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Mennonite College of Nursing

BSN to DNP Plan of Study

Part-Time Plan of Study (4-year)

Students hone their leadership skills for health care in this fully online, part-time program. The MSN completes in 7 semesters after completing NUR 483 in Year 3 Fall, and the DNP completes in 4 years.

Year 1

Fall Semester

  • NUR 401 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing and Health Care (3)

  • NUR 405 Epidemiology (3)

Spring Semester

  • NUR 451 Finance (3)

  • NUR 453 Organizational Behavior (3)

Summer Semester

  • NUR 511 Health Policy (3)

  • NUR 509 Informatics (3)

Year 2

Fall Semester

  • NUR 562 Leadership in Healthcare Systems (3)

  • NUR 425 Organizational Experience (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Spring Semester

  • NUR 565 Changing Healthcare Systems: Quality (3)

  • NUR 407 Scientific Inquiry and Research (3)

  • NUR 425 Organizational Experience† (1), 60 clinical hrs.

Summer Semester

  • NUR 564 Evidence-Based Practice (3)

  • NUR 409 Understanding Statistics (3)

Year 3

Fall Semester

  • NUR 483 Leadership Synthesis Experience (4), 180 clinical hrs.

  • NUR 535 Applied Data Management (3)

  • Master of Science in Nursing completes with NUR 483.

Spring Semester

  • NUR 560 Advanced Nursing Practice Experience (2), 280 clinical hrs., 140/credit hr.

  • NUR 563 Human Resource Management and Strategic Planning in Health (3)

Summer Semester

  • NUR 569 Advanced Finance (3)

  • NUR 539 Scholarly Project Design (1)

Year 4

Fall Semester

  • NUR 543 Scholarly Project I (2)

  • NUR 550 Clinical Residency I (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Spring Semester

  • NUR 545 Scholarly Project II (2)

  • NUR 552 Clinical Residency II (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Summer Semester

  • NUR 547 Scholarly Project III (2)

  • NUR 554 Clinical Residency III (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Total Credit Hours: 64
Total Clinical Hours: 1000

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BSN-DNP Nursing Leadership & Management Plan of Study (4 years)

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Part-Time Plan of Study (5-year)

Students hone their leadership skills for health care in this fully online, part-time program. The MSN completes in 7 semesters after completing NUR 483 in Year 3 Fall, and the DNP completes in 5 years.

Year 1

Fall Semester

  • NUR 401 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing and Health Care (3)

  • NUR 405 Epidemiology (3)

Spring Semester

  • NUR 451 Finance (3)

  • NUR 453 Organizational Behavior (3)

Summer Semester

  • NUR 511 Health Policy (3)

  • NUR 509 Informatics (3)

Year 2

Fall Semester

  • NUR 401 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing and Health Care (3)

  • NUR 405 Epidemiology (3)

Spring Semester

  • NUR 565 Changing Healthcare Systems: Quality (3)

  • NUR 407 Scientific Inquiry and Research (3)

  • NUR 425 Organizational Experience† (1), 60 clinical hrs.

Summer Semester

  • Break

Year 3

Fall Semester

  • NUR 483 Leadership Synthesis Experience (4), 180 clinical hrs.

  • Master of Science in Nursing completes with NUR 483.

Spring Semester

  • NUR 560 Advanced Nursing Practice Experience (2), 280 clinical hrs., 140/credit hr.

Summer Semester

  • NUR 564 Evidence Based Practice (3)

  • NUR 409 Understanding Statistics (3)

Year 4

Fall Semester

  • NUR 535 Applied Data Management (3)

Spring Semester

  • NUR 563 Human Resource Management and Strategic Planning in Health (3)

Summer Semester

  • NUR 569 Advanced Finance (3)

  • NUR 539 Scholarly Project Design (1)

Year 5

Fall Semester

  • NUR 543 Scholarly Project I (2)

  • NUR 550 Clinical Residency I (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Spring Semester

  • NUR 545 Scholarly Project II (2)

  • NUR 552 Clinical Residency II (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Summer Semester

  • NUR 547 Scholarly Project III (2)

  • NUR 554 Clinical Residency III (2), 120 clinical hrs.

Total Credit Hours: 64
Total Clinical Hours: 1000

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BSN-DNP Nursing Leadership & Management Plan of Study (5 years)

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