Nursing Practice, Executive Nursing Leadership, DNP (NURP-TL)

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

Executive Nursing Leadership (TL)

NURS 716 - Healthcare Finance and Clinical Practice Credit Hours: 3
NURS 727 - Population Health and Chronic Disease Management Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 711 - Theories and Practices of Effective Leadership Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 9

Electives (select 2 courses)

NURS 733 - Healthcare Reform: Current Issues Affecting Nursing Practice Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 724 - Leadership in Diverse Contexts Credit Hours: 3
LEAD 741 - Human Resource Development Credit Hours: 3
EDUO 677 - Adult Development and Learning through Technology Credit Hours: 3
EDUO 678 - Instructional Design and Technology Credit Hours: 3

Total Elective Hours: 6

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.