Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

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Degree Requirements

The Health Systems Leader Doctor of Nursing Practice program requires completion of 45 quarter credit hours and a combined total of 1000 supervised academic clinical hours between the master’s and doctoral programs. The program of study includes up to 10 credits per quarter over 6 quarters. Variations from this plan will be considered on an individual basis.

I. Courses

NURS 6002 - Vulnerability, Culture and Nursing 2 credit hours
NURS 6010 - Ethical Considerations & Health Policy in Nursing Practice 4 credit hours
NURS 6014 - Critical Inquiry I 3 credit hours
NURS 6015 - Critical Inquiry II 4 credit hours
NURS 6017 - Health Care Economic and Finance 3 credit hours
NURS 6018 - Health Program Planning and Development 3 credit hours
NURS 6111 - Health Informatics I 3 credit hours
NURS 6120 - Population-Based Health Care 4 credit hours
NURS 6130 - Philosophy of Science in Nursing 3 credit hours
NURS 6160 - Leadership in Health Care Systems 3 credit hours
NURS 6190 - Quality Improvement Process and Methodologies 3 credit hours
NURS 6701 - DNP Capstone Seminar & Internship I 3 to 4 credit hours
NURS 6702 - DNP Capstone Seminar & Internship II 2 to 4 credit hours
NURS 6703 - DNP Capstone Seminar & Internship III 2 to 6 credit hours

II. Elective (3 credits)

5000- 6000-level NURS elective

NURS 6700 - DNP Capstone Internship Elective 1 to 6 credit hours

III. Program Synthesis

Capstone Presentation
E-Portfolio
1000 Experience Hours

NOTE:

B- is the minimum passing grade for all courses.