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The Doctor of Nursing Practice curriculum includes 46 semester hours distributed as shown below. It can be completed in eight (8) semesters of part time study (two courses per semester) or five (5) semesters of full time study.
| Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| Foundational Courses | ||
| N6801 | Scholarly Foundations for Advanced Practice | 3 |
| N6805 | Emerging Science for Clinical Practice | 3 |
| N6807 | Evidence Based Practice Principles I | 3 |
| N6808 | Translational Research | 3 |
| HI5300 | Introduction to Health Informatics | 3 |
| N6802 | Ethics and Health Policy | 3 |
| Advanced Clinical Courses | ||
| N6840 | Advanced Management of Complex Health Conditions I | 5 |
| N6841 | Advanced Management of Complex Health Conditions II | 5 |
| N6845 | Practice Management | 2 |
| N6847 | Organization and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking | 3 |
| N6848 | Interprofessional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes | 3 |
| Fellowship Courses | ||
| N6860 | DNP Fellowship and Seminar I | 5 |
| N6870 | DNP Fellowship and Seminar II | 5 |
| Total | 46 | |
Consult the catalog for course descriptions, details about clinical, lecture, and seminar hours, and prerequisite or co-requisite requirements.
Each DNP student is assigned an academic advisor at the time of admission to the program. The advisor is selected based on clinical practice expertise congruent with the student’s area of interest. The DNP student and the academic advisor complete a degree plan and plan for the individualized clinical and fellowship experiences based on the student’s interest and goals. The advisor also supervised the Clinical Scholarship Portfolio (CSP), the dissertation equivalent for the DNP program.
Comprehensive Examination
The comprehensive examination serves as a basis for demonstrating the student’s breadth and depth of knowledge and readiness to begin the fellowship and seminar courses of the third year of the program. The examination is composed of a written and an oral component. The student is expected to demonstrate high level command of the knowledge gained from course work and supervised practice experiences. The comprehensive examination policy and procedure is found in DNP Policy D8050 (pdf).
Clinical Scholarship Portfolio
The CSP is a collection of required scholarly components that demonstrates a student’s scholarship as a clinical scholar practicing at the highest level of advanced practice nursing and provides evidence of competency in all domains of DNP practice. The CSP includes a major Practice Inquiry Project, comprehensive case studies and other components.
CSP policy and procedures may be found in DNP Program Policy D8060 (pdf).
§ The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reserve the right to withdraw courses at any time, to change fees or tuition, calendar, curriculum, degree requirements, graduation procedures, and any other requirements affecting students. Changes will become effective whenever the proper authorities so determine and will apply to both prospective students and those already enrolled.
Additional Information
- Admissions Instructions and Requirements
- Admissions Deadline:
Admits for fall semester only
Application Deadline: February 16
All applications will be processed as received - Applicant Letter of Reference Form
- Applicant Resources
- Catalog (pdf)
- Apply Now (pdf)
For more information:
Student Affairs Office
The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston
6901 Bertner, Room 220
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713-500-2100 or 800-232-8876
Fax: 713-500-2107
Email: soninfo@uth.tmc.edu