Doctor of Nursing Practice Plan of Study

The DNP program is run based on cohort availability; there are two semesters of entry, Fall and Spring, each having a full-time and part-time option.

ONE YEAR DNP PLAN OF STUDY OPTION

Fall I		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 654	Evolution of Nursing Practice and Application of Theory in Nursing Practice	3	3	0	0
NUR 658	Structure and Processes in Health Care Organizations and Health Care Policy	3	3	0	0
NUR 663	Research I: Evaluating the Evidence for Practice	3	3	0	0
NUR 664	Research II: Biostatistical Applications for Nursing Practice	3	3	0	0
NUR 676	Practice Immersion I	2	0	2	112
	Total for Semester	14	12	2	112

Spring I		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 660	Translational Science	3	3	0	0
NUR 657	Population-based Health and Health Care Health Disparities	3	3	0	0
NUR 672	Capstone I	3	1	2	112
NUR 697	Practice Immersion II	4 - 12	1	3 - 11	168 - 608
	Total for Semester	13 - 21	11	5 - 11	280 - 720

Summer I		Total Credits	Class Credits	Clinical Credits	Clinical Hours
NUR 655	Health Care Management, Economics, Financing, and Ethics	3	3	0	0
NUR 656	International Health	2	2	0	0
NUR 659	Technology in Health Care	3	2	1	56
NUR 673	Capstone II	3	1	2	112
	Total for Semester	11	8	3	168

	TOTAL FOR PROGRAM	38 - 46	31	10 - 16	560 - 1000

TWO YEAR DNP PLAN OF STUDY OPTION

Fall I		Credits
NUR 654	Evolution of Nursing Practice and Application of Theory in Nursing Practice	3
NUR 658	Structure and Processes in Health Care Organizations and Health Care Policy	3
Spring I		Credits
NUR 660	Translational Science	3
Summer I		Credits
NUR 655	Health Care Management, Economics, Financing and Ethics	3
NUR 656	International Health	2
Fall II		Credits
NUR 663	Research I	3
NUR 664	Research II	3
NUR 675	Practice Immersion I	2 + online seminar
Spring II		Credits
NUR 672	Capstone I	3
NUR 676	Practice Immersion II	Varies 4-12
Summer II		Credits
NUR 673	Capstone II	3
NUR 659	Technology in Health Care	3
	Total Credits	38-46 (can vary)

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