Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)
Dr. Lynn Heise,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 Master’s in Nursing earned from an NLNAC or CCNE accredited school of nursing
- Current unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas or as exempted as a federal employee
- A completed graduate level nursing or equivalent research course within the last5 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).
- 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
- Personal interview with the Director of the DNP Program or the director’s designee
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 7220 | Information Technology in Health Care | 2 |
| NURS 7322 | Statistical Analysis for the DNP Project | 3 |
| 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 Project II | 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.