Curriculum
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)Students may opt to reduce the course load to one course per semester. Student interested in a reduced course load option will meet with their faculty advisor to develop an individualized curriculum sequence plan. Please note that a reduction in course load will lengthen program completion time.
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
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SEMESTER ONE |
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| NUR 901 | Intro to Doctoral Studies, and DNP Degree Competencies (includes 5 experiential clinical hours) | 2 |
| NUR 906 | Evidence Based Practice Methods to Drive Quality Improvement (includes 20 experiential hours) | 4 |
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SEMESTER TWO |
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| NUR 940 | DNP Project I: Project Identification (includes 50 experiential hours) | 2 |
| NUR 911 | Epidemiology and Biostatistics in Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
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SEMESTER THREE |
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| NUR 941 | DNP Project II: Planning (includes 100 experiential clinical hours) | 4 |
| NUR 912 | Financial & Economic Principles in Healthcare (includes 10 experiential hours) | 2 |
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SEMESTER FOUR |
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| NUR 942 | DNP Project III: Implementation (includes 110 experiential clinical hours) | 4 |
| NUR 913 | Advanced Concepts in Population Health (includes 20 experiential clinical hours) | 2 |
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SEMESTER FIVE |
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| NUR 943 | DNP IV: Data Analysis and Results (includes 80 experiential clinical hours) | 3 |
| NUR 916 | Health Policy, Ethics, and Advocacy (includes 20 experiential clinical hours) | 2 |
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SEMESTER SIX |
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| NUR 944 | DNP Project V: Project Completion (includes 65 experiential clinical hours) | 3 |
| NUR 917 | Health Systems Leadership and Interprofessional Collaboration for the DNP Prepared Nurse (includes 20 experiential clinical hours) | 2 |
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Total Credits |
33 | |