Undergraduate & Graduate Nursing Curriculum

Program Details & Sample Plans of Study

Bachelor’s Degrees

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Road Maps for Pre-Nursing Students | Lower Division

• Lower Division Suggested Curriculum for UCF Nurse Pending and Transfer Students
• Calculating an Overall GPA for the BSN Application

Non-Nursing Elective Options

• Approved list

BSN Plans of Study | Upper Division

• Traditional BSN = 5 semesters
• Second Degree BSN = 4 semesters
• Valencia/UCF Concurrent ASN to BSN = 6 semesters
• Seminole/UCF Concurrent ASN to BSN = 6 semesters
• Online Florida College System Concurrent ASN to BSN
• Online RN to BSN

 

Master’s Degrees

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Online MSN | No GRE

Leadership & Management MSN

• accelerated = 5 semesters (fall start)
• accelerated = 5 semesters (spring start)
• part-time = 7 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 7 semesters (spring start)

Nurse Educator MSN

• full-time = 5 semesters (fall start)
• full-time = 5 semesters (spring start)
• part-time = 7 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 7 semesters (spring start)

 

Doctoral Degrees

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Hybrid BSN to DNP | Become a Nurse Practitioner | No GRE

Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner DNP

• full-time = 9 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 12 semesters (fall start)

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner DNP

• full-time = 9 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 12 semesters (fall start)

Family Nurse Practitioner DNP

• full-time = 9 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 12 semesters (fall start)

 

Online MSN to DNP | No GRE

Advanced Practice DNP for APRNs

• part-time = 7 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 7 semesters (spring start)

Nurse Executive DNP

• part-time = 9 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 9 semesters (spring start)

 

Online PhD in Nursing | No GRE

BSN to PhD

• accelerated = 12 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 16 semesters (fall start)

MSN to PhD

• accelerated = 11 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 15 semesters (fall start)

 

Post-Graduate Certificates

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Online | No GRE

Nurse Educator Certificate

• part-time = 3 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 3 semesters (spring start)

Healthcare Simulation Certificate | interdisciplinary program

• part-time = 3 semesters (fall start)
• part-time = 3 semesters (spring start)

Hispanic Serving Healthcare Professionals Certificate | interdisciplinary program

• part-time = 3 semesters (fall start)

 

Hybrid | No GRE | For APRNs Only

Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate for APRNs

• part-time = 4 semesters (spring start)

Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate for APRNs

• part-time = 4 semesters (spring start)

Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate for APRNs

• part-time = 5 semesters (spring start)