Anesthesia Fall Curriculum
This major is offered in a full-time format over 28 months, and classes begin each August and January. Part-time study is also available. The curriculum design integrates classroom and clinical courses and consists of 20 nursing core credits, 32 anesthesia specialty credits, and 60 equivalent (eg.) credits of clinical practice. Clinical practice begins at two days a week in the first term and increases in both intensity and frequency throughout the course of study. Clinical practice in the last term is five days per week and is interspersed with clinical conferences and preparation sessions for the Certification Examination.
Fall Term (Year 1)
- NUR 2004 Pathophysiology across the Lifespan 4 cr.
- NURSAN 2700 Basic Principles of Anesthesia 5 cr.
- NURSAN 2701 Chemistry and Physics of Anesthesia 3 cr.
- NURSAN 2791 Clinical Practicum 0 cr. (hours equivalent to 3 cr.)
Spring Term (Year 1)
- NURSAN 2720 Applied Physiology and Pathophysiology 4 cr.
- NURSAN 2792 Clinical Practicum 0 cr. (hours equivalent to 8 cr.)
- PHARM 2002 Advanced Pharmacology 3 cr.
- NUR 2010 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Culturally Diverse
Populations 3 cr. - NUR 2008 Ethics for Advanced Practice Nursing 0 cr.
Summer Term (Year 1)
- NURSAN 2730 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia 1 4 cr.
- NURSAN 2731 Applied Pharmacology 3 cr.
- NUR 2031 Diagnostic Physical Exam Across the Lifespan 3 cr.
- NURSAN 2793 Clinical Practicum 0 cr. (hours equivalent to 8 cr.)
Fall Term (Year 2)
- NURSAN 2740 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia 2 3 cr.
- NUR 2000 Research for Evidence Based Practice 1 2 cr.
- NUR 2011 Applied Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice 3 cr.
- NUR 2025 Adult Physical Diagnosis Clinical 1 cr.
- NURSAN 2794 Clinical Practicum 0 cr. (hours equivalent to 8 cr.)
- NUR 2009 Leadership and Healthcare Systems: Policy Organization & Finance of Health Care 0 cr.
Spring Term (Year 2)
- NUR 2002 Research Practicum 2 cr.
- NURSAN 2750 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia 3 3 cr.
- NUR 2007 Research for Evidence Based Practice 2 2 cr.
- NURSAN 2751 Team Training in Patient Safety 1 cr.
- NURSAN 2795 Clinical Practicum 0 cr. (hours equivalent to 8 cr.)
Summer Term (Year 2)
- NURSAN 2760 CRNA Role Seminar 3 cr.
- NURSAN 2796 Clinical Practicum 0 cr. ( (hours equivalent to 13 cr.)
Fall Term (Year 3)
- NURSAN 2797 Clinical Practicum 0 cr. (hours equivalent to 13 cr.)
All anesthesia courses (NURSAN) must be taken sequentially.