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Post Master's Advanced Certificate Curriculum
Medical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
| Year One | Fall Semester | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 621 | Clinical Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 607 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 612 * | Family Nursing Theory | 3 |
| TOTAL | 9 cr | |
| Year One | Fall Semester | Credits |
| NURS 640 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 650 | Intro CNS Comp | 4 |
| TOTAL | 7 cr | |
| Year Two | Fall Semester | Credits |
| NURS 670 | CNS Selected Phenomena | 4 |
| TOTAL | 4 cr | |
| Year Two | Spring Semester | Credits |
| NURS 675 | Adv CNS COMP | 5 |
| TOTAL | 5 cr | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 25 |
PREREQUISITES:
NURS 640 - NURS 621
NURS 650 - NURS 607
NURS 670 - NURS 650
NURS 675 - NURS 670
* NURS 612: Required if a previous Family Theory course has not been taken at either undergraduate or graduate level.
Margaret Wells, PhD, RN, APN- BC
Director of Post Master's Advanced Certificate Program
Director of Post Master's Advanced Certificate Program
“The best advice I ever received was
to go back to school. Benefits from
working at Upstate University Hospital
allowed me to earn my BS and MS in
Nursing for free. An advanced Nursing
education opens new doors, gives you a
much more comprehensive skill set and
dramatically improves your practice.”
— Scott Jessie RN, MS, CCNS, CCRN, BS (2003); MS (2007) RN Critical Care Nurse Manager Surgical/Trauma ICU