Nurse-Midwifery
The nurse-midwifery specialty track prepares graduates for challenging careers as Certified Nurse-Midwives. Coursework, extensive precepted clinical experience and utilization of evidence-based practice allow our students to acquire the knowledge, values and skills necessary for certification as nurse-midwives by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).
The nurse-midwifery specialty track at The Ohio State University College of Nursing is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME), 2000 Duke Street, Suite 300 Alexandria, Virginia 22314; For information about accreditation please contact ACME directly. 240-485-1803, support@theacme.org, midwife.org/acme.
At the heart of our master’s and doctor of nursing practice programs are active, collaborative relationships between the College of Nursing faculty and community-based primary care agencies as well as The Ohio State University Medical Center’s teaching hospitals. As part of the country’s most comprehensive health sciences center, our students benefit from access to cutting-edge research and knowledge, a diverse selection of elective courses and interdisciplinary collaboration among healthcare professionals.
Our central location, class schedules and preceptors throughout Ohio accommodate both part-time and full-time students. The certification pass rates for the American Midwifery Certification Board examination includes both full and part-time students.
The Ohio State University nurse-midwifery specialty track prepares students to be eligible for the Certification Examination of the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB). The track's goal is for greater than 85% of students to pass the certification exam within 12 months of graduation. Recent midwifery certification pass rates:
- August 2020 graduates: 100%
- August 2021 graduates: 100%
- August 2022 graduates: 100%
The nurse-midwifery three-year (2020-2022) cumulative pass rate within twelve months of graduation is 100%.
Message from the Director
The nurse-midwifery specialty track prepares students for the independent provision of care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period; sexual and reproductive health; gynecologic health; and family planning services, including preconception care. Students also will be prepared to provide primary care for individuals from adolescence throughout the lifespan, as well as care for the healthy newborn during the first 28 days of life. This track prepares students to provide care for all individuals who seek midwifery care, inclusive of all gender identities and sexual orientations, all in accordance with the American College of Nurse Midwives Scope of Practice. (ACNM, 2021).
Faculty
Available Degree Programs
This specialty can be completed on campus through the following programs:
Skills
Our graduates enter the workforce with the skills and competencies to:
- Assume an advanced practice role as a nurse-midwife
- Put theory and evidence into practice with women, infants and their families
- Design, implement and evaluate health care strategies for selected populations
- Utilize leadership skills and ethical principles to effect positive change in policies at the local, regional, and national level
- Engage in evidence-based practice by identifying clinical problems, evaluating current research and providing care within the context of preceptor clinical expertise and patient preference
- Adapt professionally to the constantly changing healthcare environment
- Contribute to the advancement of the profession
Specialty Curriculum
- Nursing 7260 Concepts and Issues in Advanced Family Nursing
- Nursing 7280 Conceptual Framework for Nurse-Midwifery
- Nursing 7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics
- Nursing 7282 Labor & Birth Clinical Immersion
- Nursing 7288.01 Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum I
- Nursing 7288.02 Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum II
- Nursing 7288.03 Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum III
- Nursing 7288.04 Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum IV
Specialty Content and Clinical Experience
Our specialty provides precepted clinical experience in a wide variety of geographic locations and clinical sites throughout Ohio. Students may be required to travel up to three hours with the State of Ohio to complete the clinical requirement. All travel is at the expense of the student. Clinical experience at a minimum of 16 to 32 hours per week throughout the clinical sequence provides students with opportunities to achieve the competencies of the specialty. Clinical seminars are used to augment the modular content of the clinical courses. In addition, clinical skills laboratories, presentations by faculty on selected topics, student-led case studies and occasional guest speakers are included in the curriculum. Student performance is evaluated through a variety of methods, including scholarly papers, in-class and take-home quizzes, and examinations, worksheets, and clinical practice.
All nurse-midwifery students are required to publicly present at an in-state professional conference during their last clinical year. This may require travel expenses.
