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 |
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 a committee composed of faculty and site mentor.