Post-Master's DNP Curriculum
The post-master’s degree DNP is 40 credits with a minimum 1000 residency hours post-BSN (per accreditation requirements). The Master's-DNP program allows students to transfer up to 40 credits from a master's program accredited by CCNE or ACEN. DNP students are required to have completed or need to take advanced health assessment, pathophysiology and pharmacology. A 300-level or above statistics course is required within the past five years. Plans of study are individualized to incorporate needed requirements with consideration given to prior credits using gap analysis. The post-master’s DNP is for both APRNs and non-APRNs.
Some of the graduate program didactic courses are only available in an online format, whereas others may also be available in the classroom. The following list of courses includes information regarding the delivery format. Contact the graduate program coordinator at gradnursing@purdue.edu for more specific information regarding the sequencing of courses and any eligibility requirements.
Post-master's DNP Curriculum (APRN)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits | Delivery Format |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NUR 50000 |
Theoretical Constructs in Nursing |
3 |
Hybrid |
|
NUR 50500 |
Sociocultural Influences on Health |
2 |
Hybrid |
|
NUR 52500 |
Informatics in Nursing |
3 |
Online (synchronous) |
|
NUR 62400 |
Evidence-based Practice |
3 |
Classroom (one week during the summer) |
|
NUR 62600 |
Applied Biostatistics for Outcome Evaluation |
3 |
Online (asynchronous) |
|
NUR 63200 |
Health Policy: Local to Global |
3 |
Online (synchronous) |
|
NUR 64000 |
Human Factors in Healthcare Engineering |
3 |
Hybrid |
|
NUR 64100 |
Principles of Epidemiology |
3 |
Online (asynchronous) |
|
NUR 64200 |
Systems Approaches in Healthcare |
3 |
Classroom (one week during the summer) |
|
NUR 67300 |
DNP Health Policy Residency (128 residency hours) |
2 |
Faculty-guided independent |
|
NUR 67800 |
Healthcare Economics and Finance |
3 |
Online (asynchronous) |
|
NUR 68000
NUR 68300 |
DNP Cognate Residency: Direct Practice/Systems Management I (192 residency hours) OR DNP Cognate Residency: Public Health/Homeland Security Practice I (192 residency hours) |
3 |
Hybrid
|
|
NUR 68700 |
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) |
3 |
Committee-guided independent |
|
NUR 68900 |
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) |
3 |
Committee-guided independent |
|
Total |
40 credits |
||
Post-master's DNP Curriculum (Non-APRN)
| Course # | Course Title | Credits | Delivery Format |
|
NUR 50000 |
Theoretical Constructs in Nursing |
3 |
Hybrid |
|
NUR 50200 |
Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing* |
3 |
Online (asynchronous) |
|
NUR 50300 |
Advanced Health Assessment* (45 clinical/residency hours) |
3 |
Classroom |
|
NUR 50500 |
Sociocultural Influences in Health |
2 |
Hybrid |
|
NUR 50700 |
Physiologic Concepts for Advanced Practice Nursing* |
4 |
Online (asynchronous w/limited classroom) |
|
NUR 52500 |
Informatics in Nursing |
3 |
Online (synchronous) |
|
NUR 59900 |
Research Independent Study (128 residency hours) |
2 |
Faculty-guided independent |
|
NUR 62400 |
Evidence-based Practice |
3 |
Classroom (one week during the summer) |
|
NUR 62600 |
Applied Biostatistics for Outcome Evaluation |
3 |
Online (asynchronous) |
|
NUR 63200 |
Health Policy: Local to Global |
3 |
Online (synchronous) |
|
NUR 64000 |
Human Factors in Healthcare Engineering |
3 |
Hybrid |
|
NUR 64100 |
Principles of Epidemiology |
3 |
Online (asynchronous) |
|
NUR 64200 |
Systems Approaches in Healthcare |
3 |
Classroom (one week during the summer) |
|
NUR 67300 |
DNP Health Policy Residency (128 residency hours) |
2 |
Faculty-guided independent |
|
NUR 67800 |
Healthcare Economics and Finance |
3 |
Online (asynchronous) |
|
NUR 68000
NUR 68300 |
DNP Cognate Residency: Direct Practice/Systems Management I (192 residency hours) OR DNP Cognate Residency: Public Health/Homeland Security Practice I (192 residency hours) |
3 |
Hybrid
|
|
NUR 68100
|
DNP Cognate Residency: Direct Practice/Systems Management II (192 residency hours) OR
DNP Cognate Residency: Public Health/Homeland Security Practice II (192 residency hours) |
3 |
Committee-guided independent |
|
NUR 68700 |
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) |
3 |
Committee-guided independent |
|
NUR 68900 |
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) |
3 |
Committee-guided independent |
|
Total |
55 credits |