University of Michigan - Flint

31 credit hours are required to complete the DNP program for students who have a MSN and are NP certified. The total number of credits can be reduced to a minimum of 24 by transferring graduate credit in accordance with the transfer policy and/or waiving up to 3 hours of coursework if comparable graduate or undergraduate coursework has been taken.

All courses are offered in an online format.

Year 1 (6 credits)

Fall Semester
     Biostatistics (3)

Winter Semester
     No classes

Spring/Summer
     Theoretical Perspectives in the Discipline of Nursing for Advanced Practice (3)

Year 2 (6 credits)

Fall Semester*
     Adv. Quantitative/Qualitative Research Methods Related to Capstone Project I (1)

Winter Semester
     Adv. Quantitative/Qualitative Research Methods Related to Capstone Project II (1)
     Residency Related to Capstone Project (1)

Spring/Summer
     Adv. Quantitative/Qualitative Research Methods Related to Capstone Project III (1)
     Informatics (2)

Year 3 (9 credits)

Fall Semester
     Advanced Quantitative/Qualitative Research Methods Related to Capstone Project IV (1)
     Residency Related to Capstone Project (1)

Winter Semester
     Organizational & Administrative - Theory (3)
     Advanced Quantitative/Qualitative Research Methods Related to Capstone Project V (1)
     

Spring/Summer
     Health Policy & Economics (2)
     Residency Related to Capstone Project (1)

Year 4 (10 credits)

Winter Semester
     Transcultural Care for Advanced Practice (3)
     Residency Related to Capstone Project (1)

Spring/Summer
     Academic Faculty Role Theory and Application (3)
     Residency Related to Capstone Project (2)

*2 credits of epidemiology is recommended for students who have not had epidemiology in their MSN program in the fall semester of Year 2.