Nursing Practice, Advanced Practice Nurse, DNP (NURP-APN)

DNP: Doctor of Nursing Practice

Prerequisite Degree Requirements

Please see the DNP admission requirements on the School of Nursing page.

Major Requirements

Core Requirements

NURS 701 - DNP Role Credit Hours: 3
NURS 703 - Informatics to Improve Patient Care Credit Hours: 3
NURS 705 - Applied Statistics and Research in Nursing Credit Hours: 3
NURS 712 - Epidemiology and Population Health Credit Hours: 3
NURS 721 - Healthcare Policy and Clinical Practice Credit Hours: 3
NURS 731 - Organizational and System Leadership Credit Hours: 3

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)

NURS 714 - Genomic Implications in Advanced Practice Credit Hours: 3
NURS 716 - Healthcare Finance and Clinical Practice Credit Hours: 3
NURS 723 - Foundations of Integrative Healthcare Credit Hours: 3
NURS 727 - Population Health and Chronic Disease Management Credit Hours: 3
NURS 733 - Healthcare Reform: Current Issues Affecting Nursing Practice Credit Hours: 3

Total Track Hours: 15

Additional Major Requirements

Completion of all project readiness requirements.

Project

NURS 752 - DNP Project I Credit Hours: 3
NURS 754 - DNP Project II Credit Hours: 1.5
NURS 756 - DNP Project III Credit Hours: 1.5

Total: 6 Credit Hours

Students who do not complete the Project in NURS 756 will continue to register in project continuation (GRAD 696 ) each session until the project is completed.

Project Submission

Completed project must be submitted to the ACU Digital Commons.

Total Major Hours: 39

Students will need to complete coursework in six years and in accordance with ACU’s policy on doctoral programs coursework completion.