2026-2027 Morehouse School of Medicine Academic Catalog

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner

BSN to DNP FNP Plan of Study

Year 1 - Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 560Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Life Span

3

NURS 604/GEBS 604Genetics, Genomics and Health Promotion

2

GEBS 524NFundamentals of Biostatistics

3

NURS 613Health Justice & Ethical Foundations: Professional Issues in Healthcare

3

Total Credit Hours:11

Year 1 - Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 561Advanced Health Assessment Across the Life Span

3

NURS 562Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Life Span

3

MSHI 600NBig Data Management & Analytics

1

MSHI 509NClinical Data Mining & Analytic Techniques

1

Total Credit Hours:8

Year 1 - Summer Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 570Scientific Foundations, Theories and Inclusive Leadership

3

NURS 602/MPH 502Population Health: Community Epidemiology & Sustainable Strategic Engagement

3

NURS 563Diagnostic Reasoning, Interpretation and Evidence Based Clinical Decision Making

2

NURS 709Data Driven Health Policy and Advocacy

3

Total Credit Hours:11

Year 2 - Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 610FNP I: Health Promotion in Clinical Populations & Complex Systems (Adult-Gerontology Primary Care) - Didactic

3

NURS 611FNP I: Health Promotion in Clinical Populations & Complex Systems (Adult-Gerontology Primary Care) - Clinical

3

NURS 615/PAS 615Evidence-Based Practice & Principles of Translational Research

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Year 2 - Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 620FNP II: Family Centered Primary Care of the Infant, Child, Adolescent and their Families - Didactic

3

NURS 621FNP II: Family Centered Primary Care of the Infant, Child, Adolescent and their Families - Clinical

3

NURS 703Impact Driven Quality & Process Engineering Strategy Design for Value Based Primary Care

2

NURS 711Doctoral Project - Developing Health Equity Inquiry and Impact for Sustained Community Engagement

1

Total Credit Hours:9

Year 2 - Summer Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 708Health Finance & Equitable Economic Leadership in Complex Health Care Systems

3

NURS 712Doctoral Project - Translating Methods & Research for Project Implementation

2

NURS 713Doctoral Project - Scholarly Project Planning and Proposal

2

Total Credit Hours:7

Year 3 - Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 630FNP III: Holistic Care of Reproductive Patients & Their Families - Didactic

3

NURS 631FNP III: Holistic Care of Reproductive Patients & Their Families - Clinical

3

NURS 701Interprofessional Learning: Social Determinants of Health Profession Education

2

NURS 714Doctoral Project - Doctoral Application and Implementation

4

Total Credit Hours:12

Year 3 - Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 640FNP IV: Advanced Acute & Chronic Care of Patients Across the life Span and Their Families - Didactic

3

NURS 641FNP IV: Advanced Acute & Chronic Care of Patients Across the life Span and Their Families - Clinical

4

NURS 715Doctoral Project - Project Evaluation and Dissemination

2

Total Credit Hours:9