School of Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Curriculum

*Note: 960 clinical hours in addition to the earned Master's clinical hours for a total of > 1,000 clinical hours

PNP-AC1 Plan of Study
PMDNP+NP* (66 credits)
Summer (7 credits) Fall (11 credits) Spring (6 credits)
NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing (3)
NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) NURS 7706 Acute Care Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures (3:2/1)
  NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4)  
Summer (11 credits) Fall (15 credits) Spring (16 credits)
NURS 7931 Pediatric ACNP I: System Mgmt (7:3/1/4-180 clinical hrs.) NURS 7932 Pediatric ACNP II: System Mgmt (8:3/1/4-240 clinical hrs.) NURS 7933 Pediatric ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9:3/1/4-300 clinical hrs.)
NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3) NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) NURS 7316 ACNP IV: Role Transitions (3:2/1-60 clinical hrs.)
NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1-60 clinical hrs.) NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (1-60 clinical hrs.) NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3)
  NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1-60 clinical hrs.)

1Adult certified NPs will need to add NURS 7908 Advanced PC Essentials (9 credits & 120 clinical hrs.) to Year 1 Spring semester.

*Clinical hours and 3 Ps must be verified upon admission. If not congruent to current state and national requirements, the student will need to add clinical hours and/or 3 Ps to the plan of study.