Doctor of Nursing Practice | PA College of Health Sciences

Reach the height of your nursing education with a doctorate program that focuses on clinical expertise and expanding your career opportunities.

The part-time study plan offers an alternative to the traditional doctoral degree program by focusing on collaborative clinical learning in partnership with Penn Medicine-Lancaster General Health.

Customize your program based on your previous academic and professional experience.

Curriculum

DNP Core Courses

Courses		Credits
IPC 511	Graduate Research (Prerequisite) or approved transfer Graduate Research course	3
IPC 512	Health Policy & Finance	3
IPC 601	Role Development & Leadership	3
IPC 750	Doctoral Integrating Experience I	NC
IPC 850	Doctoral Integrating Experience II	NC
MAT 600	Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice	3
NHA 522	Organizational Behavior and Performance Improvement	3
NUR 700	Epidemiology & Population Health	3
NUR 706	DNP Leadership Practicum (120 clinical hours)	2
NUR 707	Advanced Leadership Practicum	Variable (or waived)
NUR 710	Health Information Technology	3
NUR 715	Evidence-Based Practice: Research Translation	3
NUR 800	DNP I Project Planning & Development (120 clinical hours)	3
NUR 810	DNP II: Project Implementation (60 clinical hours)	2
NUR 811	Knowledge Dissemination	1
NUR 820	DNP III: Evaluation & Dissemination	2
NUR 830 and NUR 832 or	Clinical Role Immersion I and Clinical Role Immersion II (for non-APRNs) or	Variable (or waived)
NUR 833	Clinical Role Immersion II (for APRNs)	Variable (or waived)
Total		34 (minimum)

*Students may also be required to take additional credits in NUR 807 and NUR 811 or NUR 813 to meet the 1000 clinical hour requirement.

A minimum of 1000 clinical hours are required to complete the DNP. This includes prior hours that have been accepted from the student’s respective MSN program.

Applicants will need to submit a statement of previous clinical hours and certification, if applicable, at the time of admission.

If proof of clinical hours cannot be verified, students who are nationally certified will have 500 clinical hours waived.

Two-Year Track

First Year: Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
Fall Semester		Credits
IPC 512	Health Care Policy and Finance	3
MAT 600	Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice	3
NHA 522	Organizational Behavior and Performance Improvement in Health Care	3
Credits		9

Spring Semester		Credits
IPC 511	Graduate Research	3
NUR 700	Epidemiology & Population Health	3
Credits		6

Summer Semester		Credits
IPC 550	Integrating Experience I	NC
IPC 601	Role Development and Leadership	3
NUR 715	Evidence-Based Practice: Research Translation	3
Credits		6

Second Year: Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
Fall Semester		Credits
NUR 706	DNP Leadership Practicum Post-Master's 2 clinical credits - 120 clinical hours	2
NUR 710	Health Information Technology	3
NUR 800	DNP Project I: Planning and Development 1 semester credit, 2 clinical credits - 120 clinical hours	3
Credits		8

Spring Semester		Credits
NUR 810	DNP Project II: Implementation 1 semester credit, 1 clinical credit - 60 clinical hours	2
NUR 811	Knowledge Dissemination	1
Credits		3

Summer Semester		Credits
IPC 650	Integrating Experience II	NC
NUR 820	DNP Project III: Evaluation Dissemination	2
NUR 832 or NUR 833	Clinical Role Immersion II Non-NP or Clinical Role Immersion II NP 1-3 clinical credits - 60-180 clinical hours Waived if 1,000 clinical hour requirement is met	1-3
Credits		2 (or more)

Total Combined Credits		34 (or more)
NC = Non-Credit Bearing

Three-Year Track

First Year: Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
Fall Semester		Credits
IPC 512	Health Care Policy and Finance	3
NHA 522	Organizational Behavior and Performance Improvement in Health Care	3
Total Credits		6

Spring Semester		Credits
NUR 700	Epidemiology & Population Health	3
NUR 710	Health Information Technology	3
Total		6

Summer Semester		Credits
IPC 550	Integrating Experience I	NC
IPC 601	Role Development and Leadership	3
Total		3

Second Year: Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
Fall Semester		Credits
MAT 600	Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice	3
NUR 706	DNP Leadership Practicum Post-Master's 2 clinical credits - 120 clinical hours	2
Total		5

Spring Semester		Credits
IPC 511	Graduate Research	3
Total		3

Summer Semester		Credits
NUR 715	Evidence-Based Practice: Research Translation	3
Total		3

Third Year: Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
Fall Semester		Credits
NUR 800	DNP Project I: Planning and Development 1 semester credit, 2 clinical credits - 120 clinical hours	3
Total		3

Spring Semester		Credits
NUR 810	DNP Project II: Implementation 1 semester credit, 1 clinical credit - 60 clinical hours	2
NUR 811	Knowledge Dissemination	1
Total		3

Summer Semester		Credits
IPC 650	Integrating Experience II	NC
NUR 820	DNP Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination	2
NUR 832 or NUR 833	Clinical Role Immersion II Non-NP or Clinical Role Immersion II NP 1-3 clinical credits - 60-180 clinical hours Waived if 1,000 clinical hour requirement is met	1-3
Total		2 (or more)

Total Combined Credits		34 (or more)
NC = Non-Credit Bearing