Doctor of Nursing Practice - Program Details

The DNP program is 40 semester hours and is online. The degree can be completed in two and a half years of part-time study with five semesters of 6-7 credits per semester and two summer semesters of 3 credits each.

Degree Completion

40 Credits
Total for DNP Program

525 Clinical Hours
Total for DNP Program

Program Details - Fall Start

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Year 1 - Fall

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 632: Statistics and Methods for the DNP Project	4
Elective (or transfer credit from MS transcript)	3
TOTAL	4/7

Year 1 - Spring

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 711: Organizational Behavior and Systems Leadership	3
NURS 620: Legal and Ethical Issues	3
TOTAL	6

Year 1 - Summer

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 608: Epidemiology and Population Health	3
NURS 713: Advancements in Information, Quality, and Safety	3
TOTAL	6

Year 2 - Fall

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 637: Scholarly Writing and Program Development	3
NURS 710: Foundations of the DNP Project (75 hours)	3
TOTAL	6

Year 2 - Spring

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 605: Public Health Policy	3
NURS 722: DNP Project I (150 hours)	3
TOTAL	6

Year 2 - Summer

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 723: DNP Project II (150 hours)	3
TOTAL	3

Year 3 - Fall

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 725: DNP Project III (150 hours)	3
TOTAL	3

Year 3 - Spring

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 730: Project Defense	1
NURS 651: Genetics and Genomics for the APN	2
TOTAL	3

Course Prerequisites

COURSE	Prerequisite
NURS 608	NURS 632
NURS 710	NURS 608 NURS 632
NURS 722	NURS 710
NURS 723	NURS 722
NURS 725	NURS 723

Program Details - Spring Start

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Year 1 - Spring

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 711: Organizational Behavior and Systems Leadership	3
NURS 620: Legal and Ethical Issues	3
TOTAL	6

Year 1 - Summer

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 608: Epidemiology and Population Health	3
NURS 651: Genetics and Genomics for the APN	2
TOTAL	5

Year 1 - Fall

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 710: Foundations of the DNP Project (75 hours)	3
NURS 632: Statistics and Methods for the DNP Project	4
TOTAL	7

Year 2 - Spring

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 605: Public Health Policy	3
NURS 722: DNP Project I (150 hours)	3
TOTAL	6

Year 2 - Summer

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 713: Advancements in Information, Quality, and Safety	3
NURS 723: DNP Project II (150 hours)	3
TOTAL	6

Year 2 - Fall

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 637: Scholarly Writing and Program Development	3
NURS 725: DNP Project III (150 hours)	3
TOTAL	6

Year 3 - Spring

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 730: Project Defense	1
Elective (or transfer credit from MS transcript)	3
TOTAL	4

Course Prerequisites

COURSE	Prerequisite
NURS 608	NURS 632
NURS 710	NURS 608 NURS 632
NURS 722	NURS 710
NURS 723	NURS 722
NURS 725	NURS 723

Program Details - Summer Start

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Year 1 - Summer

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 608: Epidemiology and Population Health	3
NURS 651: Genetics and Genomics for the APN	2
TOTAL	5

Year 1 - Fall

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 710: Foundations of the DNP Project (75 hours)	3
NURS 632: Statistics and Methods for the DNP Project	4
TOTAL	7

Year 1 - Spring

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 711: Organizational Behavior and Systems Leadership	3
NURS 620: Legal and Ethical Issues	3
NURS 722: DNP Project I (150 hours)	3
TOTAL	9

Year 2 - Summer

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 713: Advancements in Informatics, Quality, and Safety	3
NURS 723: DNP Project II (150 hours)	3
TOTAL	6

Year 2 - Fall

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 725: DNP Project III (150 hours)	3
NURS 637: Scholarly Writing and Program Development	3
TOTAL	6

Year 2 - Spring

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 605: Public Health Policy	3
NURS 730: Project Defense	1
Elective (or transfer credit from MS transcript)	3
TOTAL	7

Course Prerequisites

COURSE	Prerequisite
NURS 608	NURS 632
NURS 710	NURS 608 NURS 632
NURS 722	NURS 710
NURS 723	NURS 722
NURS 725	NURS 723