Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree Requirements
Admission to the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is competitive; only a limited number of applicants will be admitted to the program.
Students must meet all university requirements for a doctoral degree. In addition, students must:
- pass, during the last trimester of the student's program, the capstone project which will be reviewed by a panel of three nursing faculty members
- complete degree requirements within five (5) years of application for candidacy
- may repeat only one nursing course in which a grade of "F" is received.
Required Courses Post-Master’s Entry (44-47 Hours)
Core Courses (29 Hours)
- DNP 8171 Healthcare Leadership (3)
- DNP 8172 Diversity, Spirituality & Social Issues (3)
- DNP 8173 Policy, Power & Politics in Nursing Leadership (3)
- DNP 9181 Advanced Evidenced-Based Nursing Practice (3)
- HLSC 7500 Inter-Professional Collaboration (3)
- HLSC 8400 Information Management Nursing Decision Support (3)
- HLSC 8300 Epidemiology (3)
- HLSC 8350 Responsible Conduct of Research (3)
- STAT 8260 Advanced Statistics in Behavioral Health (3) or HLAD 7105 Applied Research Methods for Health Administration (3)
- DNP 9180 Nursing Leadership Internship (2)
Role Development Courses (10 – 13 Hours)
Practitioner/Educator Role
- NURS 8610 Curriculum Development in Nursing (3)
- NURS 8611 Instructional Methods in Nursing (3)
- NURS 8612 Measurement & Evaluation in Nursing (3)
- DNP 9510 Practitioner/Educator Role Residency (4)
Community Behavior
- HLSC 8750 Healthcare Organizational Behavior (3)
- DNP 9280 Population-Based Healthcare Delivery Systems (3)
- DNP 9281 Risk Management in Population Health (3) or HLSC 9200 Healthcare Security & Disaster Preparedness (3)
- DNP 9520 Community Role Residency (4)
Leadership/Administration Role
- DNP 8300 Nursing Leadership, Innovation & Entrepreneurship (3)
- HLAD 7107 Economics of Health Administration (3)
- DNP 9530 Leadership/Administrator Role Residency (4)
Direct Practice Role
- DNP 9840 Care of Vulnerable Populations (3)
- Elective (3)
- DNP 9540 Advanced Practice Role Residency (4)
Capstone Courses (5 Hours)
- DNP 9600 DNP Capstone Proposal Development (1)
- DNP 9961 DNP Capstone Project (4)
Total – 44 -47 Hours
Required Courses Post-Baccalaureate Entry (86- 89 Hours)
The post-baccalaureate option requires that the following courses (under Clinical Nurse Specialist OR Nursing Administration) be completed prior and in addition to those required for the Post-Master’s Option:
Clinical Nurse Specialist (42 Hours)
- NURS 6145 Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced Practice Nursing (3)
- NURS 6150 Advanced Clinical Pathophysiology (3)
- NURS 7180 Advanced Health Assessment (4)
- NURS 7181 Pharmacotherapy in Nursing (3)
- NURS 7182 Health Care Policy and Nursing (3)
- NURS 8102 Clinical Issues in Adult Health (3)
- NURS 8103 Research in Adult Health (3)
- NURS 8107 Adult Health and Illness I (5)
- NURS 8108 Adult Health and Illness II (5)
- NURS 8210 Clinical Specialist in Adult Health (5)
- NURS 8946 Adult Health Internship and Project (5)
OR
Nursing Administration (42 Hours)
- ONTL 5101 Introduction to Online Learning (2)
- NURS 6145 Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced Practice Nursing (3)
- NURS 7182 Health Care Policy and Nursing (3)
- HLAD 7101 Introduction to Health Care Organization (3)
- HLAD 7109 Healthcare/Nursing Informatics (3)
- NURS 8102 Clinical Issues in Adult Health (3)
- NURS 8103 Research in Adult Health (3)
- NURS 8350 Nursing Administration I (3)
- NURS 8400 Nursing Administration II (3)
- NURS 8550 Nursing Administration Seminar (3)
- NURS 8956 Nursing Administration Internship & Practicum (3)
- HLAD 8102 Health Care Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
- HLAD 8103 Integrated Performance Improvement for Health Care Organizations (3)
- HLAD 8105 Health Care Human Resource Management (3)
- Select elective workshop (1) from one of the following:
- Health Sciences
- Communication Studies
- Addiction Studies
- Management Information Systems
Required Courses Post-Master’s Option (44-47 Hours)
(Listed Above)
Total – 86-89 Hours
