National Management Offices 005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515 888.556.8226 chamberlain.edu BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE RN TO BSN DEGREE OPTION SAMPLE CURRICULUM PLAN ONLINE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 201 YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-51: Transitions in Professional Nursing (T=) ENGL-17*: Advanced English Composition NR-61: RN Information Systems in Healthcare (T=) MATH-221* : Statistics for Decision Making SOCS-50*: Cultural Diversity in the Professions NR-7: RN Collaborative Healthcare (T=) ECON-12*: Principles of Economics History Elective* NR-05: Health Assessment (T=) Elective* NR-9: Evidence-Based Practice (T=) (NR-9 will change to NR-9 effective September 201) NR-: RN Community Health Nursing (T=) NR-51: RN Capstone Course (T=) Humanities Elective* Semester Hours: 1 (LAS=7, NR=7) Semester Hours: 17 (LAS=7, NR=10) Semester Hours: 16 (LAS=9, NR=7) LAS=Liberal Arts and Sciences, NR=Nursing, T=Theory, L=Lab, C=Clinical Total Program Credit Hours: 129 (LAS=2, NR=2, CCAP=82) CCAP Credit: All registered nurses with a current, active RN license in the U.S. or from a jurisdiction that is an associate member of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) may be awarded up to 82 proficiency credit hours through the Chamberlain College of Nursing Articulation Plan (CCAP). This includes 7 liberal arts and sciences credits and 5 nursing credits. Semester term = 16 weeks; or = 8 weeks. Liberal Arts and Sciences courses are offered by DeVry University. Sample curriculum plans are subject to change without prior notice. * When registering in courses taught by DeVry University or Keller Graduate School of Management, Chamberlain students will need to select the course with an N suffix designator (i.e., MATH-11N). MATH-11 is a prerequisite for MATH-221. If MATH-11 has not been fulfilled, it will be added to the individual s plan of study and will become part of the student s graduation requirements. Comprehensive program-specific consumer information is available at chamberlain.edu/studentconsumerinfo. Program/program option availability varies by state/location. Chamberlain reserves the right to update information as it becomes available. Information is current at the time of publication. For the most updated accreditation information, visit chamberlain.edu/accreditation. 12-1020.1 201 Chamberlain College of Nursing LLC. All rights reserved. 091pflcpe
National Management Offices 005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515 888.556.8226 chamberlain.edu RN-BSN to MSN Online Bridge Option Undergraduate Courses YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-51: Transitions in Professional Nursing ENGL-17*: Advanced English Composition Elective* NR-05: Health Assessment SOCS-50*: Cultural Diversity in the Professions Semester Hours: 17 (LAS=10, NR=7) RN-BSN TO MSN OPTION CURRICULUM PLAN SAMPLE 8-SEMESTER CURRICULUM PLAN EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 201 MATH-221* : Statistics for Decision-Making NR-: RN Community Health Nursing ECON-12*: Principles of Economics NR-61: RN Information Systems in Healthcare Humanities Elective* Semester Hours: 17 (LAS=10, NR=7) History Elective* NR-9: Evidence-Based Practice (NR-9 will change to NR-9 effective September 201) Semester Hours: 6 (LAS=, NR=) Conditional MSN Admission Requirement (requires cumulative GPA of.0 for undergraduate courses) NR-50: Leadership and Nursing Practice: Role Development or NR-510: Leadership and Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse** Semester Hours: (LAS=0, NR=) NOTE: Full admission into the Chamberlain College of Nursing s Master of Science in Nursing degree program is conditional upon achieving a minimum grade of a B in NR-50: Leadership and Nursing Practice: Role Development. RN-BSN to MSN Online Bridge Option Graduate Courses YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-500: Foundational Concepts and Applications NR-501: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice Semester Hours: 6 (NR=6) NR-506: Healthcare Policy MIS-566*: Informatics and Application Systems in Healthcare NR-505: Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice Semester Hours: 9 (LAS=, NR=6) MSN Specialty Track Course MSN Specialty Track Course Semester Hours: 6 (NR=6) RN-BSN to MSN Online Bridge Option Graduate Courses YEAR SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 MSN Specialty Track Course MSN Specialty Track Course MSN Specialty Track Course Semester Hours: 6 (NR=6) NR-660: Capstone *** Semester Hours: 6 (NR=6) CCAP Credit: All registered nurses with a current, active RN license in the U.S. or from a jurisdiction that is an associate member of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) may be awarded up to 82 proficiency credit hours through the Chamberlain College of Nursing Articulation Plan (CCAP). This includes 7 liberal arts and sciences credits and 5 nursing credits. Semester=16 weeks; or = 8 weeks. Sample curriculum plans are subject to change without prior notice. Comprehensive consumer information is available at chamberlain.edu/studentconsumerinfo. Program/program option availability varies by state/location. Chamberlain reserves the right to update information as it becomes available. Information is current at the time of publication. For the most updated