Below are program options for the D.N.P. degree.

Post-Bachelor’s Options

• Doctor of Nursing Practice - Adult Nurse Practitioner
• Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner

Post-Master’s Options

• Doctor of Nursing Practice
• Doctor of Nursing Practice - Advanced Family Nurse Practitioner
• Doctor of Nursing Practice - Health Care Quality
• Doctor of Nursing Practice - Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
• Doctor of Nursing Practice - Education

Program Requirements

Students who enter the D.N.P. program at the post-Master's level are required to complete 36 semester hours of doctoral work. Students who enter the program at the post-Bachelor's level must complete the credit requirements for their concentration (Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, or Nursing Leadership and Management) before beginning doctoral coursework.

Core DNP Courses (27 credit hours)

• NURS 6202: Concepts in Population Health (3)
• NURS 8401: Organizational and Interdisciplinary Concepts in Nursing (3).
• NURS 8402: Knowledge Management in Health Care (3) 
• NURS 8403: Translating Research into Practice (3)
• NURS 8404: Health Services Research & Policy for Nurses (3) 
• NURS 8405: Health Care Quality Improvement (3) 
• NURS 8498: Clinical Research Project Proposal (3)
• NURS 8499: Clinical Research Project (3)
• HSCI 6241: Health Care Enterprise

Elective Options (6 credit hours)

• NURS 6292: Teaching with Technology in the Health Professions (3)
• NURS 8406: Field Experience in Advanced Practice Nursing (3)
• NURS 8407: Grant Writing (3)
• NURS 8408:  Topics in Pharmacology (3)

Advanced Family Nurse Practitioner Courses (17 Credit hours)

• NURS 6226: Primary Care of the Family (5 credits)
• NURS 6227: NP Clinical Practicum (7 credits)
• NURS 6228: Advanced Family Primary Care (5 credits)

Health Care Quality Concentration Courses (12 credits)

Education Concentration Courses (12 credits)

• HOL 6701: Adult Learning (3)
• HOL 6721: Assessing the Im­pact of HRD Efforts (3)
• HOL 6742: Design of Adult Learning Interventions (3)

Education Elective (3)

• HCQ 6203: Quality Improvement Science in Health Care (3)
• HCQ 6204: Health Care Quality Measurement, Data Management and Analysis (3)
• HCQ 6205: Patient Safety Systems (3)
• Nurs 8409: Health Care Quality Practicum (3)

Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration Courses (13 credit hours)

Didactic Courses

• NURS 6276: Foundations of Palliative Care (3 credits)
• NURS 6277: Palliative Care: Pain and Suffering (3 credits)
• NURS 6278: Palliative Care: Chronic Illness Care (3 credits)

Clinical Courses

• NURS 6279: Palliative Care Practicum I (2-4 credits)
• NURS 6280: Palliative Care Practicum II (2-4 credits)

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