Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

College of Natural and Health Sciences

School of Nursing

NURS 504 Quality and Safety in Health Care Systems

Application of quality of care and patient safety standards, performance measures, improvement methods and tools, and culture of safety principles within a healthcare organization/system
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 507 Policy, Leadership and Nursing Issues

Involves comprehensive investigation and analysis of health care systems, health policy, organizational theory and leadership theory and skills which are imperative in today's health care environment.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 508 Workshop

A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline. S/U or letter graded.
1- 3

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles with no limits on the number of times it can be repeated

NURS 513 Professional Renewal

Update skills and knowledge of professionals in the discipline. Goals and objectives will be specifically directed at individual professional enhancement rather than the acquisition of general knowledge or methodologies. S/U or letter grades.
1- 3

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

NURS 601 Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing

Introduction to interdisciplinary theoretical foundations for advanced nursing practice. Emphasis on the development, application, and critique of theories from nursing, social science, business and health care.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing Major(s)/Minor(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 602 Theory for Advanced Practice Nurses

Introduction to the theoretical foundations for advanced nursing practice. Emphasis is on the development, application, and critique of nursing and interdisciplinary theories.

2

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 606 Research and Evidence-based Practice in Nursing

Development of knowledge and skills for reviewing and ethically generating evidence as a basis for evidence-based clinical practice, nursing research, and quality improvement.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing (and) Adult Gero Acute Nurs Prac Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 608 Advanced Health Care Concepts

Application of quality and patient safety standards, performance measures, use of informatics, collaborative/interdisciplinary care, improvement methods and tools, health care finance and culture of safety within a healthcare organization.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 609 Foundations in Public Health for Advanced Practice Nurses

This course examines the historical and conceptual basis of public health, key issues, advancements and the core functions of the public health system to advance the public's health.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing (and) Adult Gero Acute Nurs Prac Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 612 Advanced Pharmacology

Examine clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics. Focus on selected drug groups and their safe and appropriate utilization in primary care practice.
4

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 613 Advanced Health Assessment

(3 lecture, 2 laboratory) Emphasis is in health history taking, physical assessment and interviewing of individuals across the lifespan.
4

Prerequisites

(NURS 612 and NURS 614 with a minimum grade of B)

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required

NURS 614 Advanced Pathophysiology

Focus on pathophysiology, symptomology and etiology of commonly encountered acute and chronic clinical entities of children and adults.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 616 Leadership in the Measurement of Clinical Outcomes for Advanced Nursing Practice

Introduction to the measurement, interpretation and presentation of healthcare outcomes with focus on quality, effectiveness, and organizational performance. Integrates the application and integration of statistical tools to identify relevant outcomes.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing:Lead Qual & Safety-MSN and Nursing-DNP and Nursing:Family Nurs Prac-DNP

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 618 Epidemiology in Advance Nursing Practice

Principles of epidemiology and understanding of biostatistics will be applied to population management of disease and intervention strategies.
3

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing-DNP and Nursing:AGACNP-DNP and Nursing:Family Nurs Prac-DNP

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 621 Leadership in the Management of Clinical Outcomes to Improve Quality and Safety of Care

(3 Lecture, 3 Practicum) Introduction to the management and improvement of clinical outcomes for individuals, families and populations within the care delivery system.

4

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing:Lead Qual & Safety-MSN

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Supervision Fee Required

NURS 622 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 3

Special Notes

Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

NURS 624 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Advanced Practice of Nursing

Prepares the APN student to plan and implement health promotion and disease prevention strategies to assist in maintaining and improving the health of patients, families and communities.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Family Nurse Practitioner Cert (and) Nursing (and) Nursing (and) Adult Gero Acute Nurs Prac Major(s)/Minor(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 626 Leadership in the Management of Care Environment to Improve Quality and Safety of Care

(3 Lecture, 3 Practicum) Introduction to the management and improvement of the care environment for individuals, families and populations within the care delivery system.

4

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing:Lead Qual & Safety-MSN

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Supervision Fee Required

NURS 628 Information Technology in Health Care

Use and application of computerized systems to clinical decision strategies for advanced practice nurses in the areas of quality management.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 631 Teaching Strategies for Practice and Academic Settings to Improve the Quality and Safety of Care

(2 Lecture, 3 Practicum) Development of knowledge about teaching students, staff and clients in academic and practice settings.

