UCC/UGC/ECCC
Proposal for Plan Change or Plan Deletion
Fall
2015
RETRO
FAST
TRACK (Select if this will be a fast track item. Refer to Fast Track Policy for eligibility)If this proposal represents changes to the intent of the plan or its integral components, review by the college dean, graduate dean (for graduate items) and/or the provost may be required prior to college curricular submission.
All Plans with NCATE/CAEP designation, or plans seeking NCATE/CAEP designation, must include an NCATE Accreditation Memo of Approval from the NAU NCATE/CAEP administrator prior to submission.
UCC proposals must include an updated 8-term plan (if applicable). UGC proposals must include an updated program of study.
1. College:
College of Health and Human
Services 2. Academic Unit: Nursing
3. Academic
Plan Name: Nursing; D.N.P. (NURPRDNP) 4. Emphasis:
5. Plan proposal: Plan Change
Plan Deletion
New Emphasis Emphasis Change Emphasis Deletion
6. Current student learning outcomes of the plan. If structured as plan/emphasis, include for both core and emphasis.
Show the proposed changes in this column (if applicable). Bold the changes, to differentiate from what is not changing, and change font to Bold Red with strikethrough for what is being deleted. (Resources, Examples & Tools for
Developing Effective Program Student Learning Outcomes).
7. Current catalog display in this column. Cut and paste the changing text in its entirety, from the current on-line academic catalog:
(http://catalog.nau.edu/Catalog/)
Nursing Practice; D.N.P.
This terminal degree is a pinnacle for nurses who have earned a master's degree and the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse designation. This clinical doctorate helps students further develop their leadership and policy-making skills and provides experience in the interpretation of and practical adaptation of evidence based practice and best practices.
CAREERS
What Can I Do with a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nursing Practice?
If you're a nurse who has a master's degree and an APRN specialty certification, our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) offers you an opportunity to sharpen your nursing skills and enhance your leadership expertise. The DNP is a clinical
doctorate with emphasis on enhancing
leadership expertise in rural and underserved populations.
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
To receive a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree (D.N.P.) at Northern Arizona University, you must complete a planned group of courses, consisting of at least 71-76 units of graduate- level courses and one thousand hours (1,000) of clinical practice.
OVERVIEW
In addition to University Requirements:
At least 66 units of graduate nursing courses
At least 5 units of scholarly inquiry
Minimum Units for Completion 71 - 76 Additional Admission Requirements Required
Oral Defense Oral Defense is required.
Research Individualized research is required. Additional Fees/Program Fees Required
Some online/blended coursework Required
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Nursing Practice; D.N.P.
This terminal degree is a pinnacle for nurses who have earned a master's degree in nursing and the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse designation. This clinical doctorate helps students further develop their leadership and policy-making skills and provides experience in the interpretation of and practical adaptation of evidence based practice and best practices. CAREERS
What Can I Do with a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nursing Practice?
If you're a nurse who has a master's degree in nursing and an APRN specialty
certification, our Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) offers you an opportunity to sharpen your nursing skills and enhance your leadership expertise. The DNP is a clinical doctorate with emphasis on enhancing leadership expertise in rural and underserved populations.
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
To receive a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree (D.N.P.) at Northern Arizona University, you must complete a planned group of courses, consisting of at least 71-76 units of graduate-level courses and one thousand hours (1,000) of clinical practice.
OVERVIEW
In addition to University Requirements:
At least 66 units of graduate nursing courses
At least 5 units of scholarly inquiry
Minimum Units for Completion 71 - 76 Additional Admission Requirements Required
Oral Defense Oral Defense is required.
Research Individualized research is required. Additional Fees/Program Fees Required
Some online/blended coursework Required
DETAILS
Additional Admission Requirements Admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.
NAU Graduate Online application required (www.nau.edu/graduateapply) for all
programs. Details on admission requirements are included in the online application.
Undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution
Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A"), or the equivalent.
Admission to many graduate programs is on a competitive basis, and programs may have higher standards than those established by the Graduate College.
