundations of Evidence Based PracticeNURS-DNP 519 - Advanced Health Assessment
NURS-DNP 636 - Information Systems and Technology ImprovementNURS-DNP 516 - Advanced PharmacotherapeuticsNURS-DNP 638 - Quality and Safety in Healthcare
NURS-DNP 630 - BiostatisticsNURS-DNP 518 - Advanced Health AssessmentNURS-DNP 522 - Concepts of Population Health and Health Promotion in Health Systems
9 Credits8 Credits8 Credits

Year 2

Fall 2Spring 2Summer 2
NURS-DNP 534 - Diagnosis and Management of Health and Illness Across the LifespanNURS-DNP 671 - DNP Seminar 1NURS-DNP 551 - Primary Care Procedures and Diagnostics/ Primary Care Skills Synthesis
NURS-DNP 535 - Diagnosis and Management of Health and Illness Across the Lifespan ClinicalNURS-DNP 542 - Primary Care Management of Health and Illness Across the LifespanNURS-DNP 550 - Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics II
NURS-DNP 634 - Evidence Based MethodsNURS-DNP 543 - Primary Care Management of Health and Illness Across the Lifespan ClinicalNURS-DNP 673 - DNP Seminar 2
9 Credits9 Credits8 Credits

Year 3

Fall 3Spring 3
NURS-DNP 544 - Primary Care Management of Health and Illness Across the Lifespan IINURS-DNP 640 - Policy, Economics and Financial Planning
NURS-DNP 545 - Primary Care Management of Health and Illness Across the Lifespan Clinical IINURS-DNP 547 - Primary Care Clinical Practicum
NURS-DNP 675 - DNP Seminar 3NURS-DNP 642 - Leadership, Role and Collaboration for the APRN
9 Credits10 Credits