UWM College of Nursing BS to DNP Academic Advising/Curriculum

BS to DNP Course Plans

Full-time Fall Start (FNP/CNS)

Part-time Fall Start (FNP/CNS)

Full-time Fall Start (Nursing Systems and Community/Aggregate)

Part-time Fall Start (Nursing Systems and Community/Aggregate)

Full-time Spring Start (FNP/CNS)

Part-time Spring Start (FNP/CNS)

Full-time Spring Start (Nursing Systems and Community/Aggregate)

Part-time Spring Start (Nursing Systems and Community/Aggregate)

BS to DNP Full-time Fall Start (FNP/CNS)

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1	Nurs 720 Biostatistics (3 cr) Nur 735 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing (3 cr) Nurs 729 Organizational Systems (3 cr)	Nurs 725 Evidenced Based Practice I (3 cr) Nurs 753 Physiological Basis of ANP (3 cr) Nurs 727 Epidemiology (3 cr)	Nurs 825 Evidence Based Practice II (3 cr) Specialty Theory (3 cr)
Year 2	Nurs 707 Advanced Pharmacology: Application to ANP (3 cr) Nurs 750 Outcomes and Quality Management (3 cr) Nurs 754 Comprehensive Assessment of Health (3 cr) Nurs 810 Leadership for Advanced Practice in Healthcare (3 cr)	Nurs 803 Health Policy (3 cr) Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum I (3 cr)	Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum II (3 cr)
Year 3	Nurs 773 Information Systems for Clinical Decision Making (3 cr) Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum (3 cr)	Residency (4 cr)

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BS to DNP Part-time Fall Start (FNP/CNS)

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1	Nurs 720 Biostatistics (3 cr) Nurs 735 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing (3 cr)	Nurs 725 Evidence Based Practice (3 cr) Nurs 727 Epidemiology (3 cr)	Nurs 825 Evidenced Based Practice II (3 cr)
Year 2	Nurs 729 Organizational Systems (3 cr) Nurs 810 Leadership for Advanced Practice in Healthcare (3 cr)	Nurs 753 Physiologic Basis for ANP (3 cr) Nurs 773 Information Systems for Clinical Decision Making (3 cr)	Nurs 750 Quality (3 cr)
Year 3	Nurs 707 Advanced Pharmacology: Application to APN (3 cr) Nurs 754 Comprehensive Assessment of Health (3 cr)	Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum I (3 cr)	Specialty Theory (3cr) Specialty Practicum II (3 cr)
Year 4	Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum III (3 cr)	Nurs 803 Health Policy (3 cr) Specialty Theory (3 cr)	Residency (2 cr)
	Residency (2 cr)

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BS to DNP Full-time Fall Start (Nursing Systems and Community/Aggregate)

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1	Nurs 720 Biostatistics (3 cr) Nurs 735 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing (3 cr) Nurs 729 Organizational Systems (3 cr)	Nurs 725 Evidenced Based Practice I (3 cr) Nurs 733 Organizational Development (BUSADM) OR Community Assessment (3 cr) Nurs 727 Epidemiology (3 cr)	Nurs 825 Evidenced Based Practice II (3cr) Nurs 667 Program Planning in Adult Education (ADLDSP) (3 cr)
Year 2	Nurs 706 Managing in a Dynamic Environment (BUSMGMT) (3 cr) Nurs 750 Outcomes and Quality Management (3 cr) Health Economics (3 cr) Nurs 810 Leadership for Advanced Practice in Healthcare (3 cr)	Nurs 803 Health Policy (3 cr) Nurs 720 Strategic Planning in Healthcare Organizations (BUSMGMT - only offered in spring, even years) (3 cr) Specialty Practicum I (3 cr)	Nurs 770 Nursing Administration OR Community Nursing Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum II (3 cr)
Year 3	Nurs 773 Information Systems for Clinical Decision Making (3 cr) Healthcare Finance (3 cr) Specialty Practicum III (3 cr)	Residency (4 cr)

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BS to DNP Part-time Fall Start (Nursing Systems and Community/Aggregate)

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1	Nurs 720 Biostatistics (3 cr) Nurs 735 Theoretical Foundations of Advancing Nursing (3 cr)	Nurs 725 Evidenced Based Practice I (3 cr) Nurs 727 Epidemiology (3 cr)	Nurs 825 Evidenced Based Practice II (3cr)
Year 2	Nurs 729 Organizational Systems (3 cr) Nurs 810 Leadership for Advanced Practice in Healthcare (3 cr)	Nurs 773 Information Systems for Clinical Decision Making (3 cr) Nurs 733 Organizational Development (BUSADM) OR Community Assessment (3 cr)	Nurs 667 Program Planning in Adult Education (ADLDSP) (3 cr)
Year 3	Nurs 750 Outcomes and Quality Management (3 cr) Health Economics (3 cr)	Nurs 706 Managing in a Dynamic Environment (BUSMGMT) (3 cr) Specialty Practicum (3 cr)	Nurs 770 Nursing Administration OR Community Nursing Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum (3 cr)
Year 4	Healthcare Finance (3 cr) Specialty Practicum (3 cr)	Nurs 803 Health Policy (3 cr) Nurs 720 Strategic Planning in Health Care Organizations (BUSMGMT - only offered in spring, even years) (3 cr)	Residency (2 cr)
	Residency (2 cr)

