Curriculum
*Note: DNP Core Courses are held on Monday through Saturday a minimum of six (6) times during a semester. Students' practicum experiences may occur weekdays, weekends, including evening and night shifts.
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Executive Nurse Leader Concentration
(80 Total Semester Credits, 1020 Practicum)
| First Year - Summer (6 Credits) | First Year - Fall (11 Credits) | First Year - Spring (11 Credits) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) |
BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) NURS 7810 Executive Nurse Leader I: Healthcare Management (4) [2 didactic, 2 practicum] |
NURS 7811
Executive Nurse Leader II: Healthcare Leadership II: (4) [2 didactic, 2 practicum] |
| Second Year - Summer (7 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (11 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (8 Credits) |
| NURS 7805 Human Resources in Healthcare Organizations (3) NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) |
NURS 7812
Executive Nurse Leader III: Organizational Behavior in Healthcare Organizations (4)
[2 didactic, 2 practicum] |
NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1) [1 practicum] NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Proposal Development (3) NURS 7813 Executive Nurse Leader IV: Strategic Planning and Marketing for Healthcare Organizations (4) [2 didactic, 2 practicum] |
| Third Year - Summer (5 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (11 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (10 Credits) |
| NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (2) [2 practicum NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) |
NURS 7807 Financial Management and Budgeting in Healthcare Organizations (4) [2 didactic, 2
practicum] |
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Evaluation & Dissemination (3) NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1) [1 practicum] NURS 7809 Cornerstone of Cultural Competency in the Disaster Cycle (3) [2 didactic, 1 practicum] |