These requirements are for students meeting the 2022–2023 catalog and after.
Required Coursework
Program coursework is delivered online. This is a three year program for students who hold a graduate degree in nursing. Dates, times and locations of individual courses are subject to change based on department requirements. *NURS 623, NURS 631/L and PHA 645 (the 3 "Ps") may not be required if you previously took courses that meet the requirements for APRNs.
Year One Coursework
Semester offered | Course | Credits |
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Fall | HSC 631 Biostatistics I | 3 |
Fall | NURS 835 Ethical Issues Influencing Practice and Research in Health Disciplines | 2 |
Fall | NURS 631 Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
Fall | NURS 631L Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan Clinical Laboratory | 1 |
Spring | NURS 850 Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations for Evidence Based Care | 3 |
Spring | NURS 623 Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan: Application to Advanced Practice Nursing | 2–4 4 credits required |
Spring | PHA 738 Health Informatics | 1 |
Summer | NURS 880 DNP Project | 1 |
Summer | PHA 645 Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan: Application to Advanced Practice | 2–4 credits 4 credits required |
Summer | NURS 855 Translational Research in Health Care | 3 |
Year Two Coursework
Semester offered | Course | Credits |
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Fall | NURS 781 Clinical Epidemiology: Advance Concepts | 1 |
Fall | NURS 733 Psychopathological Disorders Across the Lifespan | 3 |
Fall | NURS 875 DNP Intensive | 1–9
3 credits required, need not be taken all in the same semester |
Fall | NURS 880 DNP Project | 1 |
Fall | NURS 880 Didactic | 1–8
8 credits required, need not be taken all in the same semester |
Fall | NURS 734 Theories and Interventions for Individuals and Groups | 2 |
Spring | NURS 880 Project | 1 |
Spring | NURS 875 DNP Intensive | 1-9
3 credits required, need not be taken all in the same semester |
Spring | NURS 860 Health Operations and Financial Management for Nurse Leaders | 3 |
Spring | NURS 732 Psychopharmacology and Neurobiology Across the Lifespan | 2 |
Spring | NURS 880 Diadctic | 1–8
8 credits required, need not be taken all in the same semester |
Spring | NURS 735 Advanced Psychiatric Assessment and Differential Diagnosis Across the Lifespan | 2 |
Summer | NURS 780 Clinical Genetic and Genomics-Advanced Concepts | 1 |
Summer | NURS 880 DNP Project | 1 |
Summer (Flexible) | NURS 875 DNP Intensive | 1–9
3 credits required, need not be taken all in the same semester |
Summer | NURS 750 Transformational Leadership | 3 |
Year Three Coursework
Semester offered | Course | Credits |
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Fall | NURS 880 DNP Project | 1 |
Fall | NURS736 Psychiatric/Mental Health Advanced Practice Across the Lifespan I | 4 credits total Clinical hours 240 |
Spring | NURS 880 DNP Project | 1 |
Spring | NURS 737 Psychiatric/Mental Health Advanced Practice Across the Lifespan II | 5 credits total Clinical hours 300 |
Flexible | NURS 875 DNP Intensive | 1–9
3 credits required, need not be taken all in the same semester< |