DNP Curriculum
Clinical Practice Hours and Course Schedules for the DNP program at DeSales.
Clinical Practice Hours
Clinical Leadership Track: to achieve the terminal DNP competencies, a total of 1,000 post-baccalaureate clinical practice hours are required. DeSales requires a minimum of 500 clinical practicum hours obtained during a master of science in nursing program as part of the admission criteria.
Executive Leadership Track: upon acceptance, the Director of the DNP Program will perform a gap analysis of all post-Master’s applicant transcripts to determine the amount of hours of practice post-baccalaureate is required in order to achieve the DNP competencies. The program will provide up to 1,000 hours of practice post-baccalaureate as part of a supervised academic program that aligns with the corresponding DNP Essential(s) and to verify that standards specific to advanced practice have been met.
All DeSales DNP students will complete 525 hours as part of the Scholarship Residency, Leadership Residency, and DNP Capstone courses.
For more details about courses, view the Graduate Catalog
Clinical Leadership Track
Year 1
Fall
- NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
- NU 802: Evidence-Based Practice I (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 804: Health Outcomes Management (3 cr.)
- NU 807: Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 808: Health Policy and Ethics (3 cr.)
- NU 810: Translational Research (4 cr.)
Summer
- NU 812: Health Care Informatics (3 cr.)
Year 2
Fall
- NU 814: Evidence-Based Practice II (3 cr.)
- NU 816 Scholarship Residency (3 cr./ 225 residency hours)
Winter
- NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr./225 residency hours)
Spring
- NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project and Defense (3 cr./75 residency hours)
- DNP Requirements Completed
Clinical Leadership Track (Part-Time)
Year 1
Fall
- NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 807: Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 808: Health Policy and Ethics (3 cr.)
Year 2
Fall
- NU 802: Evidence-Based Practice I (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 804: Health Outcomes Management (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 810: Translational Research (4 cr.)
Summer
- NU 812: Health Care Informatics (3 cr.)
Year 3
Fall
- NU 814: Evidence-Based Practice II (3 cr.)
- NU 816 Scholarship Residency (3 cr./ 225 residency hours)
Winter
- NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr./225 residency hours)
Spring
- NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project and Defense (3 cr./75 residency hours)
- DNP Requirements Completed
Clinical Leadership w/MBA
Year 1
Fall
- NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
- NU 802: Evidence-Based Practice I (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 804: Health Outcomes Management (3 cr.)
- NU 807: Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 808: Health Policy and Ethics (3 cr.)
- NU 810: Translational Research (4 cr.)
Summer
- NU 812: Health Care Informatics (3 cr.)
- FD 505: Foundations of Business - Marketing & Management Modules (1 cr.)*
Year 2
Fall
- NU 814: Evidence-Based Practice II (3 cr.)
- NU 816 Scholarship Residency (3 cr./ 225 residency hours)
- FD 505: Foundations of Business - Economics Module (1 cr.)*
Winter
- NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr./225 residency hours)
- FD 505: Foundations of Business - Accounting & Finance Modules (1 cr.)*
Spring
- NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project and Defense (3 cr./75 residency hours)
- CR 501: Financial and Managerial Accounting (3 cr)
- DNP Requirements Completed
Summer
- CR 508: Analysis & Decision Models for Business (3 cr)
Year 3
Fall
- HC 503: Legal Aspects of Health Systems Mgmt (3 cr)
- CR 504: Innovation and Market Strategy (3 cr)
Winter
- CR 506: Financial Analysis and Strategy (3 cr)
- CR 505: Empowering Human Potential (3 cr)
Spring
- HC 502: Fiscal Issues in Health Systems Mgmt (3 cr)
- CR 510: Experiential Capstone (3 cr)
Summer
- MG 501: Human Resource Management (3 cr)
- HC 505: Healthcare Payment Systems and Value-Based Reimbursement (3 cr)
Clinical Leadership w/MBA (Part-Time)
Year 1
Fall
- NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 807: Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 808: Health Policy and Ethics (3 cr.)
Year 2
Fall
- NU 802: Evidence-Based Practice I (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 804: Health Outcomes Management (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 810: Translational Research (4 cr.)
Summer
- NU 812: Health Care Informatics (3 cr.)
Year 3
Fall
- NU 814: Evidence-Based Practice II (3 cr.)
- NU 816 Scholarship Residency (3 cr./ 225 residency hours)
Winter
- NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr./225 residency hours)
Spring
- NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project and Defense (3 cr./75 residency hours)
- DNP Requirement Completed
Year 4
Fall
- FD 505: Foundations of Business (3 cr.)
Winter
- HC 505: Healthcare Payment Systems and Value-Based Reimbursement (3 cr.)
Spring
- CR 501: Financial and Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
Summer
- CR 508: Analysis & Decision Models for Business (3 cr.)
Year 5
Fall
- CR 504: Innovation and Market Strategy (3 cr.)
- HC 503: Legal Aspects of Health Systems Management (3 cr.)
Winter
- CR 505: Empowering Human Potential (3 cr.)
- CR 506: Financial Analysis and Strategy (3 cr.)
Spring
- HC 502: Fiscal Issues in Health Systems Mgmt (3 cr.)
- CR 510: Experiential Capstone (3 cr.)
Summer
- MG 501: Human Resource Management (3 cr.)
Executive Leadership Track
Year 1
Fall
- NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
- NU 802: Evidence-Based Practice I (3 cr.)
Winter
- FD 505: Foundations in Business (3 cr.)*
- NU 807: Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 808: Health Policy and Ethics (3 cr.)
