DNP to PhD

Sample Curriculum

Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
Fall, Year 1
NGR 7111	Evolution of Nursing as a Discipline and Practice	3
NGR 7116	Caring Science I: An Essential Domain of Nursing Knowledge*	3
NGR 7846	Essential Statistical Methods for Nursing Science²	3
	Nursing Science**
Spring, Year 1
NGR 7115	Philosophies of Science Grounding Nursing	3
NGR 7815	Qualitative Research Methods	3
NGR 7818	Advanced Nursing Research:Applied Quantitative Design and Methods	3
Summer, Year 1
NGR 7946	Scholarship Practicum	3
NGR 7845	Advanced Applied Statistics	3
Fall, Year 2
NGR 7121	Theory Development and Application in Nursing**	3
NGR 7118	Caring Science II: Developing Phenomena of Interest within Research Focus Areas	3
NGR 7816	Mixed Methods in Practice Based Research	3
Spring, Year 2
NGR 7853	Innovations in Inquiry	3
NGR 7119	Caring Science III: Innovative Methodologies to Study Caring Science	3
	Doctoral Cognate	3
Summer, Year 2
NGR 7978	Doctoral Synthesis (Comprehensive Exams)	3
Fall, Year 3
NGR 7979*	Advanced Research	3
Spring, Year 3
NGR 7980*	Dissertation (two classes over two semesters)	6
Summer, Year 3
NGR 7980*	Dissertation (two classes over two semesters)	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.