Course Plan for Post-Baccalaureate DNP – Family Nurse Practitioner

The 83 credit post-baccalaureate DNP program may be completed in four years of part-time study over 12 continuous semesters. Although all students will be enrolled in the same courses, each post-baccalaureate DNP student will choose a scholarly project (DNP Scholarly Project) which is designed through student and faculty committee collaboration. Projects are designed to improve the quality and delivery of a selected aspect of health care.

Year 1 - Fall	NUR 711: Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse (2) NUR 510: Advanced Pathophysiology (4)
Year 1 - Spring	NUR 615: Advanced Pharmacology (4) NUR 679: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (3)
Year 1 - Summer	NUR 601: Phil/Theoretic Basis of Nursing (3) NUR 678: Advanced Health Assessment/Differential Diagnosis (4)
Year 2 - Fall	NUR 625: Evidence-Based Inquiry I (4) NUR 670: Family: Adult Care (5) - 125 clinical hours
Year 2 - Spring	NUR 727: Nursing Informatics for the DNP (3) NUR 676: Family: Pediatrics (5) -125 clinical hours
Year 2 - Summer	NUR 721: Scientific Foundations for DNP (3) NUR 673: Family Women’s Health (5) – 125 clinical hours
Year 3 - Fall	NUR 733: Translational Research for the DNP (4) NUR 677: Family: Geriatrics (5) – 125 clinical hours
Year 3 - Spring	NUR 747: Evaluation Methods for the DNP (3) NUR 751: Healthcare Economics for the DNP (3)
Year 3 - Intersession	NUR760: Bioethical Imperatives (3)
Year 3 - Summer	NUR 742: Global Leadership Strategies and Diversity Awareness (3) NUR 741: Epidemiology and Biostats (3)
Year 4 - Fall	NUR 737: DNP Project Seminar (2) NUR 753: DNP Project Seminar (2) – 125 clinical hours NUR 680: Behavioral Health (3)
Year 4 - Spring	NUR 803: Residency – 250 Clinical hours (4)
Year 4 - Summer	NUR 807: DNP Scholarly Project – 125 Clinical hours (3)

The clinical courses (NUR670, NUR673, NUR676) may be alternatively sequenced.