For Academic Program: To allow established advanced practice nurses the ability to pursue a DNP degree without having to choose a new emphasis. The program is similar to competitive offerings from Lee University and other online programs.
About
The general DNP program is designed for students with a master's degree in nursing seeking a terminal degree in nursing practice. This pathway is designed for the student who does not wish to add another emphasis to a post-master's degree.
The DNP student must meet DNP competencies and have foundational graduate and practice core or equivalent courses. Generally, graduate and practice core courses have been completed at the master's level, and credits from SAU or other accredited institutions may be used to fulfill these requirements if they were completed with a grade of B or better. When these courses have not previously been taken or are not recent enough (generally within five to ten years), they may be taken at SAU as part of the student program and are not pre-requisite to
admission.
Prerequisite courses are not counted as part of the curriculum for which students must complete 75% at SAU. These general and practice core classes may be counted as electives in the student's DNP program.
Emphasis Requirements
REQUIRED COURSES (28 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- NURS502 - Orientation to Graduate Nursing Studies (0)
- NURS540 - Healthcare Policy, Economics, and Finance (3)
- NURS635 - Issues in Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Technology (3)
- NURS716 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Advanced Practice (4)
- NURS722 - Genetics and Environment in Disease (3)
- NURS728 - Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine (2)
- NURS887 - Graduate DNP Program Finalization (0)
- Select 2 credit(s): NURS705 - DNP Seminar (0 - 1)
- Select NURS (Nursing) Electives from courses numbered 500 - 999 (2 credits)
- Select BUAD (Business Administration), BHRM (Human Resource Management), BEXM (Business Executive Management), BMKT (Marketing) Electives from courses numbered 500 - 999 (6 credits)
- Select 3 credit(s):
- RELB548 - Jesus as Healer (3)
- RELT545 - God and Human Suffering (3)
DNP PROJECT COURSES (9 Total Credits)- Course(s):
- NURS812 - DNP Project Development (1)
- NURS832 - DNP Project Finalization (2)
- Select 6 credit(s): NURS822 - DNP Project Progression (1 - 3)
Grand Total Credits: 37