Sample Program Plan
Students enrolling in the combined DNP/PhD in nursing program will complete coursework in a side-by-side fashion, whereby courses in both program will be taken concurrently. An overlap of 11 credits will be allowed.
A sample program plan for students enrolled in courses during the academic year appears below; the program would take a minimum of five years to complete. However, the joint degree program may be completed in less time if DNP courses are taken during the summer months.
Sample DNP - PhD Program Plan (Academic Year Only)
| Fall - 1st Year | Spring - 1st Year |
|---|---|
| NURS 504: Nursing Knowledge Development (3) | NURS 533: Data Science (3) |
| NURS 530: Research Methods (3) | NURS 531: Research Methods II (3) |
| NURS 532 or NUND 450: Applied Statistics (3) | NUND 506: Leadership in Organizations and Systems |
| Fall - 2nd Year | Spring - 2nd Year |
|---|---|
| NUND 504: Theories for Practice and Scholarship (3) | NURS 518: Qualitative Research in Health Care (3) |
| NURS 609 or NUND 508: Health Care Policy (3) | NUND 540: Practice Focused Inquiry I (3) |
| NURS 630: Linear Models (3) | NURS 631: Multivariate Analysis |
| Fall - 3rd Year | Spring - 3rd Year |
|---|---|
| NUND 510:Applications of Health Information Technology and Systems (1) | NUND 509: Foundations of Leadership in Nursing Education (3) or NUND 507: Business Concepts in Advanced Nursing Practice Leadership (3) |
| NUND 610: Translating Evidence Into Nursing Practice (3) | NUND 609: Systems Leadership in Educational Practice (2) or NUND 607: Advanced Leadership in Healthcare (2) |
| NURS 615: Topical Seminar (3) or Elective (3) | NURS 615: Topical Seminar (3) or Elective (3) |
| Fall - 4th Year | Spring - 4th Year |
|---|---|
| NURS 671: Proposal Development (3) | NUND 620: DNP Project Implementation (2) |
| NUND 611: DNP Practicum (2) |
| Fall - 5th Year | Spring - 5th Year |
|---|---|
| NURS 701: Dissertation (9) | NURS 701: Dissertation (9) |
There is an overlap of 11 credits as follows:
- Completing the PhD statistics course sequence can be used to replace the need for the DNP applied statistics course = 3 credits
- Completing the PhD Research Methods I and II can be used to replace the need for the DNP Research Principles and Methods = 3 credits
- Students may take PhD or DNP Health Policy course = 3 credits
- Taking the PhD Proposal Development course can be used to replace the DNP Proposal Development course = 2 credits.