Family Nurse Practitioner

The curriculum leading to the Master of Nursing Science Degree can be completed through a full-time or part-time plan of study. Full-time study requires a minimum of 10 semester hours per semester. We are not accepting full-time students currently. The number of semester hours required for the Family Nurse Practitioner specialty is 44. Under the Graduate School policy, a maximum of six (6) consecutive calendar years from date of first enrollment is allowed for completion of all degree requirements.

General Core Courses (11 semester hours)

• NUSC 5003: Theory in Nursing

• NUSC 5013: Research Methodology

• NUSC 5023: Research in Advanced Nursing Practice

• NUSC 5121: Advanced Professional Practice Management

• NUSC 5111: Introduction to Professional Practice Management

Family Nurse Practitioner (33 semester hours)

• NUSC 5201: Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic
  Reasoning Practicum

• NUSC 5173: Quantitative Epidemiology

• NUSC 5222: Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic
  Reasoning Theory

• NUSC 5303: Clinical Management of Child & Family

• NUSC 5313: Clinical Management of Child & Family Practicum

• NUSC 5323: Clinical Management of Young Family

• NUSC 5353: Clinical Management of Young Family Practicum

• NUSC 5363: Clinical Management of Adult & Family

• NUSC 5383: Clinical Management of Adult & Family Practicum

• NUSC 5052: Community Concepts for Advanced Practice Nursing

• NUSC 5043: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics in Advanced Nursing Practice

• NUSC 5033: Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology

• NUSC 5991: Research Project (Protocol)|

* NOTE: All students will take 1 semester hour of research project the semester of graduation to complete the Comprehensive Examination required by the Graduate School.

Contact Specialty Coordinator, Janice Dean,
if you have questions about the above:
Office Phone - (501) 686-8707 or (501) 686-5374
E-mail:  DeanJaniceC@uams.edu