DNP Curriculum

Students complete 4 courses each semester in three consecutive semesters


Course Number Course Description Credits
NUR 654 Evolution of Nursing Practice and Application of Theory in Nursing Practice 3
NUR 655 Health Care Management, Economics, Financing, and Ethics 3
NUR 656 International Health 2
NUR 657 Population-based Health and Health Care Disparities 3
NUR 658 Structure and Processes in Health Care Organizations and Health Care Policy 3
NUR 659 Technology in Health Care (2 lecture credits, 56 clinical hours) 3
NUR 663 Research I: Evaluating the Evidence for Practice 3
NUR 664 Research II: Biostatistical Applications for Nursing Practice 3
NUR 672 Capstone I ( 1 lecture credit, 112 clinical hours) 3
NUR 673 Capstone II (1 lecture credit, 112 clinical hours) 3
NUR 676 Practice Immersion (1 lecture credit, 280 clinical hours) 6
** Specialty Cognate 3
Totals 38