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Doctor of Philosophy with a Major in Nursing

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Full Time Study

Year One

Semester One: 9 Hours

Semester Two: 9 Hours

Semester Three: 9 Hours

Year Two

Semester One: 9 Hours

Semester Two: 9 Hours

NURS 8100 - Seminar in Academic Career Development (2 Credit Hours)
NURS 9250 - Investigation of a Research Problem (1 TO 12 Credit Hours) ; (3 Credit Hours)
Elective: 4 Credit Hours

Semester Three: 9 Hours

NURS 8300 - Nursing Education Practicum (1 TO 6 Credit Hours) ; (2 Credit Hours)
NURS 9250 - Investigation of a Research Problem (1 TO 12 Credit Hours) ; (5 Credit Hours)
Elective: 2 Credit Hours

Year Three

Semester One: 9 Hours

NURS 9300 - Dissertation (3 TO 9 Credit Hours) ; (3 Credit Hours)
Elective: 6 Credit Hours

Semester Two: 9 Hours

NURS 9300 - Dissertation (3 TO 9 Credit Hours) ; (6 Credit Hours)
Elective: 3 Credit Hours

Semester Three: 9 Hours

NURS 9300 - Dissertation (3 TO 9 Credit Hours) ; (9 Credit Hours)

Part Time Study

Year One

Semester One: 6 Hours

Semester Two: 6 Hours

Semester Three: 6 Hours

Year Two

Semester One: 8 Hours

Semester Two: 7 Hours

NURS 8650 - Qualitative Design and Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
NURS 9250 - Investigation of a Research Problem (1 TO 12 Credit Hours) ; (1 Credit Hour)
Elective: 3 Credit Hours

Semester Three: 7 Hours

NURS 9250 - Investigation of a Research Problem (1 TO 12 Credit Hours) ; (4 Credit Hours)
Elective: 3 Credit Hours

Year Three

Semester One: 6 Hours

Semester Two: 7 Hours

NURS 8100 - Seminar in Academic Career Development (2 Credit Hours)
NURS 9250 - Investigation of a Research Problem (1 TO 12 Credit Hours) ; (2 Credit Hours)
Elective: 3 Credit Hours

Semester Three: 7 Hours

NURS 8300 - Nursing Education Practicum (1 TO 6 Credit Hours) ; (2 Credit Hours)
NURS 9250 - Investigation of a Research Problem (1 TO 12 Credit Hours) ; (2 Credit Hours)
Elective: 3 Credit Hours

Year Four

Semester One: 7 Hours

NURS 9300 - Dissertation (3 TO 9 Credit Hours) ; (4 Credit Hours)
Elective: 3 Credit Hours

Semester Two: 7 Hours

NURS 9300 - Dissertation (3 TO 9 Credit Hours) ; (7 Credit Hours)

Semester Three: 7 Hours

NURS 9300 - Dissertation (3 TO 9 Credit Hours) ; (7 Credit Hours)

Notes:

The PhD curriculum is not lock-step; students do not graduate as a class at the end of a specific semester. A minimum of three years full-time attendance (at least 9 credit hours per semester) or four years part-time attendance (less than 9 credit hours per semester) is required.
Order of courses may vary.
Students take NURS 9250 from the third semester in the program until they officially enter candidacy; then they take NURS 9300 for 3-9 hours each semester until graduation. A minimum of 18 dissertation credit hours (NURS 9300) is required over 2 semesters.
The student’s advisory committee may require more than the minimum number of elective credit hours in the student’s area of concentration (AOC; minimum 17 elective credit hours, with 15 hours being in the student’s AOC). AOC courses include NURS 9240: Independent Study and NURS 9020: Special Topics.
Students can request approval for transfer of up to 9 credit hours of doctoral level courses into the PhD program.

Total Hours for the Degree: 81 Hours

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