Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

 

Curriculum Design

The post-baccalaureate DNP program requires:

• 20 credit hours of common core courses;
• 15 credit hours of advanced practice or leadership specialty area courses and practica courses (7 for CRM):
• 6 credit hours of capstone project;
• 15-20 credit hours of Advance Practice Core (for Advanced Practice majors);
• 12-23  credit hours of Leadership Core (for Leadership majors);

Total program credit hours required vary from 71-79, according to specialization.

Please see sample full time and part time programs at the following links:

Advanced Practice
Adult/Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist/Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner
Full time ------ Or ------ Part time
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Nurse Midwife
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Leadership
Clinical Research Management
Full time ------ Or ------ Part time
Nursing Informatics
Full time ------ Or ------ Part time
Organizational Leadership
Full time ------ Or ------ Part time
Public Health
Full time ------ Or ------ Part time

The post-master's DNP requires:

• 11 credit hours of common core courses;
• 6  credit hours of capstone project; and     
• 15 credit hours of specialty courses.

Total credit hours required for the post-master's DNP is 32. 

Please see the sample full time and part time programs at the following links

Advanced Practice
Full time ------ Or ------ Part time

Leadership
Full time ------ Or ------ Part time

For specific courses by specialty, please see:

• Doctor of Nursing Practice Post-MS Entry Option course descriptions