Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, DNP

Total Hours Required for Degree: 54

The Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, DNP program accepts new students only in the fall semester and is a hybrid program with 50-99% of coursework offered online.

Please review the Admission to the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program section on the Department of Graduate Nursing page for admission requirements.

To earn the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, the student must complete all degree requirements including:

A miminum of 20 hours of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing competencies;
A minimum of 34 hours of Doctor of Nursing Practice essentials;
Completion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice clinical project; and
Maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 at all times.

Term 1: Fall - 6 hours

Term 2: Spring - 6 hours

NURS 810 - Healthcare Information Technology for the Advanced Practice Nurse Cr: 3
NURS 815 - Epidemiology Cr: 3

Term 3: Summer - 8 hours

NURS 820 - Quality and Safety Across Healthcare Systems Cr: 2
NURS 825 - Translating Research into Practice Cr: 3
NURS 830 - Legal and Ethical Practice Cr: 3

Term 4: Fall - 6 hours

Term 5: Spring - 6 hours

Term 6: Summer - 9 hours

NURS 691 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Psychiatric/Mental Health I Cr: 5
NURS 845 - Healthcare Policy for Advocacy in Healthcare Cr: 2
NURS 850 - Clinical Scholarship for Evidence-based Practice I Cr: 2

Term 7: Fall - 7 hours

Term 8: Spring - 6 hours

General Notes

Credits applied must be earned within 6 calendar years from the time the student first enrolled in the program.
Only transfer credits with a grade of B or better may be applied toward the degree.
Students must earn a grade of B or better in all courses applied to the degree.
All degree and graduation requirements may be found on the Graduate School Regulations page.

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