Curriculum Plan - Generalist

The post-master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice with no concentration (generalist) is designed for the registered nurse with a Master of Science in Nursing degree.

Full-Time Curriculum Plan

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Semester 1 – Fall

  • NUR 728: Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice, 3 hours
  • NUR 730: Transition to the Practice Doctorate, 2 hours
  • NUR 731: Clinical Epidemiology, 3 hours

Total semester credit hours: 8

Semester 2 – Spring

  • NUR 732: Population Health, 3 hours
  • NUR 733 Evidence Appraisal, 3 hours
  • NUR 734 Health Care Economics and Finance, 3 hours

Total semester credit hours: 9

Semester 3 – Summer

  • NUR 735: Informatics and Patient Care Technology, 3 hours
  • NUR 736: Outcomes Measurement and Program Evaluation, 3 hours
  • NUR 737: DNP Project Development (60 immersion hours), 2 hours

Total semester credit hours: 8

Semester 4 – Fall

  • NUR 738: Organizational and Systems Leadership (60 immersion hours), 3 hours
  • NUR 740A: DNP Immersion (variable credit, up to 240 immersion hours), 4 hours

Total semester credit hours: 7

Semester 5 – Spring

  • NUR 739: Health Care Policy, 3 hours
  • NUR 740B: DNP Immersion (variable credit, up to 180 immersion hours), 3 hours

Total semester credit hours: 6

Total course hours: 38
Total clinical practice hours: 540

For practicum courses, the ratio of credit hours to clinical practice is 1:4.