- Sample Full-Time Traditional MS Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7260 Concepts in Advanced Family Nursing 2 N7483 Quality Improvement and Informatics 3 N7280 Conceptual Frameworks for Nurse-Midwifery 2 N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States 5 N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship 3 NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health 2 Total credit hours 17 Spring N7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics 3 N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 N7410 Advanced Health Assessment 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing 4 NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 Total credit hours 15 Summer N7288.01 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum I 8 N7282 Labor & Birth Clinical Immersion1 2 Total credit hours 10 Year 2
Autumn N7288.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum II 10 Total credit hours 10 Spring N7288.03 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum III 10 Total credit hours 10 Summer N7288.04 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum IV 10 Total credit hours 10
1 Nurse-midwifery students who have no prior experience with cervical exams during labor, fetal monitoring during labor and being with a woman during labor and birth are required to take the course. Students with this experience may submit written documentation of these experiences to their academic advisor and Specialty Track Director for review, followed by petitioning the Graduate Studies Committee to waive the course based on the submitted documentation of prior experiences. - Sample Part-Time Traditional MS Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7483 Quality Improvement and Informatics 3 N7260 Concepts in Advanced Family Nursing 2 N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship 3 Total credit hours 8 Spring NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health 2 Total credit hours 7 Year 2
Autumn N7280 Conceptual Frameworks for Nurse-Midwifery 2 N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States 5 Total credit hours 7 Spring N7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics 3 N7410 Advanced Health Assessment 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing 4 Total credit hours 10 Summer N7288.01 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum I 8 N7282 Labor & Birth Clinical Immersion1 2 Total credit hours 10 Year 3
Autumn N7288.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum II 10 Total credit hours 10 Spring N7288.03 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum III 10 Total credit hours 10 Summer N7288.04 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum IV 10 Total credit hours 10
1 Nurse-midwifery students who have no prior experience with cervical exams during labor, fetal monitoring during labor and being with a woman during labor and birth are required to take the course. Students with this experience may submit written documentation of these experiences to their academic advisor and Specialty Track Director for review, followed by petitioning the Graduate Studies Committee to waive the course based on the submitted documentation of prior experiences. - Sample Full-Time Graduate Entry Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Summer Credit Hours N6100 Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice 2 N6410 Introduction to Health Assessment 3 N6420 A Nursing Perspective: Life span Development of Individuals Within a Family Context 3 Total credit hours 8 Autumn N6270 Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults I 7 N6430 Cultural Competence in Health Care: US and Global Contexts 3 N6480 Quality Safety Initiatives in Clinical Practice1 1 N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States 5 Total credit hours 16 Spring N6260 Nursing Care of Children and Their Families 4 N6280 Nursing Care of Women and Their Families During Reproductive Transitions 4 N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 Total credit hours 13 Year 2
Summer (Summer + May) N6240(S) Concepts in Community Health Nursing 4 N6340 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 4 NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health 2 Total credit hours 10 Autumn N6271 Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults II 8 N7280 Conceptual Frameworks for Nurse-Midwifery 2 N7483 Quality Improvement and Informatics 3 N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship2 3 Total credit hours 16 Spring N7260 Concepts in Advanced Family Nursing 2 N7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics 3 N7410 Advanced Health Assessment 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing 4 Total credit hours 12 Year 3
Summer N7288.01 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum I 8 N7282 Labor & Delivery Clinical Immersion3 2 Total credit hours 10 Autumn N7288.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum II 10 Total credit hours 10 Spring N7288.03 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum III 10 Total credit hours 10 Year 4
