The Post-Masters DNP Transformational Leadership Program is 38 credits. Applications are accepted in both Fall and Spring semesters on a rolling basis.
Flexible Learning for Working Nurses
Developed for working nurses, balance your professional and personal commitments through flexible, online asynchronous coursework.
The Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Transformational Leadership program is designed for nurses on a leadership trajectory across all settings. The program builds on the student’s previous MSN program outcomes. This program is designed to incorporate the ongoing changes in the healthcare system. The Essentials of the Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice, Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) and the American Organization of Nurse Leaders (AONL) competencies are embedded in this program. Students completing this program are prepared to take the leadership certification exam offered through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or AONL. This program is a hybrid program (primarily online with one or two face-to-face classes per course). DNP Project experience hours are obtained through the development, implementation, and evaluation of the required DNP project.
Role and Qualifications: Students in this program come from varied roles ranging from staff nurse-to-nurse executive, and across varied settings to include practice, academia, and industry.
Scope of Practice: Graduates of this program are expected to lead healthcare organizations across the continuum in changing the delivery of care and the expected outcomes for our clients, community, and global health. Graduates of this program will contribute to the discipline of nursing through innovation and evidence.
Three-Year Plan of Study: Fall Start
YEAR 1
Fall (6 credits)
NCOR 6020G Epidemiology & Biostatistics for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
NCOR 6030G Scholarly Inquiry, Appraisal, & Writing (3)
Spring (6 credits)
NCOR 6040G Health Data, Informatics, & Technology (3)
NCOR 6050G Strategic Leadership & Partnerships (3) (35 DNP project hours)
Summer (3 credits)
NCOR 6060G Healthcare Delivery & Economics (3) (35 DNP project hours)
YEAR 2
Fall (5 credits)
NCOR 6070G Evidence-Based Approaches to Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
NCOR 7000G DNP Proj. Preparation (2) (30 DNP project hours)
Spring (5 credits)
NCOR 6080G Advanced Population Health, Policy, & Advocacy (3)
NCOR 7010G DNP Proj. Planning (2) (70 DNP project hours)
Summer (3 credits)
LDR 6030G Human Capital and Business Practices (3)
YEAR 3
Fall (5 credits)
NCOR 7020G DNP Proj. Imp. (2) (100 DNP project hours)
LDR 6020G Creating & Sustaining Qual Orgs (3)
Spring (5 credits)
LDR 6010G Organizational Comp Theory (3)
NCOR 7030G DNP Proj. Eval. & Diss. (2) (50 DNP project hours)
SUMMARY
Total Program Credits: 38 (minimum)
Total DNP Project Hours: 320 (minimum)*
Total DNP Program Hours: 1,000 (minimum)**
*Please refer to the Division of Advanced Nursing Practice Student Handbook for more details surrounding DNP Project courses, progression, and completion timeline.
**Post-Master’s DNP students are required to have a minimum of 1,000 post-baccalaureate practice hours to be eligible for degree conferral. A gap analysis will be conducted upon admission to evaluate previously completed master’s-level practicum hours. Students may be required to complete additional DNP hours to meet the graduation requirement. Please refer to the Division of Advanced Nursing Practice Student Handbook for more details surrounding DNP Project courses, progression, and program completion timeline.
Three-Year Plan of Study: Spring Start
YEAR 1
Spring (9 credits)
NCOR 6020G Epidemiology & Biostatistics for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
NCOR 6050G Strategic Leadership & Partnerships (3) (35 DNP project hours)
NCOR 6030G Scholarly Inquiry, Appraisal, & Writing (3)
Summer (6 credits)
NCOR 6060G Healthcare Delivery & Economics (3) (35 DNP project hours)
NCOR 6040G Health Data, Informatics, & Technology (3)
YEAR 2
Fall (5 credits)
NCOR 6070G Evidence-Based Approaches to Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
NCOR 7000G DNP Proj. Preparation (2) (30 DNP project hours)
Spring (5 credits)
NCOR 6080G Advanced Population Health, Policy, & Advocacy (3)
NCOR 7010G DNP Proj. Planning (2) (70 DNP project hours)
Summer (3 credits)
LDR 6030G Human Capital and Business Practices (3)
YEAR 3
Fall (5 credits)
NCOR 7020G DNP Proj. Imp. (2) (100 DNP project hours)
LDR 6020G Creating & Sustaining Qual Orgs (3)
Spring (5 credits)
LDR 6010G Organizational Comp Theory (3)
NCOR 7030G DNP Proj. Eval. & Diss. (2) (50 DNP project hours)
SUMMARY
Total Program Credits: 38 (minimum)
Total DNP Project Hours: 320 (minimum)*
Total DNP Program Hours: 1,000 (minimum)**
*Please refer to the Division of Advanced Nursing Practice Student Handbook for more details surrounding DNP Project courses, progression, and completion timeline.
**Post-Master’s DNP students are required to have a minimum of 1,000 post-baccalaureate practice hours to be eligible for degree conferral. A gap analysis will be conducted upon admission to evaluate previously completed master’s-level practicum hours. Students may be required to complete additional DNP hours to meet the graduation requirement. Please refer to the Division of Advanced Nursing Practice Student Handbook for more details surrounding DNP Project courses, progression, and program completion timeline.
*Non-project hours will be obtained through service learning in your theory courses.