BSN to Doctor of Nursing Practice
Vision
To develop nurse experts into innovative leaders who will transform practice, reorient the healthcare system, and champion health equity using multi-level approaches in an increasingly complex healthcare landscape.
DNP Program Learning Outcomes:
- Apply nursing science and innovation in order to prepare leaders who develop solutions that will impact access to care, promote social justice and influence system change.
- Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in the design, delivery, and evaluation of evidence-based care in complex decision making.
- Use analytical methods and information technology to improve population and system outcomes considering legal, financial, ethical, and regulatory issues.
- Analyze practice initiatives in order to develop effective interprofessional strategies to ensure and improve healthcare outcomes for patients and populations in relationship to safety and quality care.
Admission Requirements
- Graduation from a baccalaureate nursing program (BSN), accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Official transcripts from all institutions previously attended
- Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 for full admission, or 2.75 for provisional admission
- Successful completion of a Statistics course and Nursing Research course
- Current RN license in state of Illinois and/or for the state where they plan to do clinical practicum
- Two academic or professional letters of recommendation
- Personal statement in response to a writing prompt
- Interview, by invitation, based on review of application
- A current resume or curriculum vitae
Transfer Credit
BSN to DNP - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Degree Offered: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Total Credit Hours: 76
All students in the BSN to DNP Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program must complete the following courses.
Degree Requirements
Requirements List
| NURS-55900 | Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology | 3 |
| NURS-51700 | Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Policy | 3 |
| NURS-53000 | Theoretical Foundations of Scholarly Inquiry for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS-53300 | Scholarly Inquiry | 3 |
| NURS-76000 | Financial and Strategic Management for Healthcare Decision Makers | 3 |
| NURS-73000 | Healthcare Ethics | 3 |
| NURS-53400 | Population Health | 3 |
| NURS-53600 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| NURS-72000 | Research Design and Measurement for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NURS-74000 | Healthcare Policy | 3 |
| NURS-60500 | Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-58800 | Role Transition and Development for the Advanced Practice Nurse | 1 |
| NURS-79600 | DNP Residency | 6+ |
| NURS-60400 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-77000 | Quality and Safety Science in Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS-60700 | Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-79000 | DNP Scholarly Project Planning | 3 |
| NURS-79600 | DNP Residency | 6+ |
| NURS-79200 | DNP Scholarly Project Implementation | 3 |
| NURS-79300 | DNP Scholarly Project Evaluation and Dissemination | 3 |
| NURS-62400 | APN Management: Acute Care for Adult/Gerontology | 3 |
| NURS-62500 | NP Practicum: Acute Care for Adult/Gerontology | 3 |
| NURS-62600 | APN Management: Acute Care for Adult/Gerontology II | 3 |
| NURS-61200 | APN Management: Adult/Gerontology and Adolescents | 3 |
| NURS-62700 | NP Practicum: Acute Care for Adult/Gerontology II | 3 |
| NURS-61800 | NP Practicum: Adult/Gerontology and Adolescents | 3 |
BSN to DNP - Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Degree Offered: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Total Credit Hours: 76
All students in the BSN to DNP Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program must complete the following courses.
Degree Requirements
Requirements List
| NURS-55900 | Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology | 3 |
| NURS-51700 | Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Policy | 3 |
| NURS-53000 | Theoretical Foundations of Scholarly Inquiry for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS-53300 | Scholarly Inquiry | 3 |
| NURS-76000 | Financial and Strategic Management for Healthcare Decision Makers | 3 |
| NURS-73000 | Healthcare Ethics | 3 |
| NURS-53400 | Population Health | 3 |
| NURS-53600 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| NURS-72000 | Research Design and Measurement for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NURS-74000 | Healthcare Policy | 3 |
| NURS-58800 | Role Transition and Development for the Advanced Practice Nurse | 1 |
| NURS-79600 | DNP Residency | 6+ |
| NURS-60500 | Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-60400 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-77000 | Quality and Safety Science in Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS-60700 | Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-79000 | DNP Scholarly Project Planning | 3 |
| NURS-79600 | DNP Residency | 6+ |
| NURS-79200 | DNP Scholarly Project Implementation | 3 |
| NURS-79300 | DNP Scholarly Project Evaluation and Dissemination | 3 |
| NURS-61000 | APN Management: Adults in Community/Primary Care | 3 |
| NURS-61400 | APN Management: Adult-Gerontology and Other Special Populations | 3 |
| NURS-61100 | NP Practicum: Adults in Community/Primary Care | 3 |
| NURS-61200 | APN Management: Adult/Gerontology and Adolescents | 3 |
| NURS-61500 | Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum: Special Populations | 3 |
| NURS-61800 | NP Practicum: Adult/Gerontology and Adolescents | 3 |
BSN to DNP - Family Nurse Practitioner
Degree Offered: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Total Credit Hours: 78
All students in the BSN to DNP Family Nurse Practitioner program must complete the following courses.
