Nursing D.N.P. — Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Emphasis (Post Bachelor’s)
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Degree Requirements — 95 credits
See “Nursing D.N.P.”.
Degree Requirements
Nursing Science BS to D.N.P. Core — 24 hours
| NURS 507 | Policy, Leadership and Nursing Issues | 3 |
| NURS 601 | Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 608 | Advanced Health Care Concepts | 3 |
| NURS 618 | Epidemiology in Advance Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 668 | Population Centered Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 678 | Professional Practice and Healthcare Finance Seminar | 3 |
| NURS 703 | Philosophical Underpinnings of Nursing Science | 3 |
| NURS 707 | Leadership in Health Policy | 3 |
Nursing Practitioner Emphasis - 16 hours
| NURS 612 | Advanced Pharmacology | 4 |
| NURS 613 | Advanced Health Assessment | 4 |
| NURS 614 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 624 | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Advanced Practice of Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 690 | Advanced Professional Role | 2 |
Nursing Practice FNP Emphasis — 23 hours
DNP Research Core — 29 hours
| NURS 606 | Research and Evidence-based Practice in Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 723 | Design, Methods and Analysis in Health Care Research, Part I | 3 |
| NURS 724 | Design, Methods and Analysis in Health Care Research, Part II | 3 |
| NURS 725 | Translational Research Methods | 3 |
| NURS 791 | DNP Seminar I | 1 |
| NURS 792 | DNP Seminar II | 1 |
| NURS 793 | DNP Seminar III | 1 |
| NURS 795 | DNP Capstone Project Proposal Seminar | 2 |
| NURS 798 | DNP Project Practicum | 1-12 |
Electives - 3 hours
3 elective credit required, approval of program coordinator needed.