Specialty Coursework
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- Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Course Requirements
- Parent-Child Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Course Requirements
- Combined Programs
Note: Students enrolling in one of the CNS specialties will need to first complete the MSN core courses before they may begin the CNS specialty course requirements listed below. Nurses who already have an MSN from APU or another institution may enroll in a Post-Master’s Credential program to obtain their CNS specialty.
Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Course Requirements
The Adult CNS Specialty includes 11 clinical units equalling 500 clinical hours. Note: Units shown in parentheses are theory units/clinical units.
| Advanced Practice Specialty Courses | 12 units | ||||||||||
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| Specialization Option Courses | 4 units | ||||||||||
| Students take both of the following: | |||||||||||
GNRS 540 Care Management | 2 (2/0) | ||||||||||
GNRS 541 Clinical Practicum in Care Management | 2 (0/2) | ||||||||||
| Or choose one of the following: | |||||||||||
GNRS 593 Psychosocial Primary Health Care of the Mature and Aging Family | 4 (2/2) | ||||||||||
GNRS 589 Adolescent Health Care | 2–4 | ||||||||||
| Total: MSN + Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) | 39-41 units | ||||||||||
Parent-Child Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Course Requirements
The Parent-Child CNS Specialty includes 11 clinical units equalling 500 clinical hours. Note: Units shown in parentheses are theory units/clinical units.
| Advanced Practice Specialty Courses | 12 units | ||||||||||
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| Specialization Option Courses | 4 units | ||||||||||
| Students take both of the following: | |||||||||||
GNRS 540 Care Management | 2 (2/0) | ||||||||||
GNRS 541 Clinical Practicum in Care Management | 2 (0/2) | ||||||||||
| Or choose one of the following: | |||||||||||
GNRS 593 Psychosocial Primary Health Care of the Mature and Aging Family | 4 (2/2) | ||||||||||
GNRS 589 Adolescent Health Care | 2–4 | ||||||||||
| Total: MSN + Parent-Child Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) | 39-41 units | ||||||||||
Combined Programs
The School of Nursing also offers these unique CNS combined programs for students who also want a Nurse Practitioner specialty:
Note: This information is current for the 2012–13 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
