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DNP to PhD

Sample Curriculum

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
Year One - Fall Semester
NGR 7115	Philosophies of Science Grounding Nursing	3
NGR 7116	Caring: An Essential Domain of Nursing Knowledge¹	3
NGR 7846	Essential Statistical Methods for Nursing Science²	3
Year One - Spring Semester
NGR 7932	Doctoral Seminar in Knowledge Development 1	1
NGR 7815	Qualitative Research Methods I	3
NGR 7121	Theory Development & Application in Nursing²	3
Year Two - Summer Semester
NGR 7818	Advanced Nursing Research: Applied Quantitative Design & Methods	3
Year Two - Fall Semester
NGR 7934	Doctoral Seminar in Knowledge Development 2	1
NGR 7817	Qualitative Research Methods II	3
NGR 7822	Measurement in Practice Based Research	3
	Doctoral Cognate I¹	3
Year Two - Spring Semester
NGR 7936	Doctoral Seminar in Knowledge Development 3	1
NGR 7853	Innovations in Inquiry	3
NGR 7738	Public Policy in the Context of Nursing & Health¹	3
	Doctoral Cognate II or Elective ¹	3
Year Three - Summer Semester
NGR 7978	Doctoral Synthesis (Comprehensive Exams)	3
	Doctoral Cognate III	3
Year Three - Fall Semester
NGR 7979	Advanced Research (Research Proposal Defense)	3
Year Three - Spring Semester
NGR 7980	Dissertation	6
Year Three - Summer Semester
NGR 7980	Dissertation	6
	TOTAL CREDITS	60

Courses accepted for transfer if applicable:

• NGR 7116 Caring: An Essential Domain of Nursing Knowledge
• NGR 7738 Public Policy in the Context of Nursing & Health
• NGR 7661 Population Based Caring in Aging Societies (counted as elective)
• NGR 6673 Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice (counted as cognate)

*Students pay a fee to challenge select courses by taking an examination or by writing a paper.
**Transfer students submit a transcript for evaluation and plan of study will be individualized.