Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Become a leader in nursing and help shape the future of patient care.
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
Two-Year Track Total Credits: 34 (or more)
| 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 750 | Doctoral Integrating Experience - 1 | 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 Total Credits: 34 (or more)
| 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 750 | Doctoral Integrating Experience - 1 | 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 | ||
Four-Year Clinical Leadership Track Total Credits: 47
| 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 | 6 | |
| Spring Semester | Credits | |
| NUR 700 | Epidemiology & Population Health | 3 |
| NUR 710 | Health Information Technology | 3 |
| Total | 6 | |
| Summer Semester | Credits | |
| IPC 750 | Doctoral Integrating Experience - 1 | NC |
| IPC 601 | Leadership in Healthcare | 3 |
| Total | 3 | |
| Second Year: Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree | ||
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| MAT 600 | Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| Total | 3 | |
| Spring Semester | Credits | |
| IPC 511 | Graduate Research | 3 |
| Total | 3 | |
| Summer Semester | Credits | |
| NUR 830 | Clinical Role Immersion I Non-NP 1-3 clinical credits - 60-180 clinical hours Waived if not necessary for 1,000 clinical hour requirement | 1-3 |
| Total | 1-3 | |
| Third Year: Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree | ||
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| NUR 706 | DNP Leadership Practicum Post-Master's 2 clinical credits - 120 clinical hours | 2 |
| Total | 2 | |
| Spring Semester | Credits | |
| NUR 707 | Independent Study in Leadership Practicum 1-6 clinical credits - 60-360 clinical hours 15-week course | 1-6 |
| Total | 1-6 | |
| Summer Semester | Credits | |
| NUR 707 | Independent Study in Leadership Practicum 1-6 clinical credits - 60-360 clinical hours 15-week course | 1-6 |
| NUR 715 | Evidence-Based Practice: Research Translation | 3 |
| Total | 4-9 | |
| Fourth 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 | Clinical Role Immersion II Non-NP 3 clinical credits - 180 clinical hours Waived if not necessary for 1,000 clinical hour requirement | 3 |
| Total | 5 | |
| Total Combined Credits | 47 | |
| NC = Non-Credit Bearing | ||
Our nursing degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. See more accreditation information.
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