To be awarded the Doctorate of Nursing Practice Degree, students may transfer 500 clinical hours and a maximum of 40 credit hours from the MSN degree. Students must take all 33 credit hours in residence, which includes 510 clinical residency hours for the clinical scholarly project, at Brandman University. This program is designed to follow the guidelines and DNP essentials as set forth by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2006) and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (2013; 2014). All courses must be passed with a grade of “B-” or higher. Clinical practicum and residency courses are graded on a Pass/No Pass basis; a Pass is equivalent to a “B-” grade.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PM-DNP Core Course |
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| DNPU 700 | Healthcare Policy, Organization and Delivery |
3 |
| DNPU 701 | Biostatistics for Clinical Practice * |
3 |
| DNPU 702 | Innovations in Technology and Information Access |
3 |
| DNPU 703 | Leading Through Innovation |
3 |
| DNPU 704 | Evidence-Based Thinking for Scholarship And Practice III * |
3 |
| DNPU 705 | Health Communication |
3 |
| DNPU 706 | Transforming Health Care Through Outcomes Management |
3 |
| DNPU 707 | Clinical Residency I for PM-DNP Clinical Scholarly Project (255 hours) |
3 |
| DNPU 708 | Application of DNP Clinical Scholarly Project ** |
3 |
| DNPU 709 | Clinical Residency II for PM-DNP Clinical Scholarly Project (255 hours) |
3 |
| DNPU 710 | Seminar in Evidence-Based Thinking for Scholarship and Practice |
3 |
| PM-DNP Core Course Subtotal |
33 |
|
| Transfer from Masters of Science Degree |
|
|
| Transfer credits |
40 |
|
| Transfer from Masters of Science Degree Subtotal |
40 |
|
| Total Credits |
73 |
|
| * |
Students in these courses are required to attend a face-to-face Immersion on the Irvine campus. |
| ** |
If a student does not complete his/her clinical scholarly project during the core course sessions, s/he will be enrolled in a DNPU 799 Independent Practicum for DNP CSP Completion for DNP CSP Completion (0 credits) and required to pay a Continuing Candidacy fee per session until the DNP CSP student receives a “P” in DNPU 708 Application of DNP Clinical Scholarly Project or until the student’s seven year program completion timeline has expired. |