3

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing:Lead Qual & Safety-MSN and Nursing Education-Cert

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Supervision Fee Required

NURS 632 Clinical Instruction and Precepting in Nursing

Development of theoretical and practical knowledge to support successful transition from a clinical expert role to that of a clinical instructor/preceptor.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 638 Concepts in Advanced Evidence-Based Practice

Emphasis is on the systematic evaluation and use of current best evidence to make decisions about clinical practice and health care systems.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 646 Integrative Clinical Concepts

Introduction and overview of the integrative concepts of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and health assessment within the context of individual, family, and populations.
4

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing (and) Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 654 Acute Care of Adults

(2.5 lecture, 1 laboratory) Application of theoretical and research based developmental approaches to primary care of adults with acute episodic conditions.

3

Prerequisites

(NURS 612 and NURS 613 and NURS 614 and NURS 624 with a minimum grade of B)

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Family Nurse Practitioner (and) Family Nurse Practitioner Cert Major(s)/Minor(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required

NURS 656 Care of Chronic Illness in Adults

(2.5 lecture, 1 laboratory) Application of theoretical and research based developmental approaches to primary health care of adults with chronic illness.

3

Prerequisites

(NURS 612 and NURS 613 and NURS 614 and NURS 624 with a minimum grade of B)

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Family Nurse Practitioner (and) Family Nurse Practitioner Cert Major(s)/Minor(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required

NURS 658 Applied Nursing Genomics

A genomics focus on concepts of prevention, screening, diagnostics, prognostics, selection of treatment, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness for individuals and aggregates within cultural and ethical care contexts.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 661 Planning and Evaluating Education in Practice and Academic Settings

Focus on development of education programs in health care settings and academic nursing. Includes evaluation of teaching and learning.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 662 Advanced Emergency Care I

Develops the foundation for advanced practice management of patients across the lifespan with acute (urgent and emergent) health problems.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 663 Emergency Procedures & Lab I

Critical skills intensive focusing on advanced practice skills for the emergency care environment including: airway management, chest tube insertion, central line insertion and management, ultrasound, lumbar puncture, and suturing. S/U graded.
1

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Emergency Nurse Pract Cert Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required and Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 664 ENP Clinical I

The focus of this first clinical course is the beginning application of didactic and simulated learning to the live clinical setting. S/U graded.

2

Prerequisites

(Concurrent Prerequisite NURS 662 with a minimum grade of B) and (Concurrent Prerequisite NURS 663 with a minimum grade of S)

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Emergency Nurse Pract Cert Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 668 Population Centered Health Care

Examines perspectives of population based health care across the life span from a community and global perspective.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 669 FNP Clinical III

The focus of this course is application of didactic and simulated learning in FNP diagnosis and management courses to the live clinical setting. S/U graded.

3

Prerequisites

NURS 677 with a minimum grade of S.

Offered

Generally offered Summer Annually

Program Restrictions

Include Family Nurse Practitioner (and) Family Nurse Practitioner Cert

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 671 Advanced Emergency Care II

This course continues the development of advanced practice management of patients across the lifespan with acute (urgent and emergent) health problems.
3

Prerequisites

(NURS 662 with a minimum grade of B) and (NURS 663 with a minimum grade of S) and (NURS 664 with a minimum grade of S)

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 672 Emergency Procedures and Lab II

Critical skills intensive focusing on advanced practice skills for the emergency care environment including: airway management, intraosseous access management, ultrasound and simulation with standardized patients. S/U graded.
1

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Emergency Nurse Pract Cert Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required and Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 673 ENP Clinical II

This course provides for intermediate application of didactic and simulated learning in the live emergency care. S/U graded.

2

Prerequisites

(NURS 662 and Concurrent Prerequisite NURS 671 with a minimum grade of B) and (NURS 663 and Concurrent Prerequisite NURS 672 with a minimum grade of S)

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Emergency Nurse Pract Cert Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 674 Care of Women and Pediatric Populations

(2 lecture, 2 laboratory) Application of theoretical and research-based developmental approaches to primary health care of families with particular emphasis on care of women, obstetric, and pediatric populations.

3

Prerequisites

(NURS 612 and NURS 613 and NURS 614 and NURS 624 and NURS 654 and NURS 656 with a minimum grade of B)

Offered

Generally offered Summer Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Family Nurse Practitioner (and) Family Nurse Practitioner Cert Major(s)/Minor(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required

NURS 675 FNP Clinical I

The focus of this course is application of didactic and simulated learning in FNP diagnosis and management courses to the live clinical setting. S/U graded.

4

Prerequisites

(NURS 654 and NURS 656) with a minimum grade of B.

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)/Minor(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 676 FNP Advanced Clinical Topics

Application of theoretical and research based developmental approaches to complex, advanced clinical topics seen in the primary care setting.

