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

Degree Requirements:

1. Official transcript(s)
2. Unconditional Admission
3. 70-74 Semester hours of credit
4. Meet synthesis requirements
5. No more than two grades below “B”
6. Overall GPA of 3.0
7. Completion of research requirements with a “B” or better
8. All credit earned within 5 years of graduation
9. Graduation Application filed
10. Completion of 1000 clinical hours at graduate level
11. Committee Approval of Synthesis Project Proposal
12. Successful completion of e-Portfolio
13. Successful completion of DNP Synthesis Project

Advanced Nursing Core:

(17 Semester Hours)

• NSG 6604 - Theories in Nursing
• 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:

(12 Semester Hours)

• NSG 6691 - Research and Evidence for Advanced Nursing Practice
• 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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