Summer (Summer + May) N7288.04 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum IV 10 Total credit hours 10
1 Students must take N6480 prior to N7483
2 Students must take N7780 prior to NCLEX
3 Required for students without experience in labor and delivery. Students with prior experience in labor and delivery may request advisor approval for a course waiver petition to the Graduate Studies Committee. - Sample Full-Time BSN to DNP Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7260 Concepts in Advanced Family Nursing* 2 N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States* 5 NP8402 Innovation and Leadership Development for the DNP Nurse 2 Total credit hours 9 Spring NP8490 Health Promotion in the Age of Personalized Health and Health Care 2 NP8500 Nursing Policy For Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 NP8782 Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice 2 NP8890 Professional Seminar 1 N5115 MINDSTRONG: An Evidence-based Program to Reduce Stress and Promote Overall Well-being 1 Total credit hours 8 Summer NP8480 Quality Improvement for the Doctor of Nursing Practice 2 NP8610 Informatics for Leadership in Health and Health Care 2 NP8896 Practice Inquiry I 3 Total credit hours 7 Year 2
Autumn N7280 Conceptual Frameworks for Nurse-Midwifery 2 NP8403 Science of Practice Innovation 2 N8510 Ethics in Healthcare Practice, Research and Policy 2 NP8781 Methods and Measurement for Clinical Practice Scholarship 2 Total credit hours 8 Spring N7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics* 3 N7410 Advanced Health Assessment* 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing* 4 NP8897 Practice Inquiry II 3 Total credit hours 13 Summer N7288.01 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum I* 8 N7282 Labor & Delivery Clinical Immersion 2 Total credit hours 10 Year 3
Autumn N7288.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum II* 10 Total credit hours 10 Spring N7288.03 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum III* 10 Total credit hours 10 Summer N7288.04 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum IV* 10 Master’s Comprehensive Exam** Total credit hours 10 Year 4
Autumn NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 APRN Certification Exam Total credit hours 6 Spring NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 Total credit hours 6 Total credit hours 97
*Denotes master’s level coursework
**Denotes Graduate School requirements - Sample Part-Time BSN to DNP Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7260 Concepts in Advanced Family Nursing* 2 NP8402 Innovation and Leadership Development for the DNP Nurse 2 NP8403 Science of Practice Innovation 2 NP8890 Professional Seminar 1 N5115 MINDSTRONG: An Evidence-based Program to Reduce Stress and Promote Overall Well-being 1 Total credit hours 8 Spring NP8490 Health Promotion in the Age of Personalized Health and Health Care 2 NP8500 Nursing Policy For Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 NP8782 Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice 2 Total credit hours 6 Summer NP8480 Quality Improvement for the Doctor of Nursing Practice 2 NP8610 Informatics for Leadership in Health and Health Care 2 NP8896 Practice Inquiry I 3 Total credit hours 7 Year 2
Autumn N7280 Conceptual Frameworks for Nurse-Midwifery* 2 N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States* 5 N8510 Ethics in Healthcare Practice, Research and Policy 2 Total credit hours 9 Spring N7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics* 3 N7410 Advanced Health Assessment* 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing* 4 Total credit hours 10 Summer N7288.01 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum I* 8 N7282 Labor & Birth Immersion 2 Total credit hours 10 Year 3
Autumn N7288.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum II* 10 Total credit hours 10 Spring N7288.03 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum III* 10 Total credit hours 10 Summer N7288.04 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Practicum IV 10 Master’s Comprehensive Exam** Total credit hours 10 Year 4
Autumn NP8781 Methods and Measurement for Clinical Practice Scholarship 2 APRN Certification Exam Total credit hours 2 Spring NP8193 Individual Studies 1 NP8897 Practice Inquiry II 3 Total credit hours 3-4 Year 5
Autumn NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 Total credit hours 6 Spring NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 Total credit hours 6 Total credit hours 97
*Denotes master’s level coursework
**Denotes Graduate School requirements
Students in the Nurse Midwifery or Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner specialties are able to petition for dual specialization. If you are a current student in one of these specialties and interested in dual specialization, please contact your faculty advisor. Prospective students interested in dual specialization are advised to select the Nurse Midwifery specialty at the time of application. If you are admitted, you will then work with your advisor to petition the addition of the Women’s Health specialty.
Sample curricula for dual specialization are listed below.
