First Year - Fall (13 Credits)	First Year - Spring (13 Credits)	First Year - Summer (3 Credits)
BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) NURS 7301 Development of Nursing Knowledge (3) NURS 7305 Qualitative Research Design (3) NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3)	BIOS 6102 Biostatistical Methods II (4) NURS 7307 Theory Development in Nursing (3) NURS 7320 Conceptual Basis for Nursing Intervention (3) NURS 7323 Qualitative Research Methods (3)	HLSC 7101 Ethics in Biomedical Sciences (3)

Second Year - Fall (10 Credits)	Second Year - Spring (10 Credits)	Second Year - Summer (4 Credits)
NURS 7303 Quantitative Research Design and Methods (4) NURS 7304 Measurement of Nursing Phenomena (3) Support Course (3)	NURS 7321 Measurement Issues in Nursing Research (3) NURS 7322 Research Proposal Development (3) NURS 7800 Doctoral Seminar (1) Support Course (3)	NURS 7800 Doctoral Seminar (1) Support Course (3) [General Exam]

Third Year - Fall (3 Credits)	Third Year - Spring (3 Credits)	Third Year - Summer (3 Credits)
NURS 8000 Dissertation (3)	NURS 8000 Dissertation (3)	NURS 8000 Dissertation (3)

*This plan represents the total required 62 credit hours.
*Additional hours may be prescribed by the Major Professor.
*Doctoral Seminar may be repeated during dissertation, as recommended by the Major Professor.

Part-time Plan of Study

First Year - Fall (7 Credits)	First Year - Spring (7 Credits)	First Year - Summer (3 Credits)
NURS 7301 (3) Development of Nursing Knowledge BIOS 6100 (4) Biostatistical Methods I	NURS 7320 (3) Conceptual Basis for Nursing Intervention BIOS 6102 (4) Biostatistical Methods II	HLSC 7101 (3) Ethics in Biomedical Science

Second Year - Fall (7 Credits)	Second Year - Spring (6 Credits)	Second Year - Summer (3 Credits)
NURS 7303 (4) Quantitative Research Design and Methods NURS 7304 (3) Measurement of Nursing Phenomena	NURS 7307 (3) Theory Development in Nursing NURS 7321 (3) Measurement Issues in Nursing Research	Support Course (3)

Third Year - Fall (6 Credits)	Third Year - Spring (6 Credits)	Third Year - Summer (3 Credits)
NURS 7305 (3) Qualitative Research Design NURS 7306 (3) Health Policy and Politics	NURS 7322 (3) Research Proposal Development NURS 7323 (3) Qualitative Research Methods	Support Course (3)

Fourth Year - Fall (4 Credits)	Fourth Year - Spring (1 Credits)	Fourth Year - Summer (3 Credits)
NURS 7800 (1) Doctoral Seminar Support Course (3)	NURS 7800 (1) Doctoral Seminar [General Exam]	NURS 8000 Dissertation (3)

Fifth Year - Fall (3 Credits)	Fifth Year - Spring (3 Credits)
NURS 8000 Dissertation (3)	NURS 8000 Dissertation (3)

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