Curriculum and Plan of Study
This is a four year part-time program. Dates, times and locations of individual courses are subject to change based on department requirements. These requirements are for students meeting the 2021-2022 catalog and after.
Total Credits: 75
Total Clinical Hours: 1020
Year one
| Semester | Curriculum | Hours | Location | Financial Aid Eligible* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | NURS 615 Foundations of Advanced Nursing | 3 | Online | Yes |
| Fall | NURS 835 Ethical Issues Influencing Practice and Research in Health Disciplines | 2 | Online Hybrid | Yes |
| Fall | NURS 760 Advance Concepts in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | 3 | Online | Yes |
| Spring | NURS 860 Health Operations and Financial Management in Nurse Leaders | 3 | Online | No |
| Spring | NURS 623 Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan: Applied to Advance Practice Nursing | 3 | Online | No |
| Spring | PHA 738 Health Informatics | 1 | Online | No |
| Summer | NURS 670 Health Policy, Legislation, Economics and Ethics | 3 | Online | Yes |
| Summer | NURS750 Transformational Leadership in Nursing | 3 | Online | Yes |
Year two
| Semester | Curriculum | Hours | Location | Financial Aid Eligible* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | NURS 631 Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan and Lab | 4 45 (lab) | Sioux Falls and Rapid City | Yes |
| Fall | HSC 631 Biostatistics I | 3 | Online | Yes |
| Fall | NURS 875 DNP Intensive | 1 60 Clinical Hours Required | Flexible | Yes |
| Spring | NURS 850 Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations for Evidence Based Care | 3 | Sioux Falls and Rapid City | Yes |
| Spring | NURS 875 DNP Intensive | 1 60 Clinical Hours Required | Flexible | Yes |
| Summer | NURS 855 Transitional Research in Health Care | 3 | Sioux Falls and Rapid City | Yes |
| Summer | NURS 645 Pharmacotherapeutics Across the lifespan: Application to Advanced Practice | 4 | Online | Yes |
| Summer | NURS 780 Clinical Genetics and Genomics-Advanced Concepts | 1 | Online | Yes |
Year three
| Semester | Curriculum | Hours | Location | Financial Aid Eligible* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | NURS 733 Psychopathological Disorders Across the Lifespan | 3 | Online | |
| Fall | NURS 734 Theories and Interventions for Individuals and Groups | 2 | Online | |
| Fall | NURS 880 DNP Project Didactic | 1 | Online | |
| Fall | NURS 880 DNP Project Project | 1 | Flexible | |
| Spring | NURS 732 Psychopharmacology and Neurobiology Across the Lifespan | 2 | Online | Yes |
| Spring | NURS 735 Advanced Psychiatric Assessment and Differential Diagnosis Across the Lifespan | 2 | Online | Yes |
| Spring | NURS 880 DNP Project Didactic | 2 | Online | Yes |
| Spring | NURS 880 DNP Project Project | 1 | Online | Yes |
| Summer | NURS 880 DNP Project Project | 2 | Flexible | Yes |
| Summer | NURS 875 DNP Intensive | 4 240 Clinical Hours Required | Flexible | Yes |
Year four
| Semester | Curriculum | Hours | Location | Financial Aid Eligible* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | NURS 781 Clinical Epidemiology - Advanced Concepts | 1 | Online | |
| Fall | NURS 736 Psychiatric/Mental Health Advanced Practice Across the Lifespan I | 4 (0,4) 240 Clinical Hours Required | Flexible | Yes |
| Fall | NURS 880 DNP Project Project | 1 | Flexible | Yes |
| Fall | NURS 875 DNP Intensive | 1 60 Clinical Hours Required | Flexible | |
| Spring | NURS 737 Psychiatric/Mental Health Advanced Practice Across the Lifespan II | 5 (0,5) 300 Clinical Hours Required | Flexible | Yes |
| Spring | NURS 880 DNP Project Project | 1 | Flexible | Yes |
*Minimum of 5 credits per semester required to be eligible for financial aid
**Clinical courses, direct patient care clinicals