Master's to PhD Plan of Study

First Semester: Fall 2021
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical Hours
NUR 602* Doctoral Level Orientation 0
NUR 662 Nursing Epistemology
3
3
NUR 665 Quantitative Research Methods
3
3
NUR 670 Qualitative Methods in Research
3
3
Totals =
9
9
0
0
Second Semester: Spring 2022
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical Hours
NUR 669 Symptom Science in Nursing Research
3
3
NUR 674 Applied Stats: Generalized Linear and Gen. Estimating Equations
4
4
NUR 680 Research Ethics 1 1
Totals =
8
8
0
0


Third Semester: Summer C 2022
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical Hours
NUR 708 Scholarship in Nursing
1
1
Totals =
1
1
0
0
Fourth Semester: Fall 2022
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clincal Hours
NUR 679 Applied Statistics: SEM and HLM
3
3
NUR 681 Measurement of Nursing Phenomenon
3
3
NUR 696 Crafting the Dissertation Proposal Part 1
2
2
Elective
3
3
Totals =
11
11
0
0
Fifth Semester: Spring 2023
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical Hours
NUR 707 Becoming a Successful Nurse Scientist
2
2
NUR 709 Selected Topics in Nursing Research
3
3
NUR 796 Crafting the Dissertation Proposal Part 2 2 2
Totals =
7
7
0
0


QUALIFYING EXAMINATION


Sixth Semester: Summer C 2023
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical Hours
NUR 830** Doctoral Dissertation
3
3
Totals =
3
3
0
0
Seventh Semester: Fall 2023
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical Hours
NUR 830** Doctoral Dissertation
3
3
Totals =
3
3
0
0
Eighth Semester: Spring 2024
Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical Hours
NUR 830** Doctoral Dissertation
3
3
Totals =
3
3
0
0
Ninth Semester: Summer C 2024 Total
Credits
Class
Credits
Clinical
Credits
Clinical Hours
NUR 830** Doctoral Dissertation 3 3
Totals = 3 3 0 0
Grand Total for Degree Program
48
48
0
0
*Note: This course is completed online via Blackboard prior to matriculation. Students are registered for the course in the fall.
**Note: Students in the MSN-to-PhD program must successfully complete 12 dissertation credits to complete their degree.