MSN-MPH Academic Plan (Sample) For Students Admitted to MSN Nurse Practitioner Programs PHASE 1 School of Nursing School of Public Health MSN Graduate and Advanced Practice Shared MPH Core Core N5529W Adv. Pharmacology 3 cr PH1110 N6151W Adv. Pathophysiology 3 cr PH2110 N6152W & N6152B N6551 Adv. Physical Exam & Differential Diagnosis (didactic & lab) Diagnostic Tests and Procedures Advanced Practice Nursing Role in Population Health Foundations of Biostatistics (Counts toward N5506) Introduction to Epidemiology (Counts toward N6101) Informatics and Healthcare Technologies 3 cr N6165W PH1690 PH2610 N6103W MSN Clinical Focus Clinical Specialty Social and Behavioral Aspect of Community Health Environmental Health 3 cr PH3715 Introduction to Management and Policy Sciences 3 cr PH5010 Ethics in PH & Health Care 1cr 2 cr 3 cr 4 cr  PH1690 Foundations of Biostatistics 4 cr 3 cr  PH2610 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 cr 3cr  PH Elective (N6103 may count for a PH elective, pending approval) 3 cr PHASE 2 Shared 10 cr MPH Division Focus Courses Health Services Org 24 cr* or Community Health 28 cr* Practice or Health Promotion and 13cr* or N6105W Synthesis Eval./Applic. of Res. PH9998 Total Culminating Experience Practicum Advanced Practice Preceptorship 3 cr 3 cr 1 cr 6 cr 43 Behavioral Sciences Customized MPH 13cr* PHASE 3 Shared Culminating Experience  N6105W Eval./Applic. of Res.  PH9998 Culminating Experience Shared Practicum 3 cr. PH9998 Practicum Up to 16 1 cr 3 cr At least 45 credits  Shared credits count toward the degree plans at both schools; Course with W = Online course MPH students may select electives in the major area to complete the 45 required credit hours Rev 04-17-14 3 cr