Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)
Dr. Sharon Souter, Interim Program Director
The Doctor of Nursing Practice is a practice doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses, nurse educators and nurse administrators as clinical scholars and nurse executives. The curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to be clinical scholars that will lead translational research into practice and design new models of care through research application in order to ensure the highest quality of care and health outcomes for patients, populations and organizations.
Doctor of Nursing Practice Admission Requirements:
• A Baccalaureate degree in nursing earned from a nationally accredited program.
• A master’s degree or post-masters certificate as an advanced practice nurse
(clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner or nurse anesthetist), nurse
leadership (or equivalent) or nurse educator from a nationally accredited program with a GPA of 3.0
or above.
• A completed graduate level nursing or equivalent research course within the last
5 years with a grade of B or higher.
• Evidence of epidemiology content integrated into a course or as a separate
course.
• Three (3) letters of reference attesting to the applicant’s academic ability and potential
for doctoral study (including one reference from a professional colleague and one from a
faculty member).
• Unencumbered RN license and approval to practice as an advanced practice nurse by the Board of Nursing in the state of residency and current certification by a nationally recognized credentialing organization in the advanced practice role.
• A 500-word typed statement of area of practice interest, career goals, and reasons for
desiring doctoral study
• A curriculum vita that documents practice experience, professional activities, and publications
• Qualified applicants will be interviewed by faculty
Degree Requirements
To graduate, the student must meet the following requirements:
- Maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.00 scale. No grade below 2.00 (C) will be accepted. If the student earns more than one C, progression in the program will be evaluated.
- Completion of all degree requirements within five years of date of admission into the program.
Curriculum
Fall I
| NURS 7310 | Scholarly Foundations of Advanced Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7320 | Appraisal and Application Evidence Based Practice Principles | 3 |
| NURS 7325 | Organizational Systems in Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking | 3 |
Spring I
Summer I
| NURS 7140 | DNP Project Portfolio Advisement | 1 |
| NURS 7322 | Statistical Analysis for the DNP Project | 3 |
| NURS 7220 | Information Technology in Health Care | 2 |
| NURS 6336 | Epidemiology & Population Health Research | 3 |
Fall II
| NURS 7315 | Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes | 3 |
| NURS 7370 | DNP Fellowship I | 3 |
| NURS 7241 | DNP Scholarship Project Advisement I | 2 |
Spring II
| NURS 7326 | Advanced Management of Complex Health Conditions and Genomics | 3 |
| | Or | |
| NURS 7350 | Nursing and Health Systems Administration (Administrative Track) | 3 |
| NURS 7371 | DNP Fellowship II | 3 |
| NURS 7243 | DNP Scholarship Project Advisement III | 2 |
Summer II
| NURS 7244 | DNP Scholarship Project Advisement IV | 2 |
Fall III
Fall III and courses only if needed.