Maryville University

ONLINE NURSING PROGRAMS

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (MSN)

POST-MASTER’S NURSE PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATES

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP)

DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE WITH NURSE PRACTITIONER CONCENTRATION (DNP-NP)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING TO DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (BSN TO DNP)

Each program is designed to teach you the totality of patient wellness, preparing you to become a transformational, holistic caregiver. Our student-centered approach to advanced education begins with a solid nursing foundation that builds on your instinctual need to care. Our innovative curriculum emphasizes the way evidence-based practice can drive positive change in your organization and throughout the nation’s evolving health care environment.

Earning this degree is about more than your career advancement. It’s about helping you transcend the traditional nursing role to proactively find holistic health care solutions. With the online programs at Maryville, you can graduate as a nursing leader who is skilled, compassionate, engaged, and educated to not only impact the lives of your patients and their families, but also to stand confidently at the front lines of health care—and navigate the complex challenges ahead.

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For more information on how you can become a holistic caregiver at an institution that cares about you and your nursing aspirations, call an Enrollment Advisor at 1-877-830-4636

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hether you seek an MSN, Post-Master’s NP Certificate, DNP, DNP-NP or BSN to DNP, Maryvillle University’s online programs take nursing education to an exceptional level.W

Graduate Nursing Foundation Courses (6 credit hours)

Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice 3

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing 3

Graduate Nursing Core Courses (12 credit hours)

Health Care Policy 3

Professional Role Development: Advanced Practice Nurse 3

Leadership and Quality 3

Health Promotion / Disease Prevention 3

Nurse Practitioner Core Courses (11 credit hours)

Advanced Pathophysiology 3

Advanced Health Assessment 5

Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 3

Concentration Courses (12-21 credit hours)

Depending on chosen concentration, students will complete the AGPCNP, AGACNP, PNP, FNP, or PMHNP core courses. Please see page 4 to review concentration courses.

Total Credit Hours for MSN

AGPCNP Concentration 41

AGACNP Concentration 47

PNP Concentration 44

FNP Concentration 47

PMHNP Concentration 50

COURSES FOR MSN STUDENTS

Maryville’s innovative curriculum blends research, theory, and evidence-based practice to teach students how to provide holistic patient care that is highly effective and delivered with the utmost compassion. The courses emphasize disease prevention and management, counseling, and health and wellness education.

CURRICULUM

COURSES FOR BSN TO DNP STUDENTS

Graduate Nursing Foundation Courses (6 credit hours)

Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice 3

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing 3








Doctor of Nursing Practice Foundation Courses (24 credit hours)

Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3

Foundations of Clinical Scholarship 3

Integrating and Synthesizing Research 3

Advanced Health Policy 3

Graduate Statistics 3

Organizations and Systems Leadership 3

Quality and Patient Safety in Advanced Nursing Practice 3

Ethics for Advanced Nursing Practice 3

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project Courses (9 credit hours)

Clinical Inquiry I 3

Clinical Inquiry II 3

Clinical Inquiry III 3



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Total Credit Hours for Post-Master’s NP Certificate






Doctor of Nursing Practice Foundation Courses (24 credit hours)

Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3

Foundations of Clinical Scholarship 3

Integrating and Synthesizing Research 3

Advanced Health Policy 3

Graduate Statistics 3

Organizations and Systems Leadership 3

Quality and Patient Safety in Advanced Nursing Practice 3

Ethics for Advanced Nursing Practice 3

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project Courses (9 credit hours)

Clinical Inquiry I 3

Clinical Inquiry II 3

Clinical Inquiry III 3

33 Total Credit Hours for DNP

DNP-NP students complete all of the DNP Core and Capstone courses (11 courses, 33 credit hours) listed in the previous section, plus Graduate Core Nursing and Nurse Practitioner Core courses (5 courses, 17 credit hours) and associated NP concentration courses (number of courses and hours varies by concentration).


Professional Role Development 3

Health Promotion/Disease Prevention 3







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COURSES FOR POST-MASTER’S CERTIFICATE STUDENTS COURSES FOR DNP STUDENTS

COURSES FOR DNP-NP STUDENTS

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CONCENTRATION COURSES

AGPCNP Core Courses (18 credit hours)

Acute Care Diagnosis & Management I 3

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I 3

Acute Care Diagnosis & Management II 3

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II 3

Acute Care Diagnosis & Management III 3

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum III 3

PMHNP Core Courses (21 credit hours)

Psychopharmacology & Mental Health Assessment 3

Psychiatric-Mental Health Diagnosis & Management I 3

Psychiatric-Mental Health Diagnosis & Management Practicum I 3

Psychiatric-Mental Health Diagnosis & Management II 3

Psychiatric-Mental Health Diagnosis & Management Practicum II 3

Psychiatric-Mental Health Diagnosis & Management III 3

Psychiatric-Mental Health Diagnosis & Management Practicum III 3

PNP Core Courses (15 credit hours)

Health Promotion of the Pediatric Population 3

Pediatric Assessment & Diagnosis I 3

Pediatric Assessment & Diagnosis Practicum I 3

Pediatric Assessment & Diagnosis II 3

Pediatric Assessment & Diagnosis Practicum II 3

FNP Core Courses (18 credit hours)

Adult-Gerontology Health Care I 3

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Practicum I 3

Adult-Gerontology Health Care II 3

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Practicum II 3

Pediatric/Family Health Care III 3

Pediatric/Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum III 3

AGPCNP Core Courses (12 credit hours)

Adult-Gerontology Health Care I 3

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Practicum I 3

Adult-Gerontology Health Care II 3

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Practicum II 3

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About Maryville Founded in 1872, Maryville University is a comprehensive and nationally ranked private institution with an enrollment of more than 6,800 students. Maryville offers over 90 degrees at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels to students from 50 states and 55 countries.

About the Myrtle E. and Earl E. Walker College of Health ProfessionsMaryville University’s School of Health Professions leverages collaborative partnerships between students and faculty to educate competent, empathetic, caring, and reflective practitioners who effectively and ethically address current and future health care needs in a global community. Regarding nursing in particular, the goal of the School is to educate culturally competent practitioners, regardless of level, who possess clinical and research skills that are an important part of effective patient care as well as essential to becoming a transformative leader in the field of nursing.

Those aspiring to become Maryville nurses must meet these basic admissions requirements.

Maryville University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

The Catherine McAuley School of Nursing has multiple accreditations. The BSN, MSN, Post-Master’s NP Certificate and DNP programs at Maryville University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the BSN program is also approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing.

Maryville University is proud to be ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a Best college in its Online Graduate Nursing Programs category as well as by Kiplinger’s as one of the “Top 100 Values in Private Universities.”

BSN degree from a regionally accredited institution and CNEA/ACEN/CCNE accredited program

MS or MSN degree from a regionally accredited institution and ACEN or CCNE accredited nursing program

Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale in all college work

Minimum of a 3.25 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale in all college work

Current unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse in the United States

Current board certification as an advanced practice nurse

Three letters of recommendation: Minimum of one academic and one clinical

Copy of curriculum vitae or resume

500-word essay describing your interest in becoming a nurse practitioner and how you plan to use your education to affect patient outcomes

Three-page essay, double spaced: “Describe your interest in becoming a nurse practitioner as well as your philosophy of graduate nursing education. In addition, describe an area of interest you have that would lend itself to scholarly inquiry.”

Minimum of one year of professional nursing experience

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