RN-MSN Program Roadmap
Semester 1 - FALL
NURS 706 Health Care Policy and Nursing Leadership (Units: 3)
*NURS 711 Advanced Physical Assessment Across the Life Span (Units: 3)
*NURS 716 Advanced Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Reasoning I (Units: 3)
NURS 720 Epidemiology and Biostatistics in Advanced Practice Nursing (Units: 3)
Semester Total: 12 Units
Semester 2 - SPRING
NURS 703 Education, Informatics, and eTechnology in Advanced Nursing Practice (Units: 3)
*NURS 717 Advanced Pathophysiology and Diagnostic Reasoning II (Units: 3)
NURS 794 Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (Units: 3)
Semester Total: 9 Units
Semester 3 - FALL
NURS 702 Health Systems Management (Units: 3)
*NURS 715 Pharmacological Principles Across the Life Span (Units: 3)
NURS 721 Program Planning and Financial Management in Nursing Practice (Units: 3)
NURS 806, 808, 813, 815, 817, 819, or 821 Graduate Nursing Practicum I (Units: 4). Please see bulletin for details on emphasis.
Semester Total: 13 Units
Semester 4 - SPRING
NURS 732 Ethics in Advanced Nursing Practice (Units: 3)
NURS 807, 809, 814, 816, 818, 820, or 822 Graduate Nursing Practicum II (Units: 4). Please see bulletin for details on emphasis. (Units: 4)
NURS 895 or NURS 898 Applied Research in Nursing or Independent Study (Units: 3)
Semester Total: 10 Units
Total Program Units: 44 Units
Please review SF State bulletin for complete program details including student learning outcomes.
*For administrative track, these courses are replaced with business courses with advisement.
Mandatory advising is required each semester for all MSN students. The roadmaps are designed as a guide for student/faculty advising throughout the academic program.