Program Requirements
Complete 48 credits from 14 courses including seven required courses, three research methods courses, three methods electives, and nine credits of dissertation research.
Doctoral candidacy: Students must pass written and oral comprehensive exams which is a prerequisite for doctoral candidacy. The written exam consists of two papers (one conceptual and one methodological) or one paper plus research portfolio (combination of paper and research portfolio must represent a balance between conceptual and methods knowledge).
Dissertation: Candidates must complete and defend a dissertation written in traditional five-chapter or three-manuscript format.
En Route MS: A non-clinical, generic master’s degree in nursing can be awarded en route to the PhD after completing 30 credits.
The 30 credits comprise 21 credits from the BSN-PhD curriculum plus 9 credits required as part of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Essentials - Advanced Health Assessment (ex NU 615), Advanced Pharmacology (ex NU 634), and Advanced Pathophysiology (ex NU 614)
Statute of limitations: Eight years.