Degree Requirements
Requirements List
| NURS-55900 | Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology | 3 |
| NURS-51700 | Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Policy | 3 |
| NURS-53000 | Theoretical Foundations of Scholarly Inquiry for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS-53300 | Scholarly Inquiry | 3 |
| NURS-76000 | Financial and Strategic Management for Healthcare Decision Makers | 3 |
| NURS-73000 | Healthcare Ethics | 3 |
| NURS-53400 | Population Health | 3 |
| NURS-53600 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| NURS-72000 | Research Design and Measurement for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NURS-74000 | Healthcare Policy | 3 |
| NURS-58800 | Role Transition and Development for the Advanced Practice Nurse | 1 |
| NURS-79600 | DNP Residency | 6+ |
| NURS-60500 | Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-60400 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-77000 | Quality and Safety Science in Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS-60700 | Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-79000 | DNP Scholarly Project Planning | 3 |
| NURS-79600 | DNP Residency | 6+ |
| NURS-79200 | DNP Scholarly Project Implementation | 3 |
| NURS-79300 | DNP Scholarly Project Evaluation and Dissemination | 3 |
| NURS-61000 | APN Management: Adults in Community/Primary Care | 3 |
| NURS-61100 | NP Practicum: Adults in Community/Primary Care | 3 |
| NURS-61600 | FNP Management: Primary Care of Women, Infants, and Children | 4 |
| NURS-61200 | APN Management: Adult/Gerontology and Adolescents | 3 |
| NURS-61700 | FNP Practicum: Primary Care of Women, Infants and Children | 4 |
| NURS-61800 | NP Practicum: Adult/Gerontology and Adolescents | 3 |
BSN to DNP - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Degree Offered: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Total Credit Hours: 79
All students in the BSN to DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program must complete the following courses.
Degree Requirements
Requirements List
| NURS-55900 | Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology | 3 |
| NURS-51700 | Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Policy | 3 |
| NURS-53000 | Theoretical Foundations of Scholarly Inquiry for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS-53300 | Scholarly Inquiry | 3 |
| NURS-76000 | Financial and Strategic Management for Healthcare Decision Makers | 3 |
| NURS-73000 | Healthcare Ethics | 3 |
| NURS-53400 | Population Health | 3 |
| NURS-53600 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| NURS-72000 | Research Design and Measurement for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NURS-74000 | Healthcare Policy | 3 |
| NURS-58800 | Role Transition and Development for the Advanced Practice Nurse | 1 |
| NURS-79600 | DNP Residency | 6+ |
| NURS-60500 | Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-60400 | Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-77000 | Quality and Safety Science in Healthcare | 3 |
| NURS-79000 | DNP Scholarly Project Planning | 3 |
| NURS-60700 | Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-79600 | DNP Residency | 6+ |
| NURS-63000 | Psychopharmacology for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-79200 | DNP Scholarly Project Implementation | 3 |
| NURS-63200 | PMHNP 1: Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS-79300 | DNP Scholarly Project Evaluation and Dissemination | 3 |
| NURS-63300 | PMHNP Practicum 1: Assessment and Diagnosis Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS-63400 | PMHNP 2: Introduction to Psychotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-63500 | PMHNP Practicum 2: Introduction to Psychotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-63600 | PMHNP 3: Implementation of Pharmacotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 3 |
| NURS-63700 | PMHNP Practicum 3: Implementation of Pharmacotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 3 |