Doctorate of Nursing Practice Degree Program Requirements

Core Courses (27 SCH)
NURS 7300	Scientific Writing	3
NURS 7301	Nursing Science and Complex Systems	3
NURS 7302	Leadership in Complex Health Systems	3
NURS 7304	Health Informatics: Systems Management of Health Data	3
NURS 7305	Evidence-Based Practice (Qualitative & Quantitative Methods)	3
NURS 7306	Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care	3
NURS 7314	Analytical Approaches to Outcomes Management: Individuals and Populations	3
NURS 7324	Translating Evidence into Advanced Nursing Practice	3
NURS 7342	Economics in Complex Healthcare	3
Project (6 SCH)
NURS 7255	DNP Project 1: Project Planning	2
NURS 7265	DNP Project II: Project Implementation	2
NURS 7275	DNP Project III: Project Dissemination and Evaluation	2
Practicum (3 SCH)
NURS 7338	Practice Residency I	3
Electives (3 SCH)		3
Total Hours		39

Students who enter the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program as a Nurse Administrator will be required to complete 39 hours after the Master’s degree and 1,000 clinical hours of practicum (includes MSN practicum hours).

Core Courses (30 SCH)
NURS 7300	Scientific Writing	3
NURS 7301	Nursing Science and Complex Systems	3
NURS 7302	Leadership in Complex Health Systems	3
NURS 7304	Health Informatics: Systems Management of Health Data	3
NURS 7305	Evidence-Based Practice (Qualitative & Quantitative Methods)	3
NURS 7306	Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care	3
NURS 7314	Analytical Approaches to Outcomes Management: Individuals and Populations	3
NURS 7324	Translating Evidence into Advanced Nursing Practice	3
NURS 7342	Economics in Complex Healthcare	3
NURS 7343	Population Health	3
Project (6 SCH)
NURS 7255	DNP Project 1: Project Planning	2
NURS 7265	DNP Project II: Project Implementation	2
NURS 7275	DNP Project III: Project Dissemination and Evaluation	2
Practicum (3 SCH)
NURS 7338	Practice Residency I	3
Total Hours		39

DNP Nursing Practice Part-Time

First Year
Fall - Semester 1	Hours	Spring - Semester 2	Hours	Summer	Hours
NURS 7301	3	NURS 7302	3	NURS 7304	3
NURS 7305	3	NURS 73432	3	NURS 7306	3
Total	6	Total	6	Total	6
Total Hours: 18

Second Year
Fall - Semester 1	Hours	Spring - Semester 2	Hours	Summer	Hours
NURS 7300	3	NURS 7338	3	NURS 7255	2
NURS 7314	3	NURS 7342	3
Total	6	Total	6	Total	2
Total Hours: 14

Third Year
Fall - Semester 1	Hours	Spring - Semester 2	Hours
NURS 7265	2	NURS 7275	2
NURS 7324	3
Total	5	Total	2
Total Hours: 7

Academic Deans

Name	Unit
Total Semester Credit Hours: 39

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Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) majors must take NURS 7315 Informatics for Using Telehealth in Nursing Practice.

Marketable Skills

Marketable skills, as defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's 60x30TX Plan, include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas, are valued by employers, and can be either primary or complementary to a major. Marketable skills are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities. 

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Degree Skills

1. Health care leadership
2. Project manager skills
3. Data analysis skills