DNP Program – Leadership with BSN Entry

Year 1

Fall

Course Number Course Title Credits
PCST 368S The Medical Professional in the Age of Global Health 4 Credits
PCST 371 Individual Learning Project 1-4 Credits

Spring

Course Number Course Title Credits
PCST 399A Peace Studies Capstone: Is Peace Possible? 4 Credits
PCST 399C Capstone: What Do We Mean by Development? 4 Credits

Summer

Course Number Course Title Credits
PCST 397 Internship 1-8 Credits
PHIL 155 Reinventing Identity 4 Credits
PHIL 336 19th Century Philosophy 4 Credits
PHIL 367 Philosophy of Mind 4 Credits

Year 1 Total Credit Hours: 22


Year 2

Fall

Course Number Course Title Credits
PHIL 121 Great Issues in Philosophy 4 Credits
PHIL 156 Buddhist Philosophy and Benedictine Spiritual Practice 4 Credits
PHIL 338 American Philosophy 4 Credits
PHIL 368M The Good Life 4 Credits

Spring

Course Number Course Title Credits
PCST 399B Peace Studies Capstone: Building Peace 4 Credits
PHIL 150 Philosophy in Literature 4 Credits

Summer

Course Number Course Title Credits
PHIL 115 Becoming a Person 4 Credits
PHIL 210 Logic 4 Credits
PHIL 339 Confucius and the Tao 4 Credits

Year 2 Total Credit Hours: 22


Year 3

Fall

Course Number Course Title Credits
PCST 370GA The Evolution of Human Rights: From Cyrus to the Global War on Terror 3 Credits
PHIL 123 The Philosophy of Human Nature 4 Credits
PHIL 370AA Moral Philosophy 4 Credits

Spring

Course Number Course Title Credits
PHIL 327 Existential Ethics 4 Credits
PHIL 341 Existence and Care 4 Credits
PHIL 370GA The Concept of Life in Ancient Greek Philosophy & Its Relevance Today 3 Credits

Summer

Course Number Course Title Credits
PHIL 322 Environmental Ethics 4 Credits
PHIL 323 Biomedical Ethics 2 Credits
PHIL 370GB Who Wants to Live Forever? Intro to Transhumanism 3 Credits

Year 3 Total Credit Hours: 17 or 20


Program Credit Hours: 61 or 64

Practicum Hours Table

CourseCredits  Clinical Hours
NRSG 580 – Practicum I2240
NRSG 581 – Practicum II2240
NRSG 582 – Practicum III2240
NRSG 583 – Practicum IV2240
NRSG 590-593 – Doctoral Project (x4)  6180
NRSG 565 – Facilitating Learning360
Total171200