These requirements are for students meeting the 2022-2023 catalog and after.
Required Coursework
Program coursework is delivered online. This is a four year part-time program. Dates, times and locations of individual courses are subject to change based on department requirements. 78 total credits are required.
Year One Coursework
| Course | Credits | Semester Offered |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 615 - Foundations of Advanced Nursing | 3 | Fall |
| NURS 760 - Advance Concepts in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | 3 | Fall |
| NURS 860 - Health Operations and Financial Management in Nurse Leaders | 3 | Spring |
| PHA 738 - Health Informatics | 1 | Spring |
| NURS 670 - Health Policy, Legislation, Economics and Ethics | 3 | Summer |
| NURS750 - Transformational Leadership in Nursing | 3 | Summer |
| NURS 875 - DNP Intensive | 1 3 required total | Summer |
Year Two Coursework
| Course | Credits | Semester Offered |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 835 - Ethical Issues Influencing Practice and Research in Health Disciplines | 2 | Fall |
| HSC 631 - Biostatistics I | 3 | Fall |
| NURS 875 - DNP Intensive | 1 3 required total | Fall |
| NURS 623 - Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan: Applied to Advance Practice Nursing | 4 | Spring |
| NURS 850 - Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations for Evidence Based Care | 3 | Spring |
| NURS 875 - DNP Intensive | 1 3 required total | Spring |
| NURS 855 - Transitional Research in Health Care | 3 | Summer |
| PHA 645 - Pharmacotherapeutics Across the lifespan: Application to Advanced Practice | 4 | Summer |
| NURS 780 - Clinical Genetics and Genomics-Advanced Concepts | 1 | Summer |
Year Three Coursework
| Course | Credits | Semester Offered |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 631/631L - Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan and Lab | 4 | Fall |
| NURS 781 - Clinical Epidemiology-Advanced Concepts | 1 | Fall |
NURS 880 - DNP Project | 1-8 8 credits required total | Fall |
NURS 880- DNP Project | 1-8 8 credits required total | Fall |
| NURS 765 - FNP Integration: Practicum ** | 7 (3,4) | Spring |
NURS 880 - DNP Project | 1-8 8 credits required total | Spring |
NURS 880 DNP Project | 1-8 8 credits required total | Spring |
| NURS 768 - FNP Integration: Practicum II** | 4 | Summer |
NURS 880 - DNP Project | 1-8 8 credits required total | Summer |
Year Four Coursework
| Course | Credits | Semester Offered |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 771 - FNP Integration: Practicum III** | 7 (3,4) | Fall |
NURS 880 - DNP Project | 1 | Fall |
| NURS 776 - FNP Integration: Practicum IV** | 8 (3,5) | Spring |
NURS 880 - DNP Project | 1-8 8 credits required total | Spring |
**Clinical courses, direct patient care clinicals