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Dec 06, 2025
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2025-2026 University Catalog
Nursing, DNP
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About the Program
The School of Nursing at Purdue University offers a nationally-ranked Doctor of Nursing (DNP) degree, with two pathways to get there. Both the post BSN-DNP and the MS-DNP pathways offer innovative curricula and exciting practice opportunities. The DNP program is uniquely situated to provide leadership in solving complex clinical problems through partnerships with the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, the College of Pharmacy, the Purdue University Homeland Security Institute, and the Center on Aging and the Life Course. The programs of study center on knowledge and skill building in the areas of scholarly practice, practice improvement, innovation and testing of care delivery models, evaluation of health outcomes, health policy, leadership in healthcare delivery and quality improvement, and clinical expertise for advanced nursing education. The post BSN-DNP program simultaneously incorporates the AACN thematic areas of Graduate Nursing Core, Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN) Core, Specialty Core and the AACN, DNP Essentials with completion of at least 1000 post BSN clinical hours. The post Master’s-DNP program allows students to transfer up to 40 credits from an accredited master’s program. APRNs are required to take up to 38 credits in the DNP program with a total of 704 residency hours in addition to the APRN hours to equal the 1000 hours that are mandated. Non-APRNs will complete a total of 1069 residency hours. Program Website Program Requirements - APRN
40 Credits RequiredRequired Courses (40 credits)
The post-MS DNP is 40 credits with a minimum 1000 residency hours post-BSN (per accreditation requirements). The MS-DNP program allows students to transfer up to 40 credits from a Master’s program accredited by CCNE or ACEN. DNP students are required to have completed or need to take advanced health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. A 300-level or above statistics course is required within the past five years. Plans of study are individualized to incorporate needed requirements with consideration given to prior credits using gap analysis. Core Courses (29 credits)
Residency Courses (11 credits)
Students will complete a total of 704 residency hours. Program Requirements - Non-APRN
55 Credits RequiredRequired Courses (48 credits)
The post-MS DNP is 40 credits with a minimum 1000 residency hours post-BSN (per accreditation requirements). The MS-DNP program allows students to transfer up to 40 credits from a Master’s program accredited by CCNE or ACEN. DNP students are required to have completed or need to take advanced health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. A 300-level or above statistics course is required within the past five years. Plans of study are individualized to incorporate needed requirements with consideration given to prior credits using gap analysis. Core Courses (34 credits)
Residency Courses (14 credits)
Students will complete a total of 750 residency hours. Concentrations
Departmental concentrations: Program Learning Outcomes
Students will: - Evaluate system responses to health, illness, and social determinants of health as a basis for promoting, restoring, and maintaining mental and physical health and preventing illness.
- Synthesize the advanced knowledge of nursing theories, informatics, healthcare technologies, related sciences and humanities, and methods of inquiry in the care of diverse populations.
- Design safe, quality, cost-effective nursing interventions based on the knowledge of interrelationships among person, environment, health, and nursing in an ethical and legal manner.
- Measure health outcomes to evaluate nursing and health systems in diverse settings.
- Demonstrate role competence as a doctorally-prepared nurse through professionalism and modeling of self-care in delivering care to individuals, families, and communities, including rural and diverse populations.
- Translate research to support evidence-based practice for diverse populations.
- Advocate for change in the healthcare system through the effective communication, implementation, and evaluation of health policies that strengthen the healthcare delivery system.
- Apply systems concepts to prevent and solve complex healthcare delivery problems through inter-professional partnerships and communication.
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