Admission Entry Points
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Professional Core (15 hours)
Step 1: Students holding the BSN will begin their program with the Professional Core, then will complete a concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner.
- NURS 510 – Health Care Delivery Systems: Political, Social, and Economic Influences (3 cr)
- NURS 512 – Theoretical Foundation in Nursing (3cr) NURS 514 – Research Methods for Health Professionals I (3cr)
- NURS 516 – Research Methods for Health Professionals II (3cr)
- NURS 514 – Research Methods for Health Professionals I (3cr)
- NURS 516 – Research Methods for Health Professionals II (3cr)
- NURS 518 – Grant Writing (3cr)
Step 2: Complete concentration:
Concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner (33 hours)
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) concentration will focus on the delivery of health care services to vulnerable populations by conducting comprehensive health assessments aimed at health promotion and disease prevention, management of common acute illnesses and stable chronic conditions, and coordination of services in a variety of settings.
Following graduation from the DNP program and completion of the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) concentration, students are eligible to sit for certification as FNP through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
- NURS 540 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (4cr)
- NURS 541 – Advanced Pathophysiology (3cr)
- NURS 542 – Advanced Pharmacology (3cr)
- NURS 543 – Diagnostic Reading (2cr)
- NURS 544 – Genetics for the Healthcare Provider (3cr)
- NURS 545 – Primary Care-Women’s Health (3cr)
- NURS 546 – Primary Care-Peds and Family (4cr)
- NURS 547 – Primary Care-Adult I (3cr)
- NURS 548 – Primary Care-Adult II (4cr)
- NURS 549 – Primary Care-Gerontology (2cr)
- NURS 550 – Role Transition (2cr)
Doctoral Core (36 hours)
Step 3: After completing the Professional Core and area of concentration, students complete the additional 36 hours of doctoral coursework. Students holding the Master of Science in Nursing will begin their program here.
- NURS 610 – Introduction to Health Informatics and Systems Thinking (3cr)
- NURS 612 – Translating Research into Practice I (3cr)
- NURS 614 – Translating Research into Practice II (3cr)
- NURS 616 – Health Behaviors in Vulnerable Populations (3cr)
- NURS 618 – Healthcare Systems Quality and Improvement (3cr)
- NURS 620 – Strategic Resource Management in Nursing and Health Systems (3cr)
- NURS 622 – Emerging Diseases and Population Health (3cr)
- NURS 624 – Leadership in Complex Health Systems (3cr)
- NURS 626 – Statistical Inferences for Evidence-Based Practice (3cr)
- NURS 630 – DNP Practicum (1-3cr)
- NURS 632 – DNP Practicum (1-6cr)
Click here for a Course of Study (curriculum schedule). Be sure to review policies and procedures in the DNP Handbook.