Admission Requirements BSN to DNP

(advanced practice nurse with a baccalaureate in nursing):

• Unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse
• Baccalaureate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited nursing program with a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Completed application to graduate school. Application and directions are at http://www.ndsu.edu/gradschool/ Two of the required references are to be from professional colleagues that address clinical competence and ability to succeed in graduate study. The application essay should include a narrative of professional experience and a statement of professional goals.
• Interview with nursing faculty
  Interviews are scheduled in March.

Progression:

• Soon after admission the following must be completed
  ◦ documentation of health status
  ◦ acceptable criminal background checks
  ◦ documentation of ACLS certification
  ◦ degree plan completed in collaboration with faculty
• A cumulative grade of at least 3.0 must be maintained. No more than two grades of less than B may be earned in courses required for the degree.
• Degree requirements must be completed within seven years after admission

GRADUATE NURSING PROGRAM
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER SPECIALTY

DNP -- FNP SPECIALTY
Course	Semester Credit Hours
601 Theoretical Perspectives/ Discipline	2
606 Care Delivery/ Policy/Financing	2
602 Ethics	2
604 Research	3
630 Advanced Community Assessment	3
685 Economic Outcomes Assessment 1	2
725 Applied Statistics 2	3
*Communication Elective 3	3
**Family Theory Elective 4	3
***Life-span Development Elective 4	3
612 Advanced Health Assessment	3
712P Assessment Practicum	6
614 Advanced Pathophysiology I:	2
616 Advanced Pathophysiology II:	2
632 Pharmacology I	2
632 Pharmacology II	2
633 Family Primary Care I	3
710 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention	2
733P Family Primary Care: Residency I	8
634 Family Primary Care II	3
734P Family Primary Care: Residency II	8
720 Advanced Practice Roles	2
730 Clinical Applications	3
735P Role Integration Practicum	8
797S Comprehensive Study	6
TOTAL CREDITS	86

Courses Offered by Other Colleges/Departments:
1Pharmacy
2 Statistics
3 Communication
4Child Development and Family Science

*Select one of the following:
780 Health Communication
721 Intercultural Communication
725 Communication and Change

**Select one of the following:
781 Family Systems
785 Family Theory

***Select one of the following:
760 Aging Policy
761 Applications in Gerontology,
783 Dynamics of Parent-Child Relations
782 Advanced Human Development: Birth Through Childhood
784 Advanced Human Development: Adolescence Through Adulthood