Doctor of Nursing Practice
BSN-DNP Fact Sheet
NDSU offers a program to prepare students for eligibility for certification as a family nurse practitioner. The full-time eight-semester course of study leads to a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree (DNP). The curriculum is comprised of three components: 1) Graduate core courses; 2) Practice core courses; and 3) Specialty curriculum content. A minimum of 1,000 hours clinical practice are required.
SAMPLE CURRICULUM PLAN
(86 Credits) 3 years full-time
Year 1 | ||
Fall Semester (1) | Spring Semester (2) | Summer Semester (3) |
| Nurs 701 - 3 credits Nurs 706 - 3 credits Nurs 715 - 3 credits Nurs 814 - 2 credits Stat 725 - 3 credits | Nurs 702 - 2 credits Nurs 704 - 3 credits Nurs 810 - 2 credits Nurs 812 - 3 credits Nurs 816 - 2 credits | Nurs 812P - 6 credits |
Year 2 | ||
Fall Semester (4) | Spring Semester (5) | Summer Semester (6) |
| Nurs 831 - 2 credits Nurs 833 - 3 credits Nurs 833P - 6 credits Nurs 899S-1 - 2 credits | Nurs 832 - 2 credits Nurs 834 - 3 credits Nurs 834P - 6 credits Nurs 899S-2 - 2 credits | Nurs 835 - 2 credits Nurs 850 P - 2 credits |
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Fall Semester (7) | Spring Semester (8) | |
| Nurs 820 - 3 credits Nurs 835P - 6 credits Nurs 899S-3 - 2 credits | Nurs 830 - 3 credits Nurs 836P - 8 credits Nurs 880 - 2 credits | |
Core Graduate Courses
- N701 Theoretical Perspectives of the Discipline
- N702 Ethics/Policy
- N706 Health Care Delivery Systems, Financing & Informatics
- N704 Nursing Research/Evidenced Based Practice
Practice Core Courses
- N715 Adv Community Assessment
- N810 Health Pro/Dis Prevention
- N812Advanced Health Assessment
- N814 Adv Pathophysiology I
- N816 Adv Pathophysiology II
- N831 Adv Pharmacology I
- N832 Adv Pharmacology II
- *N880 Interprofessional Education
- Stat 725 Applied Statistics
*Pending approval by Academic Affairs
Specialty Curriculum
- N812P Assessment Practicum
- N820 Advanced Practice Roles
- N830 Clinical Applications
- N833 Family Primary Care I: Assess & Mgmt
- N833P Family Primary Care: Residency I
- N834 Family Primary Care II: Assess & Mgmt
- N834P Family Primary Care: Residency II
- N835 Family Primary Care III: Assess & Mgmt
- N835P Practicum IV: FNP Role Integration
- N836P Practicum V: FNP Role Integration
- N850P Family Primary Care: Specialty Practicum
- N899S-1 Clinical Dissertation I:
- N899S-2 Clinical Dissertation II:
- N899S-3 Clinical Dissertation III
