Full-time DNP to PhD
- DNP transfer credits: 32* (30 if earned outside WSU)
- Credits required for PhD: 35-37
- Dissertation credits: 30
- Minimum of 91 credits total
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring/Summer | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer 24 graduate credits | ||||||
| Year 1 | NUR 8610: Statistical Analysis I | 3 | NUR 8040: Quantitative Methods | 3 | NUR 8335: Grant Writing | 3 |
| NUR 8060: Qualitative Methods | 3 | NUR 8612: Statistical Analysis II | 3 | Research Residency 1^ | 0 | |
| Concentration 1** | 3 | NUR 8210: Determinants of Health & Health Disparities | 3 | |||
| GS 0900: Responsible Conduct of Research (one-day course) | 3 | Final plan of work must be filed | ||||
| 9 total | 9 total* | 3-6 total* | ||||
| Year 2 | NUR 8014: Health Interventions | 3 | NUR 8020: Theory-Guided Nursing Inquiry | 3 | NUR 9991: Qualifying Exam | 7.5 |
| Concentration 2** | 3 | Advanced Methods Course | 3 | |||
| Research Residency 2^ | 0 | NUR 7222: Leadership in Heath Policy, Ethics & Change (if needed) | 3 | |||
| 6 total | 6-9 total* | 7.5 total | ||||
| Year 3 | Proposal Defense
| 7.5 |
| 7.5 |
| 7.5 |
| 7.5 total | 7.5 total | 7.5 total | ||||
| Year 4 | NUR 9995: Dissertation Maintenance*** | 0 |
*MSN Transfer credits: 6000 level or above
Content area requirements (minimum-maximum semester hours):
- Theory: 3-6 credits
- Research & Statistics: 6-15 credits
- Policy nursing: 2-6 credits (Transcript analysis required. If needed, register for NUR 7222 Leadership in Heath Policy, Ethics & Change (offered winter)
**Sequencing of concentration courses, advanced methods elective and residencies will be flexible depending on students' needs, courses offered and faculty availability.
^ Research residency is to be done over two semesters. Both must be completed before Proposal Defense. Satisfactory completion requires that students meet the core research competencies as outlined in the student handbook. Sequencing based on availability of research mentor.
^^Teaching Residency is to be done during one semester and must be completed before a student can graduate from the program. Successful completion requires that students meet the teaching competencies as outlined in the student handbook.
Please note
- Program may be completed in less time if concentration, electives, or residencies are completed in the Spring/Summer semester or students elect more credits each term.
- Students have a seven-year time limit to complete all requirements for the PhD. The time limit does not stop with a Leave of Absence. A student whose PhD. time limit has expired is regarded by the Graduate School as automatically terminated from the program unless the department submits an appropriately justified request for a time extension and the Graduate School approves that request.
- 90 graduate credits beyond the baccalaureate degree are required: 60 in coursework and 30 in dissertation research and preparation. Transferred credits may not be used to reduce the minimum requirement of 30 credits of coursework, excluding dissertation, that must be earned at WSU.