Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2023 through summer 2024. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| NURS 700 | Advanced Nursing Research | 3 |
| NURS 715 | Theoretical Application for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 716 | Applications of Evidence-Based Care | 3 |
| NURS 718 | Informatics, Technology and Trends for Transforming Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 721 | Leadership, Policy and Ethics | 3 |
| NURS 732 | Interprofessional Collaboration and Outcomes Management for Quality in Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 832 | Clinical Prevention and Biostatistics 1 | 3 |
| NURS 834 | Health Care Operations and Financial Management | 3 |
| NURS 836 | Translational Research in Health Care | 3 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
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NURS 832 Clinical Prevention and Biostatistics (3 c.h.) requires a graduate level Biostatistics course as a pre-requisite. HLTH 501 Biostatistics (3 c.h.) will meet this requirement, if needed.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Project & Practicum Courses | ||
| NURS 840 | DNP Practicum I 1 | 2 |
| NURS 841 | DNP Practicum II 1 | 2 |
| NURS 842 | DNP Practicum III 1 | 2 |
| NURS 843 | DNP Practicum IV 1 | 2 |
| NURS 844 | DNP Practicum V 1,2 | 2 |
| NURS 947 | Scholarly Project Planning | 1 |
| NURS 948 | Scholarly Project I 3 | 1 |
| NURS 949 | Scholarly Project II 3 | 1 |
| NURS 950 | Scholarly Project Defense | 1 |
| Total Hours | 14 | |
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Practicum hours required
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NURS 844 DNP Practicum V (2,4 c.h.) may be repeated in order to allow the student more time to complete the required practicum hours. Students are able to re-enroll with the approval of Nursing Department and enrollment must not exceed four times
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NURS 948 Scholarly Project I (1 c.h.) and NURS 949 Scholarly Project II (1 c.h.) may each be repeated twice to allow additional time, if needed, for the scholarly project
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 41 hours
- A maximum of 50% of a post-graduate and doctoral degree may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No grades lower than B may be applied to the degree
- Successful completion of 560 Practicum hours1
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
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Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) requires all DNP students to complete at least 1000 practicum hours post-BSN. Students must complete at least 560 DNP practicum hours; additional hours may be required to support the 1000 hours post-BSN depending on the number of practicum hours considered from the MSN
Program Offered in Online Format
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Optional Nurse Educator Elective Sequence | ||
| NURS 764 | Learning Theories and Teaching Methods for Nurse Educators 1 | 3 |
| NURS 765 | Curriculum Development and Program Evaluation for Nurse Educators 1 | 3 |
| NURS 766 | Advanced Evaluation Strategies for Nurse Educators 1 | 3 |
| NURS 767 | Transition to the Nurse Educator Role 1 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Notes: The Nurse Educator Elective Sequence was developed to include the National League of Nursing (NLN) core nurse educator curriculum requirements for Nurse Educators. Please see NLN website for Nurse Educator certification requirements.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| NURS 700 | Advanced Nursing Research 1 | 3 |
| NURS 715 | Theoretical Application for Advanced Practice Nursing 1 | 3 |
| NURS 716 | Applications of Evidence-Based Care 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NURS 718 | Informatics, Technology and Trends for Transforming Health Care 1 | 3 |
| NURS 721 | Leadership, Policy and Ethics 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| NURS 732 | Interprofessional Collaboration and Outcomes Management for Quality in Health Care 1 | 3 |
| NURS 832 | Clinical Prevention and Biostatistics 1,2 | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fourth Semester | ||
| NURS 834 | Health Care Operations and Financial Management 1 | 3 |
| NURS 836 | Translational Research in Health Care 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| NURS 840 | DNP Practicum I 3 | 2 |
| NURS 841 | DNP Practicum II 3 | 2 |
| NURS 947 | Scholarly Project Planning 1 | 1 |
| NURS 948 | Scholarly Project I 1 | 1 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| NURS 842 | DNP Practicum III 3 | 2 |
| NURS 843 | DNP Practicum IV 3 | 2 |
| NURS 949 | Scholarly Project II 1 | 1 |
| NURS 950 | Scholarly Project Defense 1 | 1 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Seventh Semester | ||
| NURS 844 | DNP Practicum V 3 | 2 |
| Hours | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 41 | |
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Course offered in online format (NURS 700, NURS 715, NURS 716, NURS 718, NURS 721, NURS 732, NURS 832, NURS 834, NURS 836, NURS 947, NURS 948, NURS 949, and NURS 950)
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NURS 832 requires a graduate level Biostatistics course as a pre-requisite. HLTH 501 will meet this requirement, if needed.
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Course offered in synchronous distant format (NURS 840, NURS 841, NURS 842, NURS 843 and NURS 844)