Post-Master's DNP Curriculum

Time to degree: 2 years of full-time study or 3 years of part-time study, including summers.  
 
Number of credits: 38 – 45 credit hours, depending on track.  
 
Educational delivery format: All DNP-level courses will be online. Most online classes will meet on a set day and time (ET) at least once a week. Program availability will vary by state. You must reside in an authorized state to be eligible to participate in this program through distance learning. 

Full-Time Plan of Study

Year 1

Autumn

• Evidence Based Practice (2 credits) 
• Quality Improvement (2 credits) 
• Methods and Measurements (2 credits) 
• Professional Seminar (1 credit) 
• MINDSTRONG (1 credit) 
   

Spring

• Health Promotion, Theory and Population Health (2 credits) 
• Implementation of Evidence Based Practice (2 credits) 
• Leadership (3 credits) 
• Specialty Coursework  
• Systems Application I (2 - 3 credits) 

Summer

• Policy (2 credits) 
• Health Informatics (2 credits) 
• Systems Application II (3 – 5 credits) 

Year 2

Autumn

• Healthcare Economics and Finance (2 credits) 
• Systems Application III (4 – 5 credits) 
• Final Project (1 credit) 
• Professional Seminar (1 credit) 

Spring

• Systems Application IV (5 credits) 
• Final Project (1 credit) 

Part-Time Plan of Study

Year 1

Autumn

• Methods and Measurements (2 credits) 
• MINDSTRONG (1 credit) 
• Quality Improvement (2 credits) 
• Specialty Coursework

Spring

• Health Promotion, Theory, and Population Health (2 credits) 
• Evidence Based Practice (2 credits) 
• Professional Seminar (1 credit) 
• Specialty Coursework

Summer

• Implementation of Evidence Based Practice (2 credits) 
• Policy (2 credits) 

Year 2

Autumn

• Leadership (3 credits) 
• Healthcare Economics and Finance (2 credits) 

Spring

• Systems Application I (2 – 3 credits) 
• Health Informatics (2 credits) 

Summer

• Systems Application II (3 – 5 credits) 

Year 3

Autumn

• Systems Application III (4 - 5 credits) 
• Final Project (1 credit) 
• Professional Seminar (1 credit) 

Spring

• Systems Application IV (5 credits) 
• Final Project (1 credit) 

DNP Immersion Hours

As a post-master’s DNP student, you will complete 1,000 immersion hours over the course of the DNP program. Immersion hour requirements toward the DNP degree can be completed at your place of employment, with approval from your advisor and employer.