Part-time study is available for some specializations. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.50 and must successfully complete a master's thesis, master's project, or master's portfolio. The master's curriculum consists of the following components. Advanced Nursing Core Core courses are taken by all students in the program. Nursing Specialization Specialization allows students to build a special area of knowledge and practice that extends beyond the advanced nursing core.
Some options require special acceptance procedures.
Students with unique career goals have the option of modifying their plans of study under the direction of their academic advisers. Students in the practitioner programs take an advanced clinical core that includes advanced physiology, pharmacology, health assessment, health promotion, and a professional role course. Students in other clinical options may be required to take one or more of these courses. Some of the clinical core courses are open to other students. Students in a clinical or management specialization develop their knowledge and practice through course work and fieldwork.