School of Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Curriculum

Curriculum for students starting Summer 2025 and after:

Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC)
Full-Time Post-Master DNP Add New NP Population-Focus Plan of Study*1
65 credits^

PNP-AC1 Plan of Study
PMDNP+NP* (65 credits)
Year 1
Summer (7 credits)
Year 1
Fall (10 credits)
Year 1
Spring (6 credits)
NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) BSDS 6100 Biostatistical Methods for Nursing (3) 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 Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures and Tests for Advanced Acute Care Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan (3)[2 didactic, 1 lab]

  NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4)  
Year 2
Summer (11 credits)
Year 2
Fall (15 credits)
Year 2
Spring (16 credits)

NURS 7931 Pediatric ACNP I: System Management (7) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum]

NURS 7932 Pediatric ACNP II: System Management (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum]

NURS 7933 Pediatric ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum]

NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3) NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3)
NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1) NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (1) NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1)
  NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3)

NURS 7950 Role Transition  into Professional NP Practice (3)[2 didactic, 1 practicum]

*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.

1Adult certified NPs will need to add NURS 7908 Advanced PC Essentials (5 credits including 120 clinical hrs.) to Year 1 Spring semester.

^Includes a total of 960 practicum hours.


Curriculum for students who started before Summer 2025:

Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC)
Full-Time Post-Master DNP Add New NP Population-Focus Plan of Study*1
66 credits^

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 didactic, 1 lab]

  NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4)  
Summer (11 credits) Fall (15 credits) Spring (16 credits)

NURS 7931 Pediatric ACNP I: System Management (7) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 3 practicum]

NURS 7932 Pediatric ACNP II: System Management (8) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 4 practicum]

NURS 7933 Pediatric ACNP III: Critical Illness & Trauma Management (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum]

NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3) NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3)
NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1) NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (1) NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (1)
  NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3)

NURS 7316 ACNP IV: Role Transitions (3) [2 didactic, 1 practicum]

*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.

1Adult certified NPs will need to add NURS 7908 Advanced PC Essentials (5 credits including 120 clinical hrs.) to Year 1 Spring semester.

^Includes a total of 960 practicum hours.