DNP - Family Nurse Practitioner

Applicants must have:

• Earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing from an accredited program
• An active, unrestricted California RN license
• At least one year full-time work (or equivalent) as a registered nurse in the U.S. prior to the start of program entry
• Completed a course in descriptive and inferential statistics with a grade of B or better within five years of admission to the program
• A complete application file including the application form, official transcripts, one letter of recommendation, and a resume or curriculum vitae
• Applicants must meet the general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division.
• A personal interview is required of all applicants considered for admission. The GRE is not required.

DNP (Post-Master's)

Applicants must have:

• Earned a master’s degree in nursing from an accredited program by matriculation
• An active, unrestricted RN license in the state where D.N.P. practicum work will occur
• At least one year fulltime work (or equivalent) as registered nurse in the U.S. prior to the start of program entry
• Completed a course in descriptive and inferential statistics with a grade of B or better within five years admission to the program.
• A complete application file including the application form, official transcripts, one letter of recommendation, and a resume or curriculum vitae
• Applicants must meet the general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division
• A personal interview is required of all applicants considered for admission. The GRE is not required.

Students enrolled in the DNP - Family Nurse Practitioner track complete 104 units and 1080 hours of clinical practice. Students enrolled in the DNP (Post-Master's) track complete 48 units and 570 hours of clinical practice. There is no foreign language requirement; proficiency in a language other than English is desirable but not required.

DNP Post-Masters students who have not taken advanced pathophysiology, pharmacology, and health assessment in a master’s program prior to admission are required to take NUR DNP 210: Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Health and Physical Assessment for Nurse Educators, to address the APRN core content as required by CCNE standards for accreditation. After admission to the program, students are advised as to whether or not they need to complete this course.

In lieu of a thesis or dissertation, a Scholarly Project is required for this professional degree. In preparation for developing this D.N.P. Scholarly Project, students complete a D.N.P. Project Proposal and present this to their D.N.P. Scholarly Project Team during the D.N.P. Scholarly Project III: Planning and Proposal course. Once approved by the Team, the student begins implementation of their D.N.P. Scholarly Project. The D.N.P. Scholarly Project requires students to demonstrate a synthesis of evidence-based practice in a practice area specific to their specialty and interest.

The students provide a final presentation of the completed work to the D.N.P. Team and invited University and community guests in their last quarter, at the conclusion of the D.N.P. Scholarly Project VI: Implications and Dissemination course. Development of a formal manuscript suitable for publication is also required.

The normative time to degree for the DNP - Family Nurse Practitioner track is three years, with a maximum time permitted of five years. The normative time to degree for the DNP (Post-Master's) track is two years, with a maximum time permitted of four years.

DNP - Family Nurse Practitioner Requirements

A. Complete:
NUR DNP 200	Research Methods and Evaluation for Evidence-Based
NUR DNP 201	DNP Prologue
NUR DNP 202	Leadership and Professional Collaboration in Healthcare
NUR DNP 203	Appraisal and Translation of Evidence for Practice
NUR DNP 204	Health Politics and Policy
NUR DNP 205A	DNP Scholarly Project I: Exploration and Conceptualization
NUR DNP 205B	DNP Scholarly Project II: Methods
NUR DNP 205C	DNP Scholarly Project III: Planning and Proposal
NUR DNP 205D	DNP Scholarly Project IV: Implementation
NUR DNP 205E	DNP Scholarly Project V: Implementation and Evaluation
NUR DNP 205F	DNP Scholarly Project VI: Implications and Dissemination
NUR DNP 206	The Science of Change, Quality Improvement, and Program Evaluation
NUR DNP 207	Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
NUR DNP 208	Foundations of Health Systems and Health Economics
NUR DNP 209	Nursing Informatics
NUR DNP 212A	Advanced Pharmacology I
NUR DNP 212B	Advanced Pharmacology II
NUR DNP 213	Advanced Pathophysiology
NUR DNP 214	Advanced Health and Physical Assessment
NUR DNP F215	Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
NUR DNP F216	Primary Care Adult/Gerontology Acute Common Conditions
NUR DNP F217A	Primary Care Adult/Gerontology Chronic Conditions I
NUR DNP F217B	Primary Care Adult/Gerontology Chronic Conditions II
NUR DNP F218	Primary Care: Sexual and Genitourinary Health
NUR DNP F219	Primary Care: Vulnerable Populations and Psychiatric Mental Health Conditions
NUR DNP F220	Primary Care Pediatrics
NUR DNP F221	Primary Care Procedures
NUR DNP F222	Primary Care Obstetrics
NUR DNP F223	Frameworks for the Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Role: Nurse Practitioner
NUR DNP F224A	DNP FNP Practicum
NUR DNP F224B	DNP FNP Practicum
NUR DNP F225A	DNP FNP Clinical Seminar I
NUR DNP F225B	DNP FNP Clinical Seminar II
NUR DNP F225C	DNP FNP Clinical Seminar III
NUR DNP F225D	DNP FNP Clinical Seminar IV
NUR DNP F225E	DNP FNP Clinical Seminar V
NUR DNP F225F	DNP FNP Clinical Seminar VI
NUR DNP F225G	DNP FNP Clinical Seminar VII
NUR DNP F225H	DNP FNP Clinical Seminar VIII
NUR DNP F225I	DNP FNP Clinical Seminar IX
B. If additional units are needed, select from the following:
NUR DNP 211A	Principles and Practices of Inclusive Teaching
NUR DNP 211B	Evidenced-Based Educational Design
NUR DNP 211C	Curriculum Development and Evaluation in Nursing Education

DNP (Post-Master's) Requirements

A. Complete:
NUR DNP 201	DNP Prologue
NUR DNP 202	Leadership and Professional Collaboration in Healthcare
NUR DNP 203	Appraisal and Translation of Evidence for Practice
NUR DNP 204	Health Politics and Policy
NUR DNP 205A	DNP Scholarly Project I: Exploration and Conceptualization
NUR DNP 205B	DNP Scholarly Project II: Methods
NUR DNP 205C	DNP Scholarly Project III: Planning and Proposal
NUR DNP 205D	DNP Scholarly Project IV: Implementation
NUR DNP 205E	DNP Scholarly Project V: Implementation and Evaluation
NUR DNP 205F	DNP Scholarly Project VI: Implications and Dissemination
NUR DNP 206	The Science of Change, Quality Improvement, and Program Evaluation
NUR DNP 207	Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
NUR DNP 208	Foundations of Health Systems and Health Economics
NUR DNP 209	Nursing Informatics
NUR DNP 210	Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Health and Physical Assessment for Nurse Educators
NUR DNP 211A	Principles and Practices of Inclusive Teaching
NUR DNP 211B	Evidenced-Based Educational Design
NUR DNP 211C	Curriculum Development and Evaluation in Nursing Education