Learn more about the Health Systems Leader Post-Masters DNP program

Learn more about the courses you will take in the Health Systems Leader Post-Masters DNP program.

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Credit Requirements

Master’s prepared nurses complete an 11-quarter program of study in the Health Systems Leader program leading to a clinical doctorate in nursing. The minimum credit requirement for a post-master’s DNP degree is 48 credits. Graduates of the DNP program must have a minimum of 1,000 clinical hours. You may transfer up to 500 clinical hours from your MSN degree to help fulfill this requirement.

The Health Systems leader program can be taken either full- or part-time allowing you to balance work and studies. Full-time enrollment is 6 credits per quarter and part-time is 3 credits per quarter.

Post-Master's DNP Program of Study

Program of study shown is based on 2024-2025 AY. Programs of study and course sequencing may change periodically due to state and national certification changes, faculty availability and other factors. All courses begin with prefix NURS.

Summer Quarter Year 1 (4 credits)

6110 Ethical Care for Social Justice

Fall Quarter Year 1 (6 credits)

6130 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge for Advanced Practice

6190 Quality Improvement Process and Methodologies

Winter Quarter Year 1 (6 credits)

6017 Health Care Economics and Finance

6120 Population-Based Health Care

Spring Quarter Year 1 (6 credits)

6010 Health Care Policy for a Just and Humane World

6014 Theory Informed Critical Inquiry I

Summer Quarter Year 2 (0 credits)

No courses

Fall Quarter Year 2 (7 credits)

6020 Epidemiologic Analysis of Populations at Risk

6160 Leadership in Health Care Systems

Winter Quarter Year 2 (6 credits)

6015 Critical Inquiry II

6111 Health Care Informatics

Spring Quarter Year 2 (6 credits)

6018 Health Program Planning and Development

Elective

Summer Quarter Year 3 (0 credits)

No courses

Fall Quarter Year 3 (3 credits)

6901 DNP Internship I

Winter Quarter Year 3 (2-4 credits)

6903 DNP Project Internship II

Spring Quarter Year 3 (2-4 credits)

6905 DNP Project Internship III

DNP Project Presentation and Program Synthesis

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