BSN to DNP program for BSN nurses

Program Requirements

All Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students are required to complete the following coursework:

BSN to DNP Core

NUR 514Nur Leadership and Adv Roles

3

NUR 520Nursing Theory and Research II

3

NUR 610Info Sys & Tech of Adv Pract

3

NUR 630Epidemiology and Biostatistic

3

NUR 652Evidenced Based Practice I

3

NUR 660Ethics in Clinical Practice

3

NUR 670Leadership and Health Policy

3

NUR 690Evidence Based Practice II

3

NUR 702DNP Practice Project

3-6

NUR 703DNP Residency

3

Total Credit Hours:33

NUR 702: course is 3-6 hours variable credit; must be taken for minimum of 6 credit hours

NUR 703: course is 1-5 hours variable credit; must be taken for minimum of 3 credit hours

All BSN to DNP students must complete a total of 1000 residency hours to earn their DNP degree. Students are eligible to apply any post-baccalaureate hours earned as part of an educational program towards their required 1000-hour total. Students pursuing either the FNP or Leadership cognate can elect to earn residency hours progressively throughout their DNP degree. Students in the Leadership cognate will earn residency hours in both NUR 641 as required by the degree and NUR 703 as part of their final DNP project. Students in the FNP cognate will earn residency/clinical hours in their FNP clinical courses as well as in their final DNP project.

Each credit of residency (both NUR 641 and NUR 703) equates to a minimum of 90 clock hours, and is not to exceed 134 total hours per credit.

The BSN to DNP program is offered as a full time option only (9 semesters). There is no option to complete this program part time.  There is no “exit” point in the BSN to DNP for students who decide later that they wish to pursue the MSN degree. If BSN to DNP students opt to pursue the MSN option, they will be expected to apply for full admission to the MSN track. Students who experience an interruption in progression will be advised on an individual basis

In addition to the BSN to DNP Core, all BSN to DNP students will complete one of the following cognates:

BSN to DNP Family Nurse Practitioner Cognate:
NUR 501Advanced Health Assessment

3

NUR 502Advanced Pathophysiology

3

NUR 503Adult Hlth Promo & Disease Mgt

3

NUR 504Advanced Pharmacology

3

NUR 509Pediatric Hlth Promo & Dis Mgt

3

NUR 515Women's Health Promo & Mgt

3

NUR 517Mntl Hlth & Crisis Intervntn

3

NUR 600Org Thry,Hlth Care Mgt & Fin

3

NUR 601FNP Practicum I

1

NUR 609BSN-DNP Practicum

4

NUR 620Adv Diag Reasong & Trtmnt II

3

NUR 640Clin Manifestatns Emrgng Ther

3

Total Credit Hours:35
BSN to DNP Leadership Cognate:
NUR 530Financial Mgt Nursing Systems

3

NUR 531Human Resource Mgt Healthcare

3

NUR 532Nur Ldrshp Healthcare System

3

NUR 533Quality and Safety Healthcare

3

NUR 602Business of Healthcare

3

Or

NUR 604

3

NUR 622Quality Mgt Improve Health

3

NUR 641DNP Residency Hours

6

NUR 642Leadership and Innovation

3

Total Credit Hours:27
The BSN to DNP program is offered as a full time option only (9 semesters). There is no option to complete this program part time.  There is no “exit” point in the BSN to DNP for students who decide later that they wish to pursue the MSN degree. If BSN to DNP students opt to pursue the MSN option, they will be expected to apply for full admission to the MSN track. Students who experience an interruption in progression will be advised on an individual basis

Total Credit Hours: 62-74