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

Approved States

United States Map of States We Accept Scudents From

 

 

 

Due to individual state regulations, we are accepting students from these states

 

Due to individual state regulations, we are not accepting students from these states

 

Department of Education Required Licensure Disclosure Information 

State

Our curriculum meets educational requirements for MSN certification or licensure.

Our curriculum does not meet educational requirements for MSN certification or licensure

Alabama

X

 

Alaska

X

 

Arizona

X

 

Arkansas
Must have practiced as an RN for at least 2000 hours. prior to applying

X

 

California

X

 

Colorado

X

 

Connecticut

 X

 

Delaware

 X

 

Florida

 X

 

District of Columbia (D.C.)

 X

 

Georgia

 X

 

Hawaii

X

 

Idaho

X

 

Illinois

X

 

Indiana

X

 

Iowa

X

 

Kansas

X

 

Kentucky

X

 

Louisiana

X

 

Maine

X

 

Maryland

 

Massachusetts

X

 

Michigan

Human trafficking/implicit bias training.
 

X

 

Minnesota

X

 

Mississippi

X

 

Missouri

X

 

Montana

X

 

Nebraska

X

 

Nevada

X

 

New Hampshire

X

 

New Jersey

X

 

New Mexico

X

 

New York

Complete online course work on NY and Federal Laws Governing Prescriptions & Record Keeping.

X

 

North Carolina

X

 

North Dakota

X

 

Ohio

X

 

Oklahoma

X

 

Oregon

X

 

Pennsylvania

Complete 3 hours of Board-approved continuing education in child abuse recognition and reporting.

 X

 

Rhode Island

X

 

South Carolina

X

 

South Dakota

X

 

Tennessee

X

 

Texas

X

 

Utah

X

 

Vermont

X

 

Virginia

X

 

Washington

X

 

West Virginia

X

 

Wisconsin

X

 

Wyoming

X

 

American Samoa

 

 X

Guam

X

 

Northern Mariana Islands

X

 

Puerto Rico

 

 X

Virgin Islands

 X

 


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
  • 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


Accreditation


See the Bursars Office website for a tuition and fee estimate. 

Additional costs:
There are additional costs besides tuition that are incurred when obtaining licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse.  

The estimated costs below may include but are not limited to an application fee (70.00-350.00), transcripts (15.00) and fingerprinting and background check (30.00-58.00). Certification board examination fees (see links below) along with professional liability insurance (600.00-1500.00). These are estimates based on the states we admit from and can change at any time. You should use the links below to find the specific state Board of Nursing (BON) website where you plan to apply for licensure in order to find the most current information.