- Sample Full-Time Traditional MS Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States 5 N7483 Quality Improvement and Informatics 3 N7260 Concepts in Advanced Family Nursing 2 N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship 3 N7280 Conceptual Frameworks for Nurse-Midwifery 2 NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health 2 Total credit hours 17 Spring N7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics 3 N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 N7410 Advanced Health Assessment 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing 4 Total credit hours 13 Summer N7299.01 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum I 8 N7282 Labor & Birth Clinical Immersion1 2 Total credit hours 10 Year 2
Autumn N7299.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum II 11 Total credit hours 11 Spring N7299.03 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum III 11 NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 Total credit hours 13 Summer N7299.04 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum IV 11 Total credit hours 11
1 Nurse-midwifery students who have no prior experience with cervical exams during labor, fetal monitoring during labor and being with a woman during labor and birth are required to take the course. Students with this experience may submit written documentation of these experiences to their academic advisor and Specialty Track Director for review, followed by petitioning the Graduate Studies Committee to waive the course based on the submitted documentation of prior experiences. - Sample Part-Time Traditional MS Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7483 Quality Improvement and Informatics 3 N7260 Concepts in Advanced Family Nursing 2 N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship 3 Total credit hours 8 Spring N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health 2 Total credit hours 7 Year 2
Autumn N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States 5 N7280 Conceptual Frameworks for Nurse-Midwifery 2 Total credit hours 7 Spring N7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics 3 N7410 Advanced Health Assessment 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing 4 Total credit hours 10 Summer N7299.01 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum I 8 N7282 Labor & Birth Clinical Immersion1 2 Total credit hours 10 Year 3
Autumn N7299.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum II 11 Total credit hours 11 Spring N7299.03 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum III 11 Total credit hours 11 Summer N7299.04 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum IV 11 Total credit hours 11
1 Nurse-midwifery students who have no prior experience with cervical exams during labor, fetal monitoring during labor and being with a woman during labor and birth are required to take the course. Students with this experience may submit written documentation of these experiences to their academic advisor and Specialty Track Director for review, followed by petitioning the Graduate Studies Committee to waive the course based on the submitted documentation of prior experiences. - Sample Full-Time Graduate Entry Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Summer Credit Hours N6100 Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice 2 N6410 Introduction to Health Assessment 3 N6420 A Nursing Perspective: Life span Development of Individuals Within a Family Context 3 Total credit hours 8 Autumn N6270 Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults I 7 N6430 Cultural Competence in Health Care: US and Global Contexts 3 N6480 Quality Safety Initiatives in Clinical Practice1 1 N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States 5 Total credit hours 16 Spring N6260 Nursing Care of Children and Their Families 4 N6280 Nursing Care of Women and Their Families During Reproductive Transitions 4 N7403 Innovation Leadership in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 NRSPRCT 8500 Nursing Policy for Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 Total credit hours 13 Year 2
Summer (Summer + May) N6240(S) Concepts in Community Health Nursing 4 N6340 Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 4 NRSPRCT 8490 Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health 2 Total credit hours 10 Autumn N6271 Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults II 8 N7280 Conceptual Frameworks for Nurse-Midwifery 2 N7483 Quality Improvement and Informatics 3 N7780 Evidence Based Nursing Scholarship2 3 Total credit hours 16 Spring N7260 Concepts in Advanced Family Nursing 2 N7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics 3 N7410 Advanced Health Assessment 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing 4 Total credit hours 12 Year 3