Transcripts
For details on graduate admission policies, please visit
http://nau.edu/GradCol/Admissions/Graduate -Admissions-Policy/ .
International applicants have additional admission requirements:
http://nau.edu/GradCol/Admissions/Internati onal/.
Individual program admission requirements include:
Master’s degree in nursing from a nationally accredited nursing program or equivalent if program is outside the U.S.
Official letter from the degree issuing institution with the total number of
completed clinical hours (admitted students only)
Current national certification as a Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwife, Nurse
Anesthetist or Clinical Nurse Specialist. Note: Arizona Advanced Practice Registered Nurses License obtained prior to July 1, 2004 are exempt from certification requirement
Current Arizona Registered Nurse License (or compact state) and Arizona Advanced
Practice Registered Nurse Certificate (APRN) in good standing
3.0 GPA in all nursing coursework
DETAILS
Additional Admission Requirements Admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.
NAU Graduate Online application required (www.nau.edu/graduateapply) for all
programs. Details on admission requirements are included in the online application.
Undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution
Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A"), or the equivalent.
Admission to many graduate programs is on a competitive basis, and programs may have higher standards than those established by the Graduate College.
Transcripts
For details on graduate admission policies, please visit
http://nau.edu/GradCol/Admissions/Graduate- Admissions-Policy/ .
International applicants have additional admission requirements:
http://nau.edu/GradCol/Admissions/Internatio nal/.
Individual program admission requirements include:
Master’s degree in nursing from a regionally accredited university and a nationally accredited nursing program or equivalent if program is outside the U.S.
Official letter from the degree issuing institution with the total number of completed clinical hours (admitted students only)
Accepted students will be required to provide an official letter directly from the degree issuing institution with the actual total number of clinical hours completed.
Current national certification as a Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwife, Nurse Anesthetist or Clinical Nurse Specialist. Note: Arizona Advanced Practice
Registered Nurses License obtained
Current RN license in good standing to practice as a registered nurse in Arizona or eligibility to obtain an Arizona license, or meet the Arizona Board of Nursing
regulations regarding multistate licensure.
3 letters of recommendation
Prerequisites (completed prior to enrolling in the program)
o Completed courses in the following areas: 1) Graduate Advanced
Pathophysiology with a grade of B, P, or better; 2) Graduate Advanced Pharmacology with a grade of B, P, or better; 3) Graduate Advanced Physical assessment from a college or university with a grade of B, P, or better; 4) Graduate Descriptive and Inferential Statistics course from a college or university with a grade of B P, or better within the past 3 years. Another option is graduate statistics completed before enrollment in NUR 677
Doctoral Requirements
Take the following 71 units with a minimum GPA of 3.0:
Graduate nursing courses (66 units)
NUR 510, NUR 520, NUR 530, NUR 540, NUR 560, NUR 650, NUR 660, NUR 661, NUR 662, NUR 663, NUR 664, NUR 665, NUR 675, NUR 677, NUR 700, NUR 701, NUR 703, NUR 705, NUR 712, NUR 714, NUR 716
Scholarly inquiry (5 units) NUR 704, NUR 706 Please Note:
This degree is a clinical doctorate with emphasis on leadership expertise. One thousand hours (1,000) of clinical practice with a minimum of 240 hours completed at NAU is required. The summative outcome is a DNP project that demonstrates the
integration and translation of evidence based practice to enhance clinical practice, which includes an oral defense.
prior to July 1, 2004 are exempt from certification requirement
Current Arizona Registered Nurse License (or compact state) and Arizona Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Certificate (APRN) in good standing
3.0 GPA in all nursing coursework
Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA (scale is 4.0=A) in all nursing coursework of your master’s degree program.
Current RN license in good standing to practice as a registered nurse in Arizona or eligibility to obtain an Arizona license, or meet the Arizona Board of Nursing regulations regarding multistate licensure.
