Sample Curriculum
Semester 1 (Fall Year One)
(3) N600 Theory Guided Practice
(3) N604 Evaluating Evidence for Improving Practice/Health Care Outcomes
(1) N695a Healthcare Innovation Seminar
7 - Total Credits
Semester 2 (Spring Year One)
(3) N605 Health Policy and Finance for Advanced Nursing Leadership
(3) N691 Organizational and Systems Leadership in Health Care
(2) N695p Doctoral Practice Project (completion of Phase A and B)
8 - Total Credits
Semester 3 (Summer Year One)
(3) N617 Advanced Applications of Epidemiology in Practice
(2) N695p Doctoral Practice Project (completion of Phase C)
5 - Total Credits
Semester 4 (Fall Year Two)
(3) N601 Studies in Genomics and Ethics
(3) N620 Health Care Informatics
6 - Total Credits
Semester 5 (Spring Year Two)
(4) N695p Doctoral Practice Project (Completion of Phase D and E)
4 - Total Credits
Total Hours 30
Immersion Experiences
Students who are admitted to the program attend a three-day immersion the first year, and a two-day immersion the second year. Attendance on campus is mandatory for these two immersions. Additionally, students may come to campus for the oral presentation of their final DNP Practice Project.
School of Nursing Retention Policy
Scholarship appropriate for students in a School of Nursing graduate program is demonstrated through satisfactory completion of course work, defined as obtaining a course grade of "A" or "B." Students who obtain a course grade of "D" or "F" in a graduate nursing specialization are withdrawn from the graduate program withoutthe option of repeating the course. Students may only earn one course grade of "C" and stay enrolled in graduate nursing programs. If a second course grade of "C" is earned, students are automatically removed from the graduate nursing program, regardless of the cumulative GPA. Repeating a course in which there is originally a grade of "C" does not eliminate the original course grade of "C" from being applied towards this exclusion policy.
