DNE Curriculum

Time to degree: 2 years full-time study or 3 years part-time study, including summers 

Number of credits: 50 credit hours 

Educational delivery format: Courses in the DNE program are completed online. Classes include a synchronous meeting component, approximately 50% of each course, meaning there are specific days and times each week that the classes meet and students are expected to participate. Synchronous times when students must be online for their classes will be once-a-week per class, on a weekday, and could be offered any time during the day: morning, afternoon, or evening—e.g. ranging in time from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET.

DNE immersion hours

As a DNE student, you will complete a minimum of 450 immersion hours over the course of the DNE program. Immersion hour requirements toward the DNE degree can be completed at your place of employment, with approval from your advisor and employer.

Part-Time Plan of Study

Year 1

Autumn

• Evidence-based Practice (3 credits)
• Wellness and Resilience in Nursing (2 credits)

Spring

• Evidence-based Teaching (3 credits)
• Quality Improvement (3 credits)

Summer

• Innovation in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• Publication and Grant Writing (2 credits)

Year 2

Autumn

• Curriculum Design (3 credits)
• Specialty Coursework (3 credits)
• Elective (1 credit)

Spring

• Assessment and Evaluation (3 credits)
• Personal and Professional Growth (2 credits)
• Elective (1 credit)

Summer

• Specialty Coursework (3 credits)
• Instructional Strategies (3 credits)
• DNE Professional Examination

Year 3

Autumn

• Professional Development (2 credits)
• Capstone Project (5 credits)
• DNE Professional Examination (if not taken Year 2 Summer semester)

Spring

• Principles of Instructional Design (3 credits)
• Capstone Project (5 credits)
• Capstone Project Presentation and Defense

Full-Time Plan of Study

Year 1

Autumn

• Evidence-based Practice (3 credits)
• Curriculum Design (3 credits)
• Wellness and Resilience in Nursing (2 credits)

Spring

• Evidence-based Teaching (3 credits)
• Assessment and Evaluation (3 credits)
• Quality Improvement (3 credits)
• Personal and Professional Growth (2 credits)

Summer

• Innovation in Nursing Practice (3 credits)
• Publication and Grant Writing (2 credits)
• Specialty Coursework (3 credits)
• Instructional Strategies (3 credits)
• DNE Professional Examination

Year 2

Autumn

• Capstone Project (5 credits)
• Specialty Coursework (3 credits)
• Professional Development (2 credits)
• Elective (1 credit)
• DNE Professional Examination (if not taken Year 1 Summer semester)

Spring

• Capstone Project (5 credits)
• Principles of Instructional Design (3 credits)
• Elective (1 credit)
• Capstone Project Presentation and Defense

The Ohio State University Doctor of Nursing Education Program (delivered via distance education) holds pre-accreditation status from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation, located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20037. 202-909-2487. Holding pre-accreditation status does not guarantee that initial accreditation by NLN CNEA will be received.