| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
| PATH 5503 | Applied Principles of Pathology | 3 | None |
| NURS 5013 | Pharmacy for Advanced Practice Nurses | 3 | None |
| NURS 5633 | Advanced Assessment and Diagnositic Reasoning | 3 | None |
| NURS 5913 | Clinical Nurse Specialist Systems Management | 3 | N5073 & N5033 |
| NURS 5643 | Advanced Concepts in Acute Care Nursing I | 3 | N5913 |
| NURS 5640 | Advanced Practicum in Acute Care Nursing I | 3 | Concurrent with N5643 |
| NURS 5653 | Advanced Concepts in Acute Care Nursing II | 3 | N5073 |
| NURS 5650 | Advanced Practicum in Acute Care Nursing II | 3 | Concurrent with N5653 |
| NURS 5943 | Synthesis in Nursing for the Clinical Nurse Specialist | 3 | N5053 & N5193 |
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| NURS 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis (Optional) | 4 | N5033 |
| Total credit hours: | 27-31 | ||