In year 2, nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist students establish the foundation of advanced practice education of the lifespan, which includes:

• pathophysiology
• advanced physical assessment, and
• pharmacology

Students build upon this in track-specific advanced assessment, diagnosis/management, and pharmacology. You will gain advanced practice skills from these academic and lab courses to move into clinical placements during spring quarter.

Population Health & Systems leadership students establish the foundation of advanced practice education with regard to population health equity and systems, which includes:

• collaborating with community partners
• systems thinking
• population health leadership
• epidemiology and informatics

Students build competency through track-specific courses that include requirements outside of the School of Nursing and across domestic, global, and environmental systems. You will gain advanced practice skills from academic courses that will support you in your application of your learning in practice, during clinical placements starting in spring quarter.

As in year two, many courses require in-person attendance, with some courses including distance learning methods. In the final year of your program, you will continue clinical training.

In addition, you will work with your supervisory committee to complete a DNP final project in collaboration with a local clinical agency or organization. This project is presented in the form of a final examination.