Course Plan for POST-Baccalaureate DNP – Family Practice Specialization
The 82 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 (3) |
| Year 1 - Spring | NUR 615: Advanced Pharmacology (3) NUR 618: Scientific Foundations of Advanced Pharmacology (1)* 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 In Nursing Practice (4) NUR 670: Advanced Concepts Clinical Nursing 1 (Adult) - Clinical (125 hours) (5) |
| Year 2 - Spring | NUR 673: Women’s Health - Clinical (125 hours) (5) NUR 727: Nursing Informatics for the DNP (3) |
| Year 2 - Summer | NUR 676: Advanced Concepts Clinical Nursing III (Pediatric) Clinical (125 hours) (5) NUR 721: Scientific Foundations for the DNP (3) |
| Year 3 - Fall | NUR 677: Advanced Concepts Clinical Nursing IV (Geriatrics) Clinical (125 hours) (5) NUR 733: Translational Research for the DNP (4) |
| Year 3 - Spring | NUR 734: Legal & Ethical Issues for Advanced Practice Nursing (3) NUR 747: Evaluation Methods for the DNP (3) NUR 751: Healthcare Economics for the DNP (3) |
| Year 3 - Summer | NUR 741: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3) NUR 742: Global Leadership Strategies and Diversity Awareness (3) |
| Year 4 - Fall | NUR 680: S/T: Advanced Concepts of Clinical Nursing V (Behavioral Health)(3) NUR 737: DNP Scholarly Project I (2) NUR 753: DNP Scholarly Project II - Clinical (125 hours) (2) |
| Year 4 - Spring | NUR 803: Residency Clinical (250 hours) (4) |
| Year 4 - Summer | NUR 807: DNP Scholarly Project III- Clinical (125 hours) (3) |
| Total Credits | 82 |
The clinical courses (NUR670, NUR673, NUR676) may be alternatively sequenced. Change beginning January 2019: NUR 615 Advanced Pharmacology 3 credits + NUR 618 Scientific Foundations of Advanced Pharmacology 1 credit
*Begins Spring 2019