2

Prerequisites

(NURS 612 and NURS 613 and NURS 614 and NURS 624 and NURS 654 and NURS 656 with a minimum grade of B)

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Family Nurse Practitioner (and) Family Nurse Practitioner Cert Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 677 FNP Clinical II

The focus of this course is application of didactic and simulated learning FNP diagnosis and management courses to the live clinical setting. S/U graded.

4

Prerequisites

NURS 675 with a minimum grade of S.

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Family Nurse Practitioner (and) Family Nurse Practitioner Cert Major(s)/Minor(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 678 Professional Practice and Healthcare Finance Seminar

(2 lecture, 3 practicum) Forty-five hours applied practicum arranged. Comprehensive economic investigation of health planning, organization, personnel, payment systems and care cost effectiveness in health care delivery systems.
3

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing-DNP and Nursing:AGACNP-DNP and Nursing:Family Nurs Prac-DNP

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 679 Technology in Healthcare Education

Course is designed for graduate students who will function in a healthcare educator role. Use of virtual, distance/online, simulation and emerging technologies, in education of healthcare professionals will be examined.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 685 DNP Practicum

Applied practicum arranged (45 hours = 1 credit). Practicum in hospital, community, and primary care settings focusing on clinical prevention and population based health care. S/U graded.
1- 7

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

NURS 688 Advanced Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems

45 hours applied practicum arranged. Analyzes the structure and organization of health care delivery systems including population-based, acute and ambulatory health care. The roles of the DNP in organizational and systems policy are addressed.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 689 FNP Clinical Synthesis

Application of didactic and simulated learning of FNP coursework to the live clinical setting. S/U graded.

1-6

Prerequisites

NURS 669 with a minimum grade of S.

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include NURS Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

Course Fee

Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 690 Advanced Professional Role

Advanced practice role development in health maintenance and illness management is examined from several perspectives.
2

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Family Nurse Practitioner Cert (and) Nursing (and) Nursing (and) Adult Gero Acute Nurs Prac Major(s)/Minor(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 692 ENP Clinical Synthesis

The focus of this final clinical course is advanced application of didactic, simulated, and clinical learning to the live emergency care setting. S/U graded.

4

Prerequisites

(NURS 662 with a minimum grade of B) and (NURS 663 with a minimum grade of S) and (NURS 664 with a minimum grade of S) and (NURS 671 with a minimum grade of B) and (NURS 672 with a minimum grade of S) and (NURS 673 with a minimum grade of S)

Offered

Generally offered Summer Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Emergency Nurse Pract Cert Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Fee

Supervision Fee Required

NURS 695 Advanced Academic Nursing Roles

Focuses on developing knowledge about faculty, leader and administrator roles in academic nursing education.
3

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 697 Scholarship of Advanced Nursing Practice

Content emphasizes the application of the integrated skills of critical analysis and synthesis of evidence related to clinical practice. S/U graded.
2

Prerequisites

(NURS 507 and NURS 601 and NURS 606 and NURS 608 and NURS 612 and NURS 613 and NURS 614 and NURS 624 with a minimum grade of B)

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 699 Thesis

Terminal program course. All other courses should be taken before or concurrently. Guided research project that demonstrates evidence of original thought as well as advanced knowledge of the research process. S/U graded.
1- 6

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

NURS 700 Advanced Nursing Theory

The focus of this course is nursing knowledge development and the underpinnings of nursing science, practice and education.

2

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)/Minor(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 777 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing

This course builds on foundational qualitative methods coursework. Students will advance their knowledge and skills related to the conduct of qualitative research in nursing science.

3

Prerequisites

SRM 680 with minimum grade of B

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing Education-PHD

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 702 Advanced Concepts of Populations Experiencing Vulnerability and/or Marginalization

Examines contextual contributors to the disproportionate experience of vulnerability and marginalization in populations. Implications for nursing research, policy, and practice are explored.