3 letters of recommendation
Prerequisites (completed prior to enrolling in the program)
o Completed courses in the following areas: 1) Graduate Advanced
Pathophysiology with a grade of B, P, or better; 2) Graduate Advanced Pharmacology with a grade of B, P, or better; 3) Graduate Advanced
Physical assessment from a college or university with a grade of B, P, or better; 4) Graduate Descriptive and Inferential Statistics course from an accredited college or university with a grade of B P, or better within the past 3 years. Another option is graduate statistics completed before enrollment in NUR 677 Doctoral Requirements
Take the following 71 units with a minimum GPA of 3.0:
Graduate nursing courses (66 units)
NUR 510, NUR 520, NUR 530, NUR 540, NUR 560, NUR 650, NUR 660, NUR 661, NUR 662, NUR 663, NUR 664, NUR 665, NUR 675, NUR 677, NUR 700, NUR 701, NUR 703, NUR 705, NUR 712, NUR 714, NUR 716
Scholarly inquiry (5 units) NUR 704, NUR 706 Please Note:
Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also take. For prerequisite information click on the course or see your advisor.
PROGRAM FEE INFORMATION
Program fees are established by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). A program fee of $40 per credit hour has been approved for this program.
This degree is a clinical doctorate with emphasis on leadership expertise. One thousand hours (1,000) of clinical practice with a minimum of 240 hours completed at NAU is required. The summative outcome is a DNP project that demonstrates the integration and translation of evidence based practice to enhance clinical practice, which includes an oral defense.
Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also take. For prerequisite information click on the course or see your advisor.
PROGRAM FEE INFORMATION
Program fees are established by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). A program fee of $40 per credit hour has been approved for this program.
8. Justification for proposal: Non curricular catalog change.
9. Will this proposal impact other plans, sub plans, or course offerings, etc.? Yes No If yes, list and include evidence of notification to and/or response from each impacted academic unit
as necessary
Answer 10-13 for UCC/ECCC only:
10. A major is differentiated from another major by required course commonality: 24 units of the required coursework to complete the major must be unique, (i.e. not common or not dual use as a required element in another major), to that major. Does this plan have 24 units of unique required credit? Yes No 11. An emphasis is differentiated from another emphasis by required course commonality: 15 units of the required coursework to complete the emphasis must be unique, (i.e. not common or not dual use as a required element in another emphasis), to that emphasis. Do the emphases each have 15 units
of unique required credit? Yes No
12. An undergraduate certificate is differentiated from another certificate by required course
commonality: 12 units of the required coursework to complete the certificate must be unique (i.e. not common or not dual use as a required element in another certificate), to that certificate. Does this certificate have 12 units of unique required credit? Yes No 13. A minor is differentiated from another minor by required course commonality: 12 units of the required coursework to complete the minor must be unique, (i.e. not common or not dual use as a required element in another minor), to that minor. Does this minor have 12 units of unique required credit? Yes No
Answer 14-17 for UGC only:
14. Master’s degrees are differentiated from one another by required curriculum and course
commonality: at least 12 units of required coursework to complete the degree must be unique (i.e. not common or for dual use as a required element in another degree).
Does this degree contain at least 12 unique units of required credit? Yes No 15. Emphases within a Master’s degree are differentiated by required curriculum and course commonality: at least 9 units of required coursework to complete the emphasis must be unique (i.e. not common or not dual use as a required element in another emphasis).
Do emphases contain at least 9 unique units of required credit? Yes No
16. If this is a non-thesis plan, does it require a minimum of 24 units of formal graded coursework? Yes No
If no, explain why this proposal should be approved.
17. If this is a thesis plan, does it require a minimum of 18 units of formal graded coursework? Yes No
If no, explain why this proposal should be approved.
FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Scott Galland 9/17/2015
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate Date
Approvals:
Department Chair/Unit Head (if appropriate) Date
Chair of college curriculum committee Date
Dean of college Date
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC Approval Date
EXTENDED CAMPUSES
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate Date
Approvals:
Academic Unit Head Date
Division Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized Learning) Date
Division Administrator in Extended Campuses (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized Learning)
Date
Faculty Chair of Extended Campuses Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized Learning)
Date
UGC Approval (Graduate-Level Plans Only) Date
Chief Academic Officer; Extended Campuses (or Designee) Date
