The following is a sample schedule for this degree – your actual schedule may vary.
Meet with your advisor and review the class schedule before confirming your schedule.
Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice: Plan of Study
Prerequisites
- Graduate Statistics
- Healthcare Informatics
- Epidemiology
Sample schedule
After you are admitted into the program, you will:
- Complete doctorate-level courses
- Take 29 hours of course work and 528 clinical rotation hours
The following degree plan is based on the graduate catalog.
First semester (fall)
| Courses | Credit Hrs |
|---|---|
| NUR 800 DNP Leadership I: Concepts for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NUR 802 Emerging Science and Methods of Advanced Practice | 3 |
| Total hours | 6 |
Second semester (spring)
| Courses | Credit Hrs |
|---|---|
| NUR 830 DNP Leadership II: Impacting Disparities in Health and Healthcare | 6 |
| NUR 840 Technology for Transforming Nursing and Healthcare Systems | 2 |
| Total hours | 8 |
Third semester (summer)
| Courses | Credit Hrs |
|---|---|
| NUR 824 Health Policy to Improve Health Disparities | 3 |
| Total hours | 3 |
Fourth semester (fall)
| Courses | Credit Hrs |
|---|---|
| NUR 860 DNP Leadership III: Transforming Systems | 6 |
| Total hours | 6 |