Program of Study

Matriculating Student Plan

M.S.N. to D.N.P./Executive M.B.A. Dual-Degree Program of Study

Summer 1
College/School Course Credit
Hours
Required for D.N.P. ENGL 5453 — Technical Writing in Healthcare 3
Required for Exec M.B.A. MGMT 5613 — Leadership and organizational Behavior (NURS 6263) 3

Fall 1
College/School Course Credit
Hours
Required for Exec M.B.A. MBAD 5602 — Intro to Strategy 2
Required for D.N.P. NURS 5063 — Health Policy 3
Required for Exec M.B.A. SCMT 5133 — Quant Methods and Decision Making 3

Spring 1
College/School Course Credit
Hours
Required for Exec M.B.A. ECON 5253 — Economics of Management and Strategy 3
Required for D.N.P. NURS 6343 — Analytic Methods and Epidemiology for Health Care Practice 3

Summer 2
College/School Course Credit
Hours
Required for D.N.P. NURS 5523 — Health Informatics

3
Required for Exec M.B.A. ACCT 5263 — Financial Statement Analysis 3
Required for Exec M.B.A. MBAD 5533 — Global Business 3

Fall 2
College/School Course Credit
Hours
Required for Exec M.B.A. MKTG 5223 — Marketing 3
Required for Exec M.B.A. SCMT 5663 — Supply Chain 3

Spring 2
College/School Course Credit
Hours
Required for Exec M.B.A. FINN 5133 — Corporate Financial Management 3
Required for D.N.P. NURS 6123 — Evaluation Methods and Translational Research 3
Required for D.N.P. NURS 628v (1 cr hr) — DNP Clinical Practicum III (45 contact hours) 1

Summer 3
College/School Course Credit
Hours
Required for D.N.P. NURS 6224 — DNP Clinical Practicum I (180 contact hours) 4
Required for Exec M.B.A. SEVI 5313 — Strategic Management 3

Fall 3
College/School Course Credit
Hours
Required for D.N.P. NURS 6244 — DNP Clinical Practicum II (180 contact hours) 4
Required for D.N.P. NURS 7122 — DNP Project Implementation I 2
Required for Exec M.B.A. ISYS 5603 — Analytics and Visualization 3

Spring 3
College/School Course Credit
Hours
Required for D.N.P. NURS 628v (3 cr hrs) — DNP Clinical Practicum III (135 contact hours) 3
Required for D.N.P. NURS 7142 — DNP Project Implementation II 2

Tallies
  Total Credits 63
  D.N.P. credits 31 (NURS) + 12 accepted EMBA 43
  EMBA credits 32 (EMBA) + 6 accepted NURS 38
  A minimum of 42 credit hours are required for D.N.P.  
  A maximum of 505 clinical practice hours are allowed from the M.S.N. degree, to be verified by the student’s M.S.N. program.  
  A minimum of 1,000 practice hours are required for the D.N.P. degree.