- NU 810: Translational Research (4 cr.)
Summer
- NU 812: Healthcare Informatics(3 cr.)
- NU 813: Special Topics in Executive Leadership(1 - 7 cr.)**
Year 2
Fall
- NU 816 Scholarship Residency (3 cr./ 225 residency hrs.)
- NU 809: Business Computing (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr. /225 residency hrs.)
- NU 801: Financial and Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project and Defense (3 cr. /75 residency hrs.)
- NU 805: Marketing Management (3 cr.)
- DNP Requirements Completed
Executive Leadership Track (Part-Time 3-Year)
Year 1
Fall
- NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 807: Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 808: Health Policy and Ethics (3 cr.)
Year 2
Fall
- NU 802: Evidence-Based Practice I (3 cr.)
Winter
- FD 505: Foundations in Business (3 cr.)*
*Grade earned in this course will not be computer in the Graduate GPA.
Spring
- NU 810: Translational Research (4 cr.)
Summer
- NU 812: Healthcare Informatics(3 cr.)
- NU 813: Special Topics in Executive Leadership(1 - 7 cr.)**
** Requirement based on gap analysis completed by DNP Director
Year 3
Fall
- NU 809: Business Computing (3 cr.)
- NU 816 Scholarship Residency (3 cr./ 225 residency hours)
Winter
- NU 801: Financial and Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
- NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr. /225 residency hours)
Spring
- NU 805: Marketing Management (3 cr.)
- NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project and Defense (3 cr. /75 residency hrs.)
- DNP Requirements Completed
Executive Leadership Track (Part-Time 4-Year)
Year 1
Fall
- NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 807: Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 808: Health Policy and Ethics (3 cr.)
Year 2
Fall
- NU 802: Evidence-Based Practice I (3 cr.)
Winter
- FD 505: Foundations in Business (3 cr.)*
*Grade earned in this course will not be computer in the Graduate GPA.
Spring
- NU 810: Translational Research (4 cr.)
Summer
- NU 812: Healthcare Informatics(3 cr.)
- NU 813: Special Topics in Executive Leadership(1 - 7 cr.)**
** Requirement based on gap analysis completed by DNP Director
Year 3
Fall
- NU 809: Business Computing (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 801: Financial and Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 805: Marketing Management (3 cr.)
Year 4
Fall
- NU 816 Scholarship Residency (3 cr./ 225 residency hours)
Winter
- NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr. /225 residency hours)
Spring
- NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project and Defense (3 cr. /75 residency hrs.)
- DNP Requirements Completed
Executive Leadership Track w/MBA
Year 1
Fall
- NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
- NU 802: Evidence-Based Practice I (3 cr.)
Winter
- FD 505: Foundations in Business (3 cr.)*
- NU 807: Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 808: Health Policy and Ethics (3 cr.)
- NU 810: Translational Research (4 cr.)
Summer
- NU 812: Healthcare Informatics(3 cr.)
- NU 813: Special Topics in Executive Leadership(1 - 7 cr.)**
Year 2
Fall
- NU 816 Scholarship Residency (3 cr./ 225 residency hrs.)
- NU 809: Business Computing (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr. /225 residency hrs.)
- NU 801: Financial and Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project and Defense (3 cr. /75 residency hrs.)
- NU 805: Marketing Management (3 cr.)
- DNP Requirements Completed
Summer
- CR 505: Empowering Human Potential (3 cr.)
Year 3
Fall
- CR 506: Financial Analysis and Strategy
(3 cr.) - HC 502: Fiscal Issues in Health Systems Management (3 cr.)
Winter
- HC 503: Legal Aspects of Health Systems Management
(3 cr.) - HC 505: Healthcare Payment Systems and Value-Based Reimbursement (3 cr.)
Spring
- MG 501: Human Resource Management (3 cr.)
- CR 510: Experiential Capstone (3 cr.)
Executive Leadership Track w/MBA (Part-Time)
Year 1
Fall
- NU 800: Leadership for Practice (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 807: Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 808: Health Policy and Ethics (3 cr.)
Year 2
Fall
- NU 802: Evidence-Based Practice I (3 cr.)
Winter
- FD 505: Foundations in Business (3 cr.)*
*Grade earned in this course will not be computed in the Graduate GPA.
Spring
- NU 810: Translational Research (4 cr.)
Summer
- NU 812: Healthcare Informatics(3 cr.)
- NU 813: Special Topics in Executive Leadership(1 - 7 cr.)**
** Requirements based on gap analysis completed by DNP Director
Year 3
Fall
- NU 809: Business Computing (3 cr.)
Winter
- NU 801: Financial and Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
Spring
- NU 805: Marketing Management (3 cr.)
Year 4
Fall
- NU 816 Scholarship Residency (3 cr./ 225 residency hours)
Winter
- NU 818: Leadership Residency (4 cr. /225 residency hours)
Spring
- NU 820: DNP Scholarly Project and Defense (3 cr. /75 residency hours)
- DNP Requirements Completed
Summer
- CR 505: Empowering Human Potential (3 cr.)
Year 5
Fall
- CR 506: Financial Analysis and Strategy (3 cr.)
- HC 502: Fiscal Issues in Health Systems Management (3 cr.)
Winter
- HC 503: Legal Aspects of Health Systems Management (3 cr.)
- HC 505: Healthcare Payment Systems and Value-Based Reimbursement (3 cr.)
Spring
- MG 501: Human Resource Management (3 cr.)
- CR 510: Experiential Capstone (3 cr.)
* Grades earned in these courses will not be computed in the graduate GPA
** Requirements based on gap analysis completed by DNP Director