Post-M.S. to D.N.P. Sample Plan of Study

Fall term 1

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 744: Foundations in Knowledge & Scholarship for Advanced Nursing Practice	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 745: Holistic & Ethical Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice Roles	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Spring term 2

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 749: Epidemiology & Population Health	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 757: Health information Technology & Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Summer term 3

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 758: Health Policy & Health Economics for Nurse Leaders	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 762: System-Based Care & Interprofessional Partnerships	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Fall term 4

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 764: Scientific Foundations for Healthcare Safety & Improvement	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 694: Integrating Advanced Physical, Physiologic, and Pharmacologic Health Sciences into Advanced Nursing Specialty Practice* or Elective	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 733: DNP Knowledge Synthesis & Competency Assessment	1	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

* If no previous graduate level course on 3P’s, then take NURS 694 in place of an elective.

Total term hours: 7

Spring term 5

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 793: Planned Change Management for DNP Projects	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
Elective or NURS 748	3	TBS	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Summer term 6

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 794: DNP Project I: Project Planning & Implementation	3 (270)	Practicum	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Fall term 7

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 795: DNP Project II: Project Implementation & Evaluation	3 (270)	Practicum	N/A

Total hours: 37