Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required to Earn the Degree: 68, including 56 required credits and 12 practicum credits for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care (AGPC) concentration and for the Family-Individual Across the Lifespan (FIAL) concentration
Required Courses for DNP, Family-Individual Across the Lifespan Concentration (Full-Time)
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| 狈鲍搁厂听5101 | Translation of Evidence in Healthcare | 3 |
| 狈鲍搁厂听5401 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 4 |
| 贰笔叠滨听5001 | Biostatistics for Health Professions | 3 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 10 |
| Spring | ||
| NURS听5402 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 4 |
| NURS听8201 | Health Indices of Urban Populations in Primary Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS听8205 | Nursing Leadership for Systems and Communities | 2 |
| HRPR听5001 | Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health and Health Professions | 0 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Summer | ||
| NURS听5501 | Theories for Advanced Practice Nursing of Families and Individuals | 3 |
| NURS听5552 | Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning | 4 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 7 |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS听8204 | Policy: Health Care Advocacy in Advanced Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NURS听9377 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly I Theory | 3 |
| NURS听9387 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly I Practicum | 2 |
| HRPR听8985 | Teaching in Higher Education: Health Professions | 3 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 10 |
| Spring | ||
| EPSY听8960 | Seminar Series: Problems in Educational Psychology | 3 |
| NURS听8101 | DNP Project I: Problem Identification | 2 |
| NURS听9477 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly II Theory | 3 |
| NURS听9487 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly II Practicum | 2 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 10 |
| Summer | ||
| NURS听8102 | DNP Project II: Planning and Development | 2 |
| NURS听8302 | Managing Outcomes Through Nursing Quality Initiatives | 3 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 5 |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS听8103 | DNP Project III: Implementation, Evaluation and Dissemination | 3 |
| NURS听9577 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly III Theory | 3 |
| NURS听9587 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly III Practicum | 2 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 8 |
| Spring | ||
| NURS听8206 | Health Economics and Business Practices in Primary Healthcare | 2 |
| NURS听8207 | Advancing Health Through Information Technology | 2 |
| NURS听9777 | Primary Care of Children and Youth Theory | 3 |
| NURS听9787 | Primary Care of Children and Youth Practicum | 2 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| 听 | Total Credit Hours | 68 |
Required Courses for DNP, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Concentration (Full-Time)
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| 狈鲍搁厂听5101 | Translation of Evidence in Healthcare | 3 |
| 狈鲍搁厂听5401 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 4 |
| 贰笔叠滨听5001 | Biostatistics for Health Professions | 3 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 10 |
| Spring | ||
| NURS听5402 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 4 |
| NURS听8201 | Health Indices of Urban Populations in Primary Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS听8205 | Nursing Leadership for Systems and Communities | 2 |
| HRPR听5001 | Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health and Health Professions | 0 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Summer | ||
| NURS听5501 | Theories for Advanced Practice Nursing of Families and Individuals | 3 |
| NURS听5552 | Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning | 4 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 7 |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS听8204 | Policy: Health Care Advocacy in Advanced Nursing Practice | 2 |
| NURS听9377 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly I Theory | 3 |
| NURS听9387 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly I Practicum | 2 |
| HRPR听8985 | Teaching in Higher Education: Health Professions | 3 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 10 |
| Spring | ||
| EPSY听8960 | Seminar Series: Problems in Educational Psychology | 3 |
| NURS听8101 | DNP Project I: Problem Identification | 2 |
| NURS听9477 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly II Theory | 3 |
| NURS听9487 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly II Practicum | 2 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 10 |
| Summer | ||
| NURS听8102 | DNP Project II: Planning and Development | 2 |
| NURS听8302 | Managing Outcomes Through Nursing Quality Initiatives | 3 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 5 |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS听8103 | DNP Project III: Implementation, Evaluation and Dissemination | 3 |
| NURS听9577 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly III Theory | 3 |
| NURS听9587 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly III Practicum | 2 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 8 |
| Spring | ||
| NURS听8206 | Health Economics and Business Practices in Primary Healthcare | 2 |
| NURS听8207 | Advancing Health Through Information Technology | 2 |
| NURS听9677 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly IV Theory | 3 |
| NURS听9687 | Primary Care of Adults and the Elderly IV Practicum | 2 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| 听 | Total Credit Hours | 68 |
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Minimum Grade to be Earned for All Required Courses: B-
Culminating Event:
Clinical Practice Project:
Over the course of completing NURS听8101 DNP Project Development I, NURS听8102 DNP Project Development II, and NURS听8103 DNP Project Implementation, the student develops an evidence-based clinical practice project in consultation with DNP Project Faculty Advisors. A doctorally prepared mentor with content expertise is optional. The DNP project courses include specific deliverables related to the project. If deliverables are not completed by the end of the course, the student must register for a DNP project continuation course. DNP project courses are sequential and must be completed according to the plans of study. Deliverables specific to each DNP project course must be successfully completed to qualify for progression to the next DNP project course.听