accreditation information, visit chamberlain.edu/accreditation. MATH-11 is a prerequisite for MATH-221. If MATH-11 has not been fulfilled, it will be added to the individual s plan of study and will become part of the student s graduation requirements. * When registering in courses taught by DeVry University or Keller Graduate School of Management, Chamberlain students will need to select the course with an N suffix designator (i.e. MIS-566N). ** For the RN-BSN to MSN option, the Master of Science in Nursing course NR-50: Leadership and Nursing Practice: Role Development or NR-510: Leadership and Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse replaces NR-7: RN Collaborative Healthcare in the RN to BSN Online Degree Completion program option. NR-500 is not a prerequisite for NR-510 in the RN-BSN to MSN option (FNP Specialty Track students only.) *** For the RN-BSN to MSN option, the Master of Science in Nursing course NR-660: Capstone replaces NR-51: RN Capstone course in the RN to BSN option. Total Program Credit Hours: 158 (LAS=26, NR=50, CCAP=82) 12-1020.1 201 Chamberlain College of Nursing LLC. All rights reserved. 101pflcpe
National Management Offices 005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515 888.556.8226 chamberlain.edu MSN CORE COURSES MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE (MSN) & GRADUATE CERTIFICATES IN NURSING SAMPLE CURRICULUM PLAN ONLINE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 201 YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-500: Foundational Concepts & Applications NR-501: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice Semester Hours: 6 EDUCATOR SPECIALTY TRACK MIS-566*: Informatics & Application Systems in Healthcare or NR-512: Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics (effective January 201) NR-50: Leadership & Nursing Practice: Role Development (Executive, Educator, Healthcare Policy and Informatics Specialty Tracks only) or NR-510: Leadership and Role Development of the Advance Practice Nurse (FNP Specialty Track only) Semester Hours: 6 NR-505: Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice NR-506: Healthcare Policy Semester Hours: 6 YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-521: Theoretical Foundations of Teaching & Learning NR-522: Instructional Methods NR-620: Education Practicum NOTE: The order in which students take MSN core courses may differ based on specialty track selection. NR-52: Curriculum Development Semester Hours: 6 NR-52: Assessment & Evaluation Techniques in Education Semester Hours: 6 NR-660: Capstone Semester Hours: 6 NURSE EDUCATOR GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OPTION Program Details Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education: With or Without Practicum Semesters: 2.5 full-time with practicum (15 credit hours), 2 full-time without practicum (12 credit hours) SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-521: Theoretical Foundations of Teaching & Learning NR-522: Instructional Methods Total MSN Core & Educator Specialty Track Credit Hours = 6 NR-620: Education Practicum Semester Hours: NR-52: Curriculum Development NR-52: Assessment & Evaluation Techniques in Education :Optional Practicum Semester Hours: 6 Semester Hours: 6 Total Certificate Program Credit Hours: 15/12
EXECUTIVE SPECIALTY TRACK YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER MGMT-550*: Managerial Communication HRM-587*: Managing Organizational Change Semester Hours: 6 MGMT-591*: Leadership & Organizational Behavior MGMT-50*: Organizational Decision-Making Semester Hours: 6 NR-60: Executive Practicum NR-660: Capstone Semester Hours: 6 DeVry University s Keller Graduate School of Management Master of Business Administration (MBA) Students must have completed the Chamberlain MSN degree program executive specialty track and be accepted to DeVry University s Keller Graduate School of Management prior to beginning their MBA Track courses. MSN/MBA EXECUTIVE OPTION Total MSN Core & Executive Specialty Track Credit Hours = 6 ACCT-50: Accounting & Finance: Managerial Use & Analysis ACCT-505: Managerial Accounting ECON-55: Business Economics FIN-515: Managerial Finance MKTG-522: Marketing Management MGMT-520: Legal, Political & Ethical Dimensions of Business MGMT-5: Applied Managerial Statistics MGMT-600: Business Planning Seminar (Capstone) Total Credit Hours: 2 Total MSN Core, Executive Specialty Track & MBA Program Credit Hours: 60 (MSN = 6, MBA = 2) FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER (FNP) SPECIALTY TRACK YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-50: Population Health, Epidemiology & Statistical Principles NR-508: Advanced Pharmacology NR-511: Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Practicum (C=125) NR-507: Advanced Pathophysiology NR-509: Advanced Physical Assessment (L=25) NR-601: Primary Care of the Maturing & Aged Family (C=125) Semester Hours: 6 Semester Hours: 6 Semester Hours: 6 YEAR SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 NR-602: Primary Care of the Childbearing & Childrearing Family (C=125) MIS-661: APN Capstone Practicum (C=125) Semester Hours: NR-60: Advanced Clinical Diagnosis & Practice Across the Lifespan (C=125) Semester Hours: 6 Total MSN Core & FNP Specialty Track Credit Hours: 5 FNP Specialty Track Lab & Clinical Hours: 650 (L=25, C=625) Total Credit Hours: 9
