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 673: Family Women’s Health (5) – 125 clinical hours |
| Year 2 - Summer | NUR 721: Scientific Foundations for DNP (3) NUR 676: Family: Pediatrics (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 | NUR 760: 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) |
| Total Credits | 83 |
The clinical courses (NUR670, NUR673, NUR676) may be alternatively sequenced.