Nursing, Post-MSN, DNP

Curriculum

• NURS 690 - Population Health and Epidemiology 3 Credit(s) *
• NURS 713 - Complex Health Care Systems and Organizational Change 3 Credit(s)
• NURS 736 - Informatics 3 Credit(s)
• NURS 708 - Health Care Policy 3 Credit(s)
• NURS 702 - Nursing Science I: Epistemology 3 Credit(s)
• NURS 740 - Ethics and Genetics in Advanced Practice 3 Credit(s)
• NURS 732 - Evidence-Based Practice I 3 Credit(s)
• NURS 734 - Evidence-Based Practice II: Translational Inquiry 3 Credit(s)
• NURS 885 - Doctor of Nursing Practice I 4 Credit(s)
• NURS 886 - Doctor of Nursing Practice II 6 Credit(s)
• NURS 887 - Doctor of Nursing Practice III—DNP Project 6 Credit(s)

Fall Year I (6 credits)

• NURS 713 - Complex Health Care Systems and Organizational Change 3 Credit(s)
• NURS 736 - Informatics 3 Credit(s)

Spring Year I (3 credits)

• NURS 708 - Health Care Policy 3 Credit(s)

Summer Year II (6 credits)

• NURS 702 - Nursing Science I: Epistemology 3 Credit(s)
• NURS 740 - Ethics and Genetics in Advanced Practice 3 Credit(s)

Fall Year II (3 credits)

• NURS 732 - Evidence-Based Practice I 3 Credit(s)

Spring Year II (3 credits)

• NURS 734 - Evidence-Based Practice II: Translational Inquiry 3 Credit(s)

Summer Year III (4 credits)

• NURS 885 - Doctor of Nursing Practice I 4 Credit(s)

Fall Year III (6 credits)

• NURS 886 - Doctor of Nursing Practice II 6 Credit(s)

Spring Year III (6 credits)

• NURS 887 - Doctor of Nursing Practice III—DNP Project 6 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 37 (560 Clinical Hours)

*NURS 690 is required if a MSN program is not completed.

Note: This is a projected plan of study and subject to change based on course and student availability.  37 credits of course work and 560 clinical hours plus NURS 889 DNP Project Advisement  as needed.  Continuous enrollment in each semester (fall, spring, summer) until DNP Project completion. A total of 1,000 hours is required for the DNP; a gap analysis will be conducted for each Post-MSN DNP student, and a student may need to complete additional clinical hours in the DNP project courses (885, 886, 887) to total 1,000 hours.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later.  Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission.  Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.