HEALTHCARE POLICY SPECIALTY TRACK YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-551: Healthcare Systems, Politics & Policy NR-55: Global Health NR-650: Healthcare Policy Practicum NR-552: Economics of Healthcare Policy Semester Hours: 6 NR-55: The Nurse Leader & Healthcare Policy Semester Hours: 6 NR-660: Capstone Semester Hours: 6 INFORMATICS SPECIALTY TRACK YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-51: Practice of Nursing Informatics NR-52: Managing Data & Information Semester Hours: 6 NR-5: Information Workflow in Healthcare NR-60: Informatics Nurse Specialist Practicum I Semester Hours: 6 NR-61: Informatics Nurse Specialist Practicum II NR-660: Capstone Semester Hours: 6 Total MSN Core & Healthcare Policy Specialty Track Credit Hours = 6 Total MSN Core & Informatics Specialty Track Credit Hours = 6 NURSE INFORMATICS GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OPTION Program Details Graduate Certificate in Nursing Informatics: With or Without Practicum Semesters: 2.5 full-time with practicum (15 credit hours), 1.5 full-time without practicum (9 credit hours) SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-51: Practice of Nursing Informatics NR-5: Information Workflow in Healthcare NR-61: Informatics Nurse Specialist Practicum Semester Hours: NR-52: Managing Data & Information Semester Hours: 6 NR-60: Informatics Nurse Specialist Practicum Semester Hours: 6 :Optional Practicum Total Certificate Program Credit Hours: 15/9 credits Semester term = 16 weeks; or = 8 weeks. LAS=Liberal Arts and Sciences; NR=Nursing Major; T=Theory; L=Lab; C=Clinical. Sample curriculum plans are subject to change without prior notice. * When registering in courses taught by DeVry University or Keller Graduate School of Management, Chamberlain students will need to select the course with an N suffix designator (i.e. MIS-566N).
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National Management Office 005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515 888.556.8226 chamberlain.edu DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) DEGREE PROGRAM ADVANCED PRACTICE LEADERSHIP (APL) SPECIALTY TRACK FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES SAMPLE CURRICULUM PLAN ONLINE EFFECTIVE MAY 201 YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-700: Scientific Underpinnings NR-70: Applied Organizational & Leadership Concepts NR-706: Healthcare Informatics & Information Systems NR-701: Application of Analytic Methods NR-70: Concepts in Population Health Outcomes NR-708: Health Policy Semester Hours: 6 Semester Hours: 6 Semester Hours: 6 YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 NR-702: DNP Project & Practicum I (125 Practicum Hours) NR-707: DNP Project & Practicum III (125 Practicum Hours) NR-705: DNP Project & Practicum II (125 Practicum Hours) Semester Hours: 6 NR-709: DNP Project & Practicum IV (125 Practicum Hours) Semester Hours: 6 Total Credit Hours: 12 Semester=16 Weeks; or = 8 Weeks. Sample curriculum plans are subject to change without prior notice. Total DNP Advanced Practice Leadership Specialty Track Credit Hours: 0 Comprehensive consumer information is available at chamberlain.edu/dnpstudentconsumerinfo. Program/program option availability varies by state/location. Chamberlain reserves the right to update information as it becomes available. Information is current at the time of publication. For the most updated accreditation information, visit chamberlain.edu/accreditation. 12-000000 201 Chamberlain College of Nursing LLC. All rights reserved. 051pflcpe
National Management Office 005 Highland Parkway, Downers Grove, IL 60515 888.556.8226 chamberlain.edu DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) DEGREE PROGRAM HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP (HSL) SPECIALTY TRACK FOR REGISTERED NURSES WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN NURSING SAMPLE CURRICULUM PLAN ONLINE EFFECTIVE MAY 201 YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-700: Scientific Underpinnings NR-70: Applied Organizational & Leadership Concepts NR-706: Healthcare Informatics & Information Systems NR-701: Application of Analytic Methods NR-70: Concepts in Population Health Outcomes NR-708: Health Policy Semester Hours: 6 Semester Hours: 6 Semester Hours: 6 YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 SEMESTER NR-712: Topics in Healthcare Systems Leadership NR-702: DNP Project & Practicum I 2- (128-256 Practicum Hours) NR-707: DNP Project & Practicum III 2- (128-256 Practicum Hours) NR-71: Indirect Care Perspectives in DNP Practice Semester Hours: 6 NR-705: DNP Project & Practicum II 2- (128-256 Practicum Hours) Semester Hours: -8 NR-709: DNP Project & Practicum IV 2- (128-256 Practicum Hours) Semester Hours: -8 Total Credit Hours: 1-22 Semester=16 Weeks; or = 8 Weeks. Sample curriculum plans are subject to change without prior notice. Total DNP Healthcare Systems Leadership Specialty Track Credit Hours: 2-0 Comprehensive consumer information is available at chamberlain.edu/dnpstudentconsumerinfo. Program/program option availability varies by state/location. Chamberlain reserves the right to update information as it becomes available. Information is current at the time of publication. For the most updated accreditation information, visit chamberlain.edu/accreditation. 12-000000 201 Chamberlain College of Nursing LLC. All rights reserved. 051pflcpe