Course Offerings
Part Time Option
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
Year 1 |
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FALL |
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NSG Writing & Presentation Skills |
1 |
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Biostatistics & Research |
3 |
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|
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Credits |
4 |
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SPRING |
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Research & Evidence Based Practice |
3 |
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Healthcare: Ethics, Law & Policy |
4 |
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|
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Credits |
7 |
|
SUMMER |
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Epidemiology |
3 |
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|
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Credits |
3 |
Year 2 |
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FALL |
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Health Care Business & Finance |
4 |
|
|
Doctor of Nursing Practice Seminar |
1 |
|
|
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Credits |
5 |
|
SPRING |
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Organizational & Systems Leadership |
4 |
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MS NSG DNP Project Practicum |
1 |
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Credits |
5 |
|
SUMMER |
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MS NSG DNP Project Practicum |
2 |
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|
|
Credits |
2 |
Year 3 |
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FALL |
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MS NSG DNP Project Practicum |
4 |
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|
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Credits |
4 |
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SPRING |
||
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MS NSG DNP Project Practicum |
2 |
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|
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Credits |
2 |
|
|
Total Credits |
32 |
Full Time Option
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Course |
Title |
Credits |
Year 1 |
||
|
FALL |
||
|
NSG Writing & Presentation Skills |
1 |
|
|
Biostatistics & Research |
3 |
|
|
Health Care Business & Finance |
4 |
|
|
Doctor of Nursing Practice Seminar |
1 |
|
|
|
Credits |
9 |
|
SPRING |
||
|
Research & Evidence Based Practice |
3 |
|
|
Organizational & Systems Leadership |
4 |
|
|
Healthcare: Ethics, Law & Policy |
4 |
|
|
MS NSG DNP Project Practicum |
1 |
|
|
|
Credits |
12 |
|
SUMMER |
||
|
Epidemiology |
3 |
|
|
MS NSG DNP Project Practicum |
2 |
|
|
|
Credits |
5 |
Year 2 |
||
|
FALL |
||
|
MS NSG DNP Project Practicum |
4 |
|
|
|
Credits |
4 |
|
SPRING |
||
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MS NSG DNP Project Practicum |
2 |
|
|
|
Credits |
2 |
|
|
Total Credits |
32 |
Graduation Requirements
The graduate degree will be granted to candidates who meet all the University catalog requirements plus the following:
- Graduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.
- All courses must be passed with a B or better.
- Complete an approved DNP Project.
Course Descriptions
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NSG 504 – NSG Writing & Presentation Skills
Prepare students for the rigors of academic writing at the graduate and professional levels. -
NSG 505 – Biostatistics & Research
Analyze nursing and healthcare research using the most common inferential statistical methodologies to identify accurate data results and evidence gaps -
NSG 712 – Research & Evidence Based Practice
Expand knowledge to determine the best evidence and quality improvement methods to reduce risk and improve patient outcomes in the advanced nursing practice role. -
NSG 714 – Epidemiology
Examine theoretical and philosophic foundations for illness patterns, injury, and high-risk behaviors in individuals, aggregates, and populations using evidence-based nursing practice to influence health outcomes. -
NSG 716 – Health Care Business & Finance
Introduces the dynamics of financial theory and strategic management for establishing an advanced nursing practice. -
NSG 718 – Organizational & Systems Leadership
Integrates organizational and systems leadership knowledge and skills to influence communication, productivity, health outcomes and practice excellence. -
NSG 748 – Healthcare Ethics, Law & Policy
Evaluate ethical, legal, and political concepts in healthcare delivery systems. -
NSG 801 – Doctor of Nursing Practice Seminar
Formulate a framework for a Doctoral Inquiry project proposal -
NSG 809L – MS NSG DNP Project Practicum
Develop, implement, analyze, defend, and disseminate findings for a scholarly DNP clinical immersion change project. Develop the DNP role in a multidisciplinary clinical emphasis area. -
NSG 810L – DNP Project Practicum
Analyze, defend, and disseminate findings for a scholarly DNP clinical immersion change project. Develop the DNP role in a multidisciplinary clinical emphasis area.
