Doctor of Nursing Practice - Post Baccalaureate Program Family Nurse Practitioner (Non-Clinical MSN) Degree Plan/Progress Record

Degree Requirements:

1. Successful completion of e-Portfolio
2. Official transcript(s)
3. Unconditional Admission
4. 65 -69 Semester hours of credit
5. Meet synthesis requirements
6. No more than two grades below “B”
7. Overall GPA of 3.0
8. Completion of research requirement with a “B” or better
9. All credit earned within 8 years of graduation
10. Graduation Application filed
11. Completion of 1000 clinical hours at graduate level
12. Committee Approval of DNP Synthesis Project Proposal
13. Successful completion of DNP Synthesis Project

Advanced Nursing Core:

(15 Semester Hours)

• NSG 8801 - Healthcare Informatics and Data Management
• NSG 8804 - Policy and Politics in Healthcare
• NSG 8805 - Principles of Epidemiology
• NSG 8822 - Leadership in Organizations and Systems
• NSG 8826 - Health Disparities from a Systems Perspective

Advanced Nursing Specialty:

(24 Semester Hours)

• NSG 6612 - Advanced Health Assessment
• NSG 6613 - Advanced Health Assessment Preceptorship
• NSG 6649 - Advanced Pharmacology
• NSG 6671 - Advanced Pathophysiology
• NSG 6665 - Primary Care I: Pediatrics and Women’s Health
• NSG 6666 - Primary Care I: Preceptorship Pediatrics and Women’s Health
• NSG 6667 - Primary Care II: Adults and Geriatrics
• NSG 6668 - Primary Care II Preceptorship: Adults and Geriatrics

Scholarly Inquiry Methods for Evidence-Based Practice:

(9 Semester Hours)

• NSG 8802 - Applied Biostatistics
• NSG 8812 - Foundations of Evidence-based Practice
• NSG 8815 - Evaluation Methods for Improvement of Clinical Outcomes

Advanced Nursing Roles:

(6 Semester Hours)

• NSG 6670 - Role Synthesis Seminar
• NSG 6680 - Family Nurse Practitioner Internship

Practice Synthesis:

(8-12 Semester Hours)

• NSG 8810 - Synthesis of Evidence Based Practice I: Project Identification
• NSG 8820 - Synthesis of Evidence Based Practice II: Project Development
• NSG 8830 - Synthesis of Evidence Based Practice III: Project Implementation
• NSG 8840 - Synthesis of Evidence Based Practice IV: Project Evaluation

Synthesis and Evaluation:

(3 Semester Hours)

• NSG 8850 - Dissemination

Items to be Discussed:

1. Unconditional Admission
2. Availability of faculty for academic advising
3. Petition for transfer credit once unconditionally admitted
4. Class attendance
5. Drop and Withdrawal procedures; deadline and consequences
6. Petition for an Incomplete grade
7. Student participation in course and program evaluation
8. Other

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