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

SEMESTER ONE

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

SEMESTER TWO

NUR 940 DNP Project I: Project Identification (includes 50 experiential hours) 2
NUR 911 Epidemiology and Biostatistics in Evidence Based Practice 3

SEMESTER THREE

NUR 941 DNP Project II: Planning (includes 100 experiential clinical hours) 4
NUR 912 Financial & Economic Principles in Healthcare (includes 10 experiential hours) 2

SEMESTER FOUR

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

SEMESTER FIVE

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

SEMESTER SIX

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

Total Credits

33