NP to DNP Program of Study

Year 1

Summer:

NRS 601 Professional Role Development for Advanced Practice Nursing (2 cr.)

NRS 602 Leadership in a Complex Healthcare Environment (3 cr.)

NRS 651 Epidemiology and Clinical Prevention in Population Health (3 cr.)

Fall:

NRS 604 Nursing Science and Ethics for Advanced Practice (3 cr.)

NRS 652 Translation Science (2 cr.)

Spring:

NRS 605 Analytical Methods for Practice Improvement (3 cr.)

NRS 614 Health Organization Systems & Resource Management (3 cr.)

19 Credit Hours

Year 2

Summer:

NRS 606 Quality Improvement Processes for Practice Improvement (3 cr.)

NRS 649 Policy and Politics for the Nurse Leader (2 cr.)

NRS 650 Informatics in a Complex Health Care Environment (2 cr.)

NRS 665 DNP Scholarly Project* (1 cr.)

Fall:

NRS 665 DNP Scholarly Project* (1 cr.)

NRS 685 Directed DNP Clinical for NP to DNP Students I (3 cr.) 180 clinical hours

For Integrative Health Focus: NRS 676 Integrative Health: Adult Health Promotion and Acute Health Problems (3 cr.)

For Palliative Care Focus: NRS 682 Primary & Specialty Palliative Care (3 cr.)

Spring:

NRS 665 DNP Scholarly Project* (1 cr.) 

NRS 686 Directed DNP Clinical for NP to DNP Students II (3 cr.) 180 clinical hours

19 Credit Hours