Sample Curriculum: Family Nurse Practitioner, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies

First Year

Fall Semester
Course	Credits
Professional Aspects of Advanced Practice Nursing	3
Advanced Concepts in Physiology and Pathophysiology	3
Total Credits	6

Spring Semester
Course	Credits
Analytical Tools and Biostatistics	3
Advanced Concepts in Pharmacology	3
Total Credits	6

Summer Semester
Course	Credits
Scholarly Inquiry in Health Care	3
Total Credits	3

Second Year

Fall Semester
Course	Credits
Advanced Health Assessment	3
Primary Care of the Family I	5
Total Credits	8

Spring Semester
Course	Credits
Health Systems and Policies in Transition	3
Primary Care of the Family II	5
Interdisciplinary Health Care Ethics	2
Total Credits	10

Summer Semester
Course	Credits
Primary Care of the Family III	3
Elective (may be taken in other semesters)	1-3
Total Credits	4-6

Fall Semester
Course	Credits
Primary Care of the Family IV	6
Scholarly Project	1
Total Credits	7

Total Program Hours	44-46
* Thesis option available