This program is for nurses who are nurse leaders, nurse practitioners, or educators wishing to advance their educational level to a terminal degree. The program has 27 core curriculum credits sequenced for the students to complete a Scholarly Practice Project to include a quality improvement or evidence-based practice topic of their choosing at the completion of their Doctor of Nursing Practice. Nine elective credits are also required.

Corequisites
Course NameCredits
HP 609 Health Policy Politics and Perspectives3
NU 601 Nursing Theory3

Year One

Semester 1
Course NameCredits
NU 716 Cultural Perspectives in Healthcare3
NU 740 Scholarly DNP Project I3
Total6
Semester 2
Course NameCredits
NU 713 Advanced Epidemiology and Biostatistics3
NU 726 Advanced Research Methods for EBP I3
Total6
Semester 3
Course NameCredits
NU 710 Informatics in Healthcare3
NU 727 Advanced Research Methods for EBP II3
Total6

Year Two

Semester 4
Course NameCredits
NU 741 Scholarly DNP Project II3
Elective 13
Total6
Semester 5
Course NameCredits
NU 742 Scholarly DNP Project III3
Elective 13
Total6
Semester 6
Course NameCredits
NU 743 Scholarly DNP Project IV3
Elective 13
Total6
  1. The three electives must be graduate classes in any school at Regis and must be approved by the DNP Director.