Post-Master's Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Post-Master's Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Doctorate of Nursing Practice
Post-Master's Program
Course Delivery
Online
Total Credits
33 Credits
About The Program
The Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) represents the highest level of preparation in nursing practice based on nursing science and prepares leaders for nursing practice. This program builds upon the base of a Master's Degree in Nursing Preparation in Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Clinical Nurse Specialty (CNS) programs and excellence of practice based on validations by standard sets of competencies in national certification processes and specialty credentials.
The Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences program is based upon The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice from the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN, 2006) and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF, 2017) Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies.
Focus of Study
The Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences program is based upon The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice from the American Association of College of Nursing (AACN, 2006) and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF, 2017) Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies.
Degree Requirements
- Completion of a minimum of 70 credits at the graduate level
- Completion of a minimum of 33 credits at the graduate level for post masters
- A grade B or better in all required courses
- Completion of degree requirements within seven years
Program Coursework
Post-Masters DNP
- NURS 7010: Theoretical Foundations of Reflective Practice
- NURS 7030: Advanced Health Care Policy, Ethics and Law
- NURS 7080: Clinical Nursing Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice
- NURS 7120: Evaluation of Clinical Research & QI Projects
- NURS 7070: Population-Based Health Care for Improving the Nation’s Health
- NURS 7200: Organizational Systems Leadership
- NURS 8050: DNP Project I
- NURS 8051: DNP Project II
- NURS 7090: Business, Finance and Entrepreneurship for Advanced Practice Nursing
- NURS 8052: DNP Project III
- NURS 8053: DNP Project IV
- NURS 8054: DNP Project V
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Admission Requirements
- Active RN license in State of Practice
- Master of Science Degree in Nursing from an accredited (CCNE/NLN) program
- MSN cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- National Certification as NP or CNS
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NOTE: The DNP admissions standards differ from the UCCS Graduate School admissions in that the NP/CNS National Certification and RN license are required as well. Prerequisite graduate courses in nursing theory, research and policy are indicated only if the MSN programs were in deficit of this core courses.
Deadlines
The Graduate Nursing Department’s MSN and DNP options have a rolling admission cycle.
Completed applications are reviewed each month by the Graduate Option Coordinators.
A prospective student may apply for a Spring, Summer, or Fall start for any of our MSN, DNP, or Post Masters Certificate options.
Completed applications will be considered up to January 5th for the Spring term, up to May 5th for the Summer term, and up to August 5th for the Fall term.
Contact Us
Debbie Schultze
Academic Services Professional
(719) 255-4458
dschult3@uccs.edu