BSN to DNP Advanced Practice
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
Spring I
| NURS 6327 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 6328 | Informatics and Business Concepts for the Advanced Practice Nurse | 3 |
| NURS 6337 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
Summer I
| NURS 7323 | Healthcare Economics Practice Management | 3 |
| NURS 7324 | Healthcare Ethics and Health Policy | 3 |
Fall II
| NURS 6336 | Epidemiology & Population Health Research | 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 II
| NURS 6305 | Advanced Nursing Care for the Acutely III Adult I | 3 |
| NURS 6306 | Advanced Nursing Care for the Acutely Ill Adult I Practicum | 3 |
Summer II
| NURS 6307 | Advance Nursing Care of the Acutely Ill Adult Practicum II | 3 |
| NURS 7321 | DNP Project I: Translational Science | 3 |
Fall III
Fall III and courses only if needed.
| NURS 6308 | Advanced Nursing Care of the Acutely Ill Adult II | 3 |
| NURS 7360 | Advanced Care of the Acutely III Adult Practicum III | 3 |
Spring III
| NURS 7241 | DNP Project II | 2 |
| NURS 7312 | Foundations of Teaching & Learning Principles | 3 |
| NURS 7361 | Advanced Care of the Acutely III Adult Practicum IV | 3 |
Summer III
| NURS 7322 | Statistical Analysis for the DNP Project | 3 |
| NURS 7326 | Advanced Management of Complex Health Conditions and Genomics | 3 |
Fall IV
Spring IV
| NURS 7244 | DNP Scholarship Project Advisement IV | 2 |
Summer IV
| NURS 7244 | DNP Scholarship Project Advisement IV | 2 |