full-time students
Up to 30 credit hours of core courses and up to 10 hours of clinical credit hours from a previously earned MS in Nursing degree (must be in an advanced practice specialty) will be brought forward for a total of 40 credits.
| semester | course description | Credits |
Spring |
Understanding and Applying Principles of Evidence-based Care in Advanced Practice |
4 credits |
|
Generating Internal Evidence and Validating Application through Outcomes Management |
4 credits |
|
Systems Thinking in a Complex Environment |
3 credits |
Innovation and the Individual/Leadership in Practice |
3 credits |
|
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS |
14 credits |
|
Summer |
Application of Principles Mentorship for Change toward EBP |
4 credits |
|
Clinical Residency/Management |
12 credits |
|
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS |
16 credits |
Fall |
Innovation in Communication and Information Systems |
4 credits |
|
Health Policy and Innovation |
3 credits |
One Cognate Elective Related to Your Applied Project |
3 credits |
|
|
Disseminating Evidence to Advance Best Practice in Healthcare and Health Policy (Final Doctoral Applied Project Course) |
4 credits |
|
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS |
14 credits |
|
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR THE POST-MASTER'S PART OF THE DNP |
44 credits |
CREDIT BROUGHT FORWARD FOR MS |
40 credits |
|
|
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR THE DNP |
84 credits |
part-time students
Up to 30 credit hour of core courses and up to 10 hours of clinical credit hours from a previously earned MS in Nursing degree (must be in an advanced practice specialty) will be brought forward for a total of 40 credits.
year one
| semester | course description | Credits |
Spring |
Understanding and Applying Principles of Evidence-based Care in Advanced Practice |
4 credits |
|
Generating Internal Evidence and Validating Application through Outcomes Management |
4 credits |
Innovation and the Individual/Leadership in Practice |
3 credits |
|
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS |
11 credits |
|
Summer |
Application of Principles Mentorship for Change toward EBP |
4 credits |
|
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS |
4 credits |
Fall |
One Cognate Elective Related to Applied Project |
3 credits |
|
Clinical Residency/Management |
6 credits |
|
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS |
9 credits |
year two
| semester | course description | Credits |
Spring |
Systems Thinking in a Complex Environment |
3 credits |
|
Health Policy and Innovation |
3 credits |
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS |
6 credits |
|
Summer |
Innovation in Communication and Information Systems |
4 credits |
Clinical Residency/Management |
6 credits |
|
|
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS |
10 credits |
Fall |
Disseminating Evidence to Advance Best Practice in Healthcare and Health Policy (Final Doctoral Applied Project Course) |
4 credits |
|
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS |
4 credits |
|
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR THE POST-MASTER'S PART OF THE DNP |
44 credits |
CREDIT BROUGHT FORWARD FOR MS |
40 credits |
|
|
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR THE DNP |
84 credits |
