MSN to DNP Sample Curriculum Plans

MSN to DNP

Fall Start: Full Time

MSN to DNP

Fall Start: Part Time

MSN to DNP

Spring Start: Full Time

MSN to DNP

Spring Start: Part Time

DNP Full Time: Fall Start

Total 35 Credits, 660 Hours


Fall

Total 6 Credits

NGR 6836 Leading Quality Improvement Practice Initiatives (3 credits)
NGR 7891 Health Policy and Finance in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)


Spring

Total 9 Credits

NGR 6840 Applied Statistical Analysis I (3 credits)
NGR 6850 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)
NGR 7176 Advanced Topics in Pharmacotherapeutics in Nursing and Genomics (3 credits)


Summer

Total 8 Credits, 120 Hours

NGR 6870 Nursing Informatics and Information Management (3 credits)
NGR 7700 Health Systems Leadership (3 credits)
NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (1 credit, 60 hours)
NGR 7940L Advanced Nursing Project (1 credit, 60 hours)


Fall

Total 6 Credits

NGR 6638 Health Promotion (3 credits)
NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (2 credits, 120 hours)
NGR 7970L Advanced Nursing Practice (1 credit, 60 hours)


Spring

6 Credits, 360 Hours

NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (4 credits, 240 hours)
NGR 7970L Advanced Nursing Project (2 credits, 120 hours)


DNP Part Time: Fall Start

Total 35 Credits, 660 Hours


Fall

Total 6 Credits

NGR 6836 Leading Quality Improvement Practice Initiatives (3 credits)
NGR 7891 Health Policy and Finance in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)


Spring

Total 6 Credits

NGR 6840 Applied Statistical Analysis I (3 credits)
NGR 6850 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)


Summer

Total 6 Credits

NGR 6870 Nursing Informatics and Information Management (3 credits)
NGR 7700 Health Systems Leadership (3 credits)


Fall

Total 6 Credits, 180 Hours

NGR 6638 Health Promotion (3 credits)
NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (2 credits, 120 hours)
NGR 7970L Advanced Nursing Practice (1 credit, 60 hours)


Spring

Total 6 Credits, 180 Hours

NGR 7176 Advanced Topics in Pharmacotherapeutics in Nursing and Genomics (3 credits)
NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (2 credit, 120 hours)
NGR 7940L Advanced Nursing Project (1 credit, 60 hours)


Summer

Total 5 Credits, 300 Hours

NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits, 180 hours)
NGR 7970L Advanced Nursing Practice (2 credit, 120 hours)


DNP Full Time: Spring Start

Total 35 Credits, 660 Hours


Spring

Total 9 Credits

NGR 6836 Leading Quality Improvement Practice Initiatives (3 credits)
NGR 6840 Applied Statistical Analysis I (3 credits)
NGR 6850 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)


Summer

Total 6 Credits

NGR 6870 Nursing Informatics and Information Management (3 credits)
NGR 7700 Health Systems Leadership (3 credits)


Fall

Total 8 Credits, 120 Hours

NGR 6638 Health Promotion (3 credits)
NGR 7891 Health Policy and Finance in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)
NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (1 credits, 60 hours)
NGR 7970L Advanced Nursing Project (1 credit, 60 hours)


Spring

Total 6 Credits, 180 Hours

NGR 7176 Advanced Topics in Pharmacotherapeutics in Nursing and Genomics (3 credits)
NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (2 credits, 120 hours)
NGR 7970L Advanced Nursing Project (1 credit, 60 hours)


Summer

Total 6 Credits, 360 Hours

NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (4 credits, 240 hours)
NGR 7970L Advanced Nursing Project (2 credit, 120 hours)


DNP Part Time: Spring Start

Total 35 Credits, 660 Hours


Spring

Total 6 Credits

NGR 6840 Applied Statistical Analysis I (3 credits)
NGR 6850 Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits)


Summer

Total 6 Credits

NGR 6870 Nursing Informatics and Information Management (3 credits)
NGR 7700 Health Systems Leadership (3 credits)


Fall

Total 6 Credits

NGR 6638 Health Promotion (3 credits)
NGR 7891 Health Policy and Finance in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)


Spring

Total 6 Credits

NGR 7176 Advanced Topics in Pharmacotherapeutics in Nursing and Genomics (3 credits)
NGR 6836 Leading Quality Improvement Practice Initiatives (3 credits)


Summer

Total 3 Credits, 180 Hours

NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (2 credits, 120 hours)
NGR 7970L Advanced Nursing Project (1 credit, 60 hours)


Fall*

Total 4 Credits, 240 Hours

NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits, 180 hours)
NGR 7970L Advanced Nursing Project (2 credit, 60 hours)


Spring*

Total 3 Credits, 180 Hours

NGR 7940L Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (2 credits, 120 hours)
NGR 7970L Advanced Nursing Project (1 credit, 60 hours)


*Below part-time enrollment status per SFA: https://www.sfa.ufl.edu/process/receiving-your-aid/enrollment-requirements/

Students may take the following elective courses in the Fall and Spring to meet SFA enrollment criteria:

  • NGR 6711 Instructional Theories and Learning Strategies in Nursing Education – 3 credits (Fall)
  • NGR 6717 Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education – 3 credits (Spring)