Felician College - Health Sciences Division

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Earned Doctorate Accelerated Cohort

Felician College offers an accelerated program of study designed for individuals with an earned doctorate who wish to become nurse practitioners. To meet the working professional’s lifestyle, the Department of Professional Nursing has reconfigured its outstanding Adult Nurse Practitioner Track curriculum into an accelerated format with multiple distance learning courses. This accelerated program is designed in ten week quarters and can be completed in twelve quarters after the completion of four prerequisite science courses. The accelerated courses are offered at our Lodi campus on Fridays through the academic calendar year. Undergraduate clinical experiences are also offered on Fridays. Students may arrange for nurse practitioner precepted clinical experiences at their own convenience at the graduate level.

Learners will receive credit for the general education component of the MSN curriculum and will enroll in undergraduate and graduate level nursing courses to fulfill the requirements for the Master of Science in Nursing degree specializing in primary health care of the adult. At the end of the program, the cohort learner will be eligible to sit for the National Council of State Board of Nursing Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses and the national certification examination for adult nurse practitioners.

Requirements for Admission

All applicants must complete Felician College’s Application for admission,
which includes two references. Requirements for admission to the accelerated
MSN is an earned doctorate and completion of the following basic science
courses:

BI 202 Microbiology BI 205 Anatomy and Physiology I BI 205 Anatomy and Physiology II CI 105 Principles of Chemistry	(Distance Learning) (Distance Learning)	(4 Credits) (4 Credits) (4 Credits) (4 Credits)

Course Sequence

Quarter One

Quarter Two

Quarter Three

Quarter Four

BI 307 3 Credits

Pathophysiology

8:00 a.m. – 12: 00 p.m.

NU 330 3 Credits

Approaches to

Professional

Nursing

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

NU 350 3 Credits

Pharmacology

Distance Learning

NU 305 7 Credits

Foundations of

Professional

Nursing I

Lecture 6 p.m.

10 p.m.

Clinical 7:30 a.m. –

4:30 p.m.

Plus 4 hours of

mentored clinical

experience per week

NU 310 7 Credits

Foundations of

Professional

Nursing II

Lecture 6 p.m.

10 p.m.

Clinical 7:30 a.m. –

4:30 p.m.

Plus 4 hours of

mentored clinical

experience per week

NU 325 7 Credits

Foundations of Professional Nursing III

Lecture 6 p.m

10 p.m.

Clinical 7:30 a.m. –

4:30 p.m.

Plus 4 ours of

Mentored clinical

experience per week

Quarter Five	Quarter Six	Quarter Seven	Quarter Eight
NU 400 5 Credits Dimensions of Professional Nursing II: Community Nursing Lecture 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Clinical 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. NU 410 4 Credits Dimensions of Professional Nursing III: Assessment of Family and Culture System (Currently Being Revised)	NU 425 5 Credits Dimensions of Professional Nursing IV: Professional Role Lecture 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Clinical 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.. NU 500DL 3 Credits Nursing Theory	NU 510 3 Credits Introduction Into Nursing Research 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. NU 505 3 Credits Advanced Clinical Pathophysiology 8:00 a.m.- 12 p.m.	NU 530 3 Credits Advanced Health Assessment Lecture 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Clinical 3:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. NU 540 3 Credits Pharmacology/ Prescriptive Practice 8:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Quarter Nine	Quarter Ten	Quarter Eleven	Quarter Twelve
NU 560 4 Credits Primary Health Care I: Health Promotion Lecture 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Clinical: 12 hours per week NU 550 3 Credits Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Nursing 8:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.	NU 570 6 Credits Primary Health Care II Lecture 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Clinical: 12hours per week NU 520 3 Credits Health Care Delivery System 8:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.	NU 580 6 Credits Primary Health Care III Lecture 1 p.m – 3 p.m. Clinical: 12 hours per week HS 500 Credits Epidemiology 8:00 am - 12 p.m.	NU 590 6 Credits Primary Health Care IV Lecture 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Clinical: 18 hours per week