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DNP Plan of Study

POST-MSN DNP

Classes are offered through a combination of online sessions, face-to-face, and web-enhanced sessions. These are based on faculty availability, as well as the needs and interests of the students enrolled. For the post-master's DNP program, a full-time course of study may be completed in six semesters.

Please view the full-time plan of study to see a detailed list of the courses required for the DNP program. Part-time plans of study can be tailored to meet individual student experiences.

• Course descriptions

Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice Plan of Study

Fall
ID 718	Health Policy and the Health Care System	3
DNP 720	Biostatistics I	3
DNP 701	Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice	3
		9
Spring
DNP 700	Clinical Applied Epidemiology	3
DNP 704	Leadership in Health Systems	3
DNP 702-1	Transforming Advanced Nursing Practice (75 clinical hours)	3
		9
Summer
ID 730	Health Care Quality Improvement (75 clinical hours)	3
DNP 703	Population Health	3
DNP 712	Scholarly Project (75 clinical hours)	1
DNP 717	Health Informatics for the Advanced-Level Nurse	2
		9
Fall
DNP 706	Evaluation Approaches, Models and Methods	3
DNP 740	Project Management (75 clinical hours)	3
DNP 712	Scholarly Project (150 clinical hours)	2
		8
Spring
DNP 707	Health Care Finance	3
DNP 712	Scholarly Project (150 clinical hours)	2
		5
	Total Hours	40
	Total Clinical Hours	600
Variable: (The program requires a minimum of five hours of Scholarly Project. Additional Residency hours may be required depending on the number of transferable clinical hours from the student's master's degree.)