BSN to DNP Curriculum
The DNP program reserves the right to limit the number of students enrolled in nursing courses to make the most effective use of the educational resources available. In the event that enrollment in these course must be limited, students will be selected by their academic ranking based upon DNP admission requirements and their cumulative GPA in graduate nursing courses.
Visit the University Catalog for course descriptions.
Semester 1 (Spring):
- NURS 505 - Applied Statistics for the Health Sciences 3 Credit Hour(s)
- NURS 830 - Advanced Practice Scholarly and Theoretical Foundations 3 Credit Hour(s)
- NURS 831 - Epidemiology and Preventive Care for Populations 4 Credit Hour(s)
Total: 10 Credits
Semester 2 (Summer):
- NURS 502 - Generating Evidence for Nursing Practice 3 credit(s).
Total: 3 Credits
Semester 3 (Fall): 9 credits/180 clinical clock hours
- NURS 518 - Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing 3 Credit Hour(s)
- NURS 801 - Biostatistics 3 Credit Hour(s)
- NURS 804 - Clinical Scholarship and Analytic Methods for Evidence-Based Practice 3 Credit Hour(s)
Total: 9 Credits
Semester 4 (Spring):
- NURS 507 - Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Practice 3 Credit Hour(s)
- NURS 517 - Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing 3 Credit Hour(s)
- NURS 803 - Project Planning 3 Credit Hour(s)
Total: 9 Credits
Semester 5 (Summer):
- NURS 806 - Health Care Informatics 3 Credit Hour(s)
Total: 3 Credits
Semester 6 (Fall):
- NURS 582 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Family Health I 5 Credit Hour(s)
- NURS 821 - Residency I 3 Credit Hour(s)
Total: 8 Credits/300 Clinical Clock Hours
Semester 7 (Spring):
- NURS 583 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Family Health II 5 Credit Hour(s)
- NURS 822 - Residency II 4 Credit Hour(s)
Total: 9 Credits/390 Clinical Clock Hours
Semester 8 (Summer):
- NURS 807 - Organizational and Systems Leadership 4 Credit Hour(s)
Semester 9 (Fall):
- NURS 581 - Business, Leadership and Health Policy for Nurse Practitioners 3 Credit Hour(s)
- NURS 584 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Family Health III 5 Credit Hour(s)
Total: 8 Credits/210 Clinical Clock Hours
Upon successful completion of the courses in Semester 9, BSN to DNP students may apply to receive the MSN degree with the role preparation as a Family Nurse Practitioner. At that time, students meet the educational requirements to take the Family Nurse Practitioner national certification examination and to apply for an advanced practice license.
Semester 10 (Spring)
- NURS 823 - Residency III 3 Credit Hour(s)
- NURS 808 - Ethics and Health Care Policy 4 Credit Hour(s)
Total: 7 Credits/120 Clinical Clock Hours
Total BSN to DNP credit hours: 70
Total BSN to DNP clinical clock hours: 1,020