CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK OF THE SCHOOL OF NURSING – MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
NURSING GRADUATE PROGRAM

The AUHS SON Graduate Program curricula equip students with critical thinking, problem- solving, opportunities to collaborate across disciplines, and to demonstrate leadership through action and influence. The curriculum aims to foster advocacy, entrepreneurship, and self- awareness among our students. Our learning process is continuous, incremental, integrated, and aligned with University values. The process involves the student, faculty, preceptors, academic institution, and professional community. The curriculum introduces and synthesizes content in progressive manner from foundational sciences to clinical sciences interwoven with applications from current practice.

The framework of AUHS SON Graduate Program curricula is based on the 2017 Core Competencies with curriculum content of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF); the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education’s (CCNE’s) Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs (2018) and the National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education (NTF) Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (2016); and the California Board of Registered Nursing Advance Practice Registered Nursing (CA BRN APRN) regulation (2019).