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BS to DNP Full-time Spring Start (FNP/CNS)

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1		Nurs 753 Physiologic Basis of ANP (3 cr) Nurs 727 Epidemiology (3 cr) Nur 729 Organizational Systems (3 cr)
Year 2	Nurs 720 Biostatistics (3 cr) Nurs 735 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing (3 cr) Nurs 750 Outcomes and Quality Management (3 cr)	Nurs 725 Evidenced Based Practice (3 cr) Nurs 803 Health Policy (3 cr) Nurs 810 Leadership for Advanced Practice in Healthcare (3 cr)
Year 3	Nurs 707 Advanced Pharmacology: Application to ANP (3 cr) Nurs 754 Comprehensive Assessment of Health (3 cr) Nurs 825 Evidenced Based Practice II (3 cr)	Nurs 773 Information Systems for Clinical Decision Making (3 cr) Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum I (3 cr)	Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum II (3 cr)
Year 4	Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Theory ( 3 cr) Specialty Practicum III (3 cr)	Residency (4 cr)

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BS to DNP Part-time Spring Start (FNP/CNS)

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1		Nurs 727 Epidemiology (3 cr) Nurs 729 Organizational Systems (3 cr)
Year 2	Nurs 720 Biostatistics (3 cr) Nurs 735 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing (3 cr)	Nurs 725 Evidenced Based Practice I (3 cr) Nurs 773 Information Systems for Clinical Decision Making (3 cr)	Nurs 825 Evidenced Based Practice II (3 cr)
Year 3	Nurs 810 Leadership for Advanced Practice in Healthcare (3 cr) Specialty Theory (3 cr)	Nurs 753 Physiologic Basis for ANP (3 cr) Nurs 803 Health Policy (3 cr)	Nurs 750 Quality (3 cr)
Year 4	Nurs 707 Advanced Pharmacology: Application to APN (3 cr) Nurs 754 Comprehensive Assessment of Health (3 cr)	Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum I (3 cr)	Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum II (3 cr)
Year 5	Specialty Theory (3 cr) Specialty Practicum III (3 cr)	Residency (2 cr)	Residency (2 cr)

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BS to DNP Full-time Spring Start (Nursing Systems and Community/Aggregate)

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1		Nurs 733 Organizational Development (BUSADM) OR Community Assessment (3 cr) Epidemiology (3 cr) Nurs 729 Organizational Systems (3cr)
Year 2	Nurs 720 Biostatistics (3 cr) Nurs 735 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing (3cr) Nurs 750 Outcomes and Quality Management (3 cr)	Nurs 725 Evidenced Based Practice I (3 cr) Nurs 810 Leadership for Advanced Practice in Healthcare (3 cr) OR Nurs 720 Strategic Planning in Health Care Organizations (BUSMGMT-only offered in spring, of even years) (3 cr) Elective	Nurs 770 Nursing Administration OR Community Nursing Theory (3 cr)
Year 3	Nurs 825 Evidenced Based Practice II (3 cr) Nurs 706 Managing in a Dynamic Environment (BUSMGMT) (3 cr) Health Economics (3 cr)	Nurs 803 Health Policy (3 cr) Nurs 810 Leadership for Advanced Practicie in Healthcare (3 cr) OR Nurs 720 Strategic Planning in Health Care Organizations (BUSMSMT- only offered in spring, of even years) (3 cr) Specialty Practicum I (3 cr)	Specialty Practicum II (3 cr)
Year 4	Nurs 773 Information Systems for Clinical Decision Making (3 cr) Healthcare Finance (3 cr) Specialty Practicum (3 cr)	Residency (4 cr)

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BS to DNP Part-time Spring Start (Nursing Systems and Community/Aggregate)

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1		Nurs 727 Epidemiology (3 cr) Nurs 729 Organizational Systems (3 cr)
Year 2	Nurs 720 Biostatistics (3 cr) Nurs 735 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing (3 cr)	Nurs 725 Evidenced Based Practice I (3 cr) Nurs 773 Information Systems for Clinical Decision Making (3 cr)	Nurs 825 Evidenced Based Practice II (3 cr) Nurs 667 Program Planning in Adult Education (ADLDSP) (3 cr)
Year 3	Nurs 750 Outcomes and Quality Management (3 cr) Nurs 810 Leadership for Advanced Practice in Healthcare (3 cr)	Nurs 803 Health Policy OR Nurs 720 Strategic Planning in Health Care Organizations (BUSMGMT - only offered in spring, of even years) (3 cr) Nurs 773 Organizational Development (BUSADM) OR Community Assessment (3 cr)	Nurs 770 Nursing Administration OR Community Nursing Theory (3 cr)
Year 4	Nurs 706 Managing in a Dynamic Environment (BUSMGMT) (3 cr) Healthcare Finance (3 cr)	Nurs 803 Health Policy (3 cr) Nurs 720 Strategic Planning in Health Care Organizations (BUSMGMT - only offered in spring, of even years) (3 cr) Specialty Practicum I (3 cr)	Specialty Practicum II (3 cr)
Year 5	Health Economics (3 cr) Specialty Practicum III (3 cr)	Residency (2 cr)	Residency (2 cr)

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