DNP Program – Family Nurse Practitioner Track
Curriculum Requirements for DNP Program – FNP Track
Program Credit Hours: 70
Course Number and Title |
Credits |
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Year 1 |
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Fall |
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NRSG 502 ¹ – Informatics |
3 |
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NRSG 503 ¹ – Theoretical Basis for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement |
3 |
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Spring |
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NRSG 514 ¹ – Ethics, Health Policy and Advocacy |
3 |
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NRSG 515 ¹ – Health Care Systems and Organizational Leadership |
3 |
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Summer |
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NRSG 520 ¹ – Transition to Advanced Practice |
3 |
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Year 1 Total Credit Hours: |
24 |
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Year 2 |
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Fall |
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NRSG 536 ² – Advanced Pharmacology I |
3 |
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NRSG 551 ³ – Family Systems |
2 |
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Spring |
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NRSG 552 ³ – Advanced Diagnostics I |
2 |
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NRSG 537 ³ – Advanced Pharmacology II |
2 |
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NRSG 590 1 - Doctorate Project I |
2 |
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Summer |
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NRSG 560 ³ – APN I |
3 |
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NRSG 584 ³ – Clinical Practicum I (240 hours) |
2 |
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NRSG 591 ¹ – Doctorate Project II |
1 |
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Year 2 Total Credit Hours: |
25 |
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Year 3 |
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Fall |
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NRSG 585 ³ – Clinical Practicum II (240 practicum hours) |
2 |
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NRSG 592 ¹ – Doctorate Project III |
1 |
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Spring |
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NRSG 562 ³ – APN III |
4 |
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NRSG 586 ³ – Clinical Practicum III (240 hours) |
2 |
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Summer |
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NRSG 587 ³ – Clinical Practicum Elective (mental health, acute care, or specialty care) (240 hours) |
2 |
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NRSG 563 ³ – Capstone APN and Transition to Practice |
2 |
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NRSG 594 ¹ – Doctorate Project V |
1 |
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Year 3 Total Credit Hours: |
21 |
Total Credits: 70 for FNP
Clinical Hours Table
Course |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
NRSG 584 – Practicum I |
2 |
240 |
NRSG 585 – Practicum II |
2 |
240 |
NRSG 586 – Practicum III |
2 |
240 |
NRSG 587 – Practicum Elective |
2 |
240 |
NRSG 590-593 – Doctoral Project (x4) |
6 |
180 |
Total |
14 |
1140 |
¹ DNP Core
² MSN/Advanced Practice Specific
³ Track Specific
College of Saint Benedict
Saint John’s University
Dr. Jennifer Peterson
Chair, Nursing Department Graduate Programs
CSB Main 457
320-363-5194