3

Offered

Generally offered Summer Annually

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing Education-PHD

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 703 Philosophical Underpinnings of Nursing Science

This course provides a history of philosophical and scientific thinking and its impact on the discipline of nursing, knowledge development in nursing and nursing science.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing (and) Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 707 Leadership in Health Policy

Integrates theory and empirical research about leadership and health policy. Participates in the policy development process.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 710 Measurement of Nursing Student Outcomes

Emphasis on needs assessment, instrument analysis, measurement, analysis and evaluation of student outcomes in nursing education.
3

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing Education-PHD

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 711 Advanced Theory and Knowledge Development in Nursing

This course explores theoretical elements and their impact on nursing knowledge development and the translation of nursing research to pedagogy and practice.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Education (and) Nursing (and) Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 723 Design, Methods and Analysis in Health Care Research, Part I

Introduction to doctoral level in-depth study of the integrated principles of design, methods and analysis in the conduct of quantitative health care research.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing Education (and) Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 724 Design, Methods and Analysis in Health Care Research, Part II

Provides in-depth study of the integrated principles of design, methods and analysis in the conduct of quantitative health care research.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 723 with a minimum grade of B

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing Education (and) Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 725 Translational Research Methods

In-depth application of the integrated principles of both quantitative and qualitative design, methods and analysis as they relate to the translation of evidence into practice.
3

Prerequisites

(NURS 723 and NURS 724 with a minimum grade of B)

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Adult Gero Acute Nurs Prac (and) Nursing (and) Nursing (and) Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 726 Introduction to the DNP Scholarly Project

Introduction to the DNP Scholarly Project emphasizing the application of the integrated principles of proposal development, project design and the measurement of clinical outcomes.

3

Prerequisites

NURS 616 with a minimum grade of B.

Offered

Generally offered Spring Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 727 DNP Scholarly Project Proposal Development and Defense

Provides advanced in-depth study, emphasizing the intensive development and defense of the DNP Scholarly Project proposal.

3

Prerequisites

NURS 726 with a minimum grade of B

Offered

Generally offered Summer Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 730 The Scholarship of Teaching and Practice in Nursing Education

This course is designed to prepare the learner for scholarship in nursing education, publication, presentation and grant writing activities.
2

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing Education-PHD

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 741 Evidence-Based Teaching

Builds knowledge and skill with instructional planning, development, delivery, and evaluation in classroom and clinical settings. Focus on existing and developing evidence for teaching strategies.
3

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing Education-PHD

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 760 Advanced Nursing Curriculum Design and Program Evaluation

Examines a range of contextual and professional influences on curriculum development and program evaluation in nursing education.
3

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing Education-PHD

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 780 The Professorial Role in Nursing Education

Involves comprehensive investigation of the academic nursing role in higher education relative to administration, student issues, program requirements and faculty expectations.
3

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing (and) Nursing (and) Nursing Education Major(s)

Degree Restriction

Include DNP and PHD

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 790 Doctoral Research Colloquium

Exploring the nature of doctoral research in nursing and nursing scholarship. Examination of phenomena of interest for dissertation proposals begins.
3

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing Education-PHD

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 791 DNP Seminar I

Engage students in discussion surrounding DNP essential concepts, development of research knowledge and trajectory, and acculturation to the DNP role with special emphasis on developing the concept of interest.
1

Corequisites

NURS 723

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 792 DNP Seminar II

Engage students in discussion surrounding DNP essential concepts, development of research knowledge and trajectory, and acculturation to the DNP role with special emphasis on developing evidence for practice change.
1

Prerequisites

NURS 791 with a minimum grade of B

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 793 DNP Seminar III

Engage students in discussion surrounding DNP essential concepts, development of research knowledge and trajectory, and acculturation to the DNP role with special emphasis on research design and methods.
1

Prerequisites

NURS 792 with a minimum grade of B

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 795 DNP Scholarly Project Proposal Seminar

The Capstone project reflects synthesis and application of evidence-based practice in advanced nursing practice and health care. The course facilitates the development of the Capstone and launches the project. S/U graded.
2

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

NURS 796 DNP Capstone Project

For a total of 180 contact hours. The Capstone project reflects synthesis and application of evidence-based practice in advanced nursing practice and health care. The Capstone project must be approved by and defended to the capstone committee. S/U graded.
1- 4

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 4 credit hours

NURS 797 Doctoral Proposal Research

All doctoral students must earn 4 hours as partial fulfillment of requirements for the doctorate. Supports development of dissertation research proposal. S/U graded.
1- 4

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing Education-PHD

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 4 credit hours

NURS 798 DNP Scholarly Project

The DNP project reflects synthesis and application of evidence-based practice and translational research. S/U graded.

1-3

Prerequisites

NURS 727 with a minimum grade of B

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 6 credit hours

NURS 799 Doctoral Dissertation

All doctoral students must earn 12 hours as partial fulfillment of requirements for the doctorate. Dissertation must be approved by and defended to the dissertation committee. S/U graded.
1-12

Program Restrictions

Include Nursing Education-PHD

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Education Major(s)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 12 credit hours