Nursing DNP, MSN to DNP Curriculum
The post master’s entry point is designed for graduate-prepared nurses who want to develop the knowledge, skills, and expertise to become clinical scholars, transformational leaders, and function at the highest level of nursing practice while obtaining a terminal degree in nursing practice.
Admission Criteria
- Admission to the University by completing the UMSL Graduate School application
- MSN from a nationally accredited nursing program
- MSN 3.0 GPA
- Current professional licensure
- Completion of an undergraduate general statistics course or graduate level general statistics course
See the UMSL College of Nursing's website for the application process and specific program deadlines.
Degree Requirements
| NURSE 6424 | Social Determinants of Health for Underserved Populations | 3 |
| NURSE 7211 | Biostatistics I | 3 |
| NURSE 7215 | Evidence-Based Practice for the DNP | 3 |
| NURSE 7220 | Leadership in Practice | 3 |
| NURSE 7230 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| NURSE 7240 | Health Informatics | 3 |
| NURSE 7260 | Program Evaluation and Quality Management in Healthcare | 3 |
| NURSE 7291 | DNP Clinical Scholarship Project I | 2 |
| NURSE 7292 | DNP Clinical Scholarship Project II | 2 |
| NURSE 7293 | DNP Clinical Scholarship Project III | 2 |
| NURSE 7443 | Healthcare Policy and Economics | 3 |
| Nursing elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Prior to completion of the DNP program, students will complete a clinical scholarship project that satisfies the graduate school requirement.
Learning Outcomes
A successful graduate should, upon completion, be able to:
- Integrates evidence-based concepts from advanced practice nursing, the arts, sciences, and humanities to provide comprehensive, competent, holistic, and patient-centered care promoting healthy outcomes and health equity for diverse individuals, families, communities, and populations.
- Demonstrates clinical decision-making and actions based on ethical and legal obligations, standards of practice, economics, health equity, and nursing values.
- Applies knowledge of health care policies in their regulatory environment and their influence on health care access and quality.
- Generates, synthesizes, translates, applies, and disseminates research to improve health outcomes, quality of care, and minimize risk of harm.
- Evaluates approaches to practice utilizing information and communication technologies to promote, safe, high-quality care, and efficient health delivery services according to best practice, professional, and regulatory standards.