Overview
The post-bachelor's DNP programs are structured as tiered curricula. The tiered approach provides quality educational experiences while ensuring adherence to certification requirements for the different population-specific programs. First-tier coursework is mandatory for all students. Second-tier coursework consists of support/cognate and clinical courses which vary by nurse practitioner population focus.
Given the changing nature of certification requirements, the program plans are subject to modification by the Conway School of Nursing within each academic year.
Note: Students receive the MSN degree following completion of core courses and the comprehensive exam in order to sit for their nurse practitioner certification exam before completion of the DNP project.
First-Tier Core Courses
| Courses | Credits |
| NURS 610D Pharmacology for Adv Nurse Practitioners | 3 |
| NURS 663D Health Care Policy | 3 |
| NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Reasoning | 3 |
| NURS 671D Healthcare Biostatistics | 3 |
| NURS 691D Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 740D Introduction to Clinical Concepts | 1 |
| NURS 700D Advanced Population Health & Health Promotion | 3 |
| NURS 709D Research and Theoretical Foundations for Adv Practice | 3 |
| NURS 789D Advanced Practice Role Seminar | 1 |
| NURS 802D Biomedical Ethics (or equivalent) | 3 |
| NURS 810D Primary Care Milestone 1 | 1 |
| NURS 811D Primary Care Milestone 2 | 1 |
| NURS 916D Seminar in Nursing Scholarship | 2 |
| NURS 664D Epidemiology | 3 |
| NURS 732D Applied Epidemiology 1 | 3 |
| NURS 877D Informatics | 3 |
| NURS 686D Health Care Finance | 3 |
| NURS 730D Evidence-Based Practice I | 3 |
| NURS 731D Evidence-Based Practice II | 3 |
| NURS 899D Evidence-Based Practice III | 3 |
| NURS 738D Doctoral Advanced Practice Residency | 4 |
| NURS 997D DNP Project Guidance | 3 |
| NURS 997DA DNP Project Guidance | 1 |
| NURS 734D Leadership in Complex Health Care | 2 |
| Advanced Clinical Cognate | 3 |
| Total | 59-62 |
Second-Tier Population-Specific Nurse Practitioner Courses
The second-tier courses are focused on the particular population selected by the student.
Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
| Courses | Credits |
| NURS 603D Inter-Professional Concepts to Geriatric Care | 3 |
| NURS 603D Inter-Professional Concepts to Geriatric Care | 3 |
| NURS 604D Geriatric Considerations in Pharmacology | 1 |
| NURS 605D Non-Pharm Approaches to Geriatric Behavior Concerns | 2 |
| NURS 735D Women's Health | 1 |
| NURS 750D Primary Care of Adults Clinical Practicum | 5 |
| NURS 751D Primary Care of Adults I | 3 |
| NURS 752D Primary Care of Adults II | 3 |
| NURS 781D Primary Care of Adolescents | 1 |
| Total | 19 |
Family Nurse Practitioner Courses Credits
| Courses | Credits |
| NURS 735D Women's Health | 1 |
| NURS 750D Primary Care of Adults Clinical Practicum | 3 |
| NURS 750D Primary Care of Adults Clinical Practicum | 3 |
| NURS 751D Primary Care of Adults I | 3 |
| NURS 752D Primary Care of Adults II | 3 |
| NURS 760D Primary Care of the Family Clinical Practicum | 1 |
| NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum | 2 |
| NURS 772D Primary Care of the Young Child | 3 |
| NURS 781D Primary Care of Adolescents | 1 |
| Total | 19 |
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
| Courses | Credits |
| NURS 658D Complex, Acute, and Critical Problems in Pediatrics | 3 |
| NURS 733D The Well Child | 2 |
| NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum | 5 |
| NURS 772D Primary Care of the Young Child | 3 |
| NURS 778D Children and Adolescents with Special Needs | 2 |
| NURS 781D Primary Care of Adolescents | 1 |
| Total | 16 |
Pediatric Dual (Acute and Primary Care) Nurse Practitioner
| Courses | Credits |
| NURS 658D Complex, Acute, and Critical Problems in Pediatrics | 3 |
| NURS 733D The Well Child | 2 |
| NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum | 5 |
| NURS 772D Primary Care of the Young Child | 3 |
| NURS 778D Children and Adolescents with Special Needs | 2 |
| NURS 781D Primary Care of Adolescents | 1 |
| NURS 771D Acute Care of Children Clinical Practicum | 4 |
| NURS 773D Pediatric Acute Care and Advanced Diagnostics and Procedures | 2 |
| NURS 812D Acute Care Milestone | 1 |
| Total | 23 |