Summer + May N7299.01 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum I 8 N7282 Labor & Delivery Clinical Immersion3 2 Total credit hours 10 Autumn N7299.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum II 11 Total credit hours 11 Spring N7299.03 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum III 11 Total credit hours 11 Year 4
Summer + May N7299.04 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum IV 11 Total credit hours 11
1 Students must take N6480 prior to N7483
2 Students must take N7780 prior to NCLEX
3 Required for students without experience in labor and delivery. Students with prior experience in labor and delivery may request advisor approval for a course waiver petition to the Graduate Studies Committee. - Sample Full-Time BSN to DNP Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7260 Concepts in Advanced Family Nursing* 2 N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States* 5 NP8402 Innovation and Leadership Development for the DNP Nurse 2 Total credit hours 9 Spring NP8490 Health Promotion in the Age of Personalized Health and Health Care 2 NP8500 Nursing Policy For Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 NP8782 Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice 2 NP8890 Professional Seminar 1 N5115 MINDSTRONG: An Evidence-based Program to Reduce Stress and Promote Overall Well-being 1 Total credit hours 8 Summer NP8480 Quality Improvement for the Doctor of Nursing Practice 2 NP8610 Informatics for Leadership in Health and Health Care 2 NP8896 Practice Inquiry I 3 Total credit hours 7 Year 2
Autumn N7280 Conceptual Frameworks for Nurse-Midwifery* 2 NP8403 Science of Practice Innovation 2 N8510 Ethics in Healthcare Practice, Research and Policy 2 NP8781 Methods and Measurement for Clinical Practice Scholarship 2 Total credit hours 8 Spring N7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics* 3 N7410 Advanced Health Assessment* 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing* 4 NP8897 Practice Inquiry II 3 Total credit hours 13 Summer N7299.01 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum I* 8 N7282 Labor & Delivery Clinical Immersion 2 Total credit hours 10 Year 3
Autumn N7299.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum II* 11 Total credit hours 11 Spring N7299.03 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum III* 11 Total credit hours 11 Summer N7299.04 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum IV* 11 Master’s Comprehensive Exam** Total credit hours 11 Year 4
Autumn NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 APRN Certification Exam Total credit hours 6 Spring NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 Total credit hours 6 Total credit hours 100
*Denotes master’s level coursework
**Denotes Graduate School requirements - Sample Part-Time BSN to DNP Curriculum
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This is a sample curriculum only. Your specific curriculum plan can be found at portal.nursing.osu.edu. Please follow the personalized plan on the portal.Year 1
Autumn Credit Hours N7260 Concepts in Advanced Family Nursing* 2 NP8402 Innovation and Leadership Development for the DNP Nurse 2 NP8403 Science of Practice Innovation 2 Total credit hours 6 Spring NP8490 Health Promotion in the Age of Personalized Health and Health Care 2 NP8500 Nursing Policy For Doctoral Nursing Practice 2 NP8782 Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice 2 NP8890 Professional Seminar 1 N5115 MINDSTRONG: An Evidence-based Program to Reduce Stress and Promote Overall Well-being 1 Total credit hours 8 Summer NP8480 Quality Improvement for the Doctor of Nursing Practice 2 NP8610 Informatics for Leadership in Health and Health Care 2 NP8896 Practice Inquiry I 3 Total credit hours 7 Year 2
Autumn N7280 Conceptual Frameworks for Nurse-Midwifery* 2 N7450 Pathophysiology of Altered Health States* 5 N8510 Ethics in Healthcare Practice, Research and Policy 2 Total credit hours 9 Spring N7281 Advanced Reproductive Dynamics* 3 N7410 Advanced Health Assessment* 3 N7470 Advanced Pharmacology in Nursing* 4 Total credit hours 10 Summer N7299.01 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum I* 8 N7282 Labor & Birth Immersion 2 Total credit hours 10 Year 3
Autumn N7299.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum II* 11 Total credit hours 11 Spring N7299.02 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum III* 11 Total credit hours 11 Summer N7299.04 Advanced Practice Nursing: Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Clinical Practicum IV* 11 Master’s Comprehensive Exam** Total credit hours 11 Year 4
Autumn NP8781 Methods and Measurement for Clinical Practice Scholarship 2 APRN Certification Exam Total credit hours 2 Spring NP8193 Individual Studies 1 NP8897 Practice Inquiry II 3 Total credit hours 3-4 Year 5
Autumn NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 Total credit hours 6 Spring NP8898 DNP Clinical Immersion 5 NP8998 DNP Final Project 1 Total credit hours 6 Total credit hours 100
*Denotes master’s level coursework
**Denotes Graduate School requirements
