Nursing Practice, Executive Leadership (DNP)

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The Post-MSN FT Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership Program curriculum is based on the sequential completion of 13-14 required courses/41-48 credit hours, plus the completion of the Scholarly Project, over seven (7) semesters. There are no free elective requirements in the program.

The PT Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership Program curriculum has two options for part-time study. The first option is based on the sequential completion of the same 13-14 required courses (41-48 credit hours) plus the completion of the Scholarly Project, over ten (10) semesters or 3 years. The second option is based on the sequential completion of the same 13-14 required courses (41-48 credit hours) plus the completion of the Scholarly Project, over 13 semesters or four (4) calendar years. There are no free elective requirements in the program.

Program Structure

DNP Courses

NU - 800 Leadership for Practice Credits: 3
NU - 801 Financial & Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
NU - 802 Evidence Based Practice I Credits: 3
NU - 805 Marketing Management Credits: 3
NU - 807 Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics Credits: 3
NU - 808 Health Policy and Ethics Credits: 3
NU - 809 Business Computing Credits: 3
NU - 810 Translational Research Credits: 4
NU - 812 Health Care Informatics Credits: 3
NU - 813 Special Topics Credits: 1-7 (only as needed)
NU - 816 Scholarship Residency Credits: 3 /225 clinical hours
NU - 818 Leadership Residency Credits: 4 /225 clinical hours
NU - 820 DNP Scholarly Project Credits: 3 /75 clinical hours
NU - 822 Scholarly Project Advisement Credits: 3 (only as needed)
Total DNP in Executive Leadership Credits: 41-48 credits
Total Clinical Residence Hours: 525 hours

Executive Leadership Tracks

For the Executive Leadership tracks, the Director of the DNP Program will perform a gap analysis of all Post-Master’s applicant transcripts to determine the number of hours of clinical/practicum hours attained in the MSN Program. The DNP Program will provide up to 1,000 post-baccalaureate practice hours as part of a supervised Special Topics course. The practicum experiences in NU 813 are guided by the DNP competencies (AACN, 2006), AACN DNP Essentials (AACN, 2011), DNP Program Student Learning Outcomes, and individual course student learning outcomes.