Program Overview
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, DNP
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at Pace University's College of Health Professions provides innovative learning opportunities for advanced nursing and primary health care. This post-master's program is designed to accelerate career trajectory while evolving current practice.
Program Overview
The accelerated, online program is designed for master's prepared AGACNP, FNP, or PMHNP providers looking to advance their knowledge and skills to the highest level of clinical nursing practice. The program's flexibility ensures students can earn their degree around their current professional and personal commitments.
Additional Opportunities
- Completing an evidence-based clinical practice improvement DNP project under the mentorship of a DNP program faculty member
- Attending the AANP Health Policy Conference
- Lobbying on Capitol Hill
DNP Bridge Program
Pace's DNP program has an option for adult-primary care, pediatric, geriatric, and women's health master's prepared nurse practitioners who wish to obtain FNP, AGACNP, or PMHNP certification along with the DNP degree. A gap analysis will be conducted by the program director to determine additional clinical courses required.
Clinical Partnerships
The graduate programs partner with New York's premier hospitals and healthcare organizations to share expertise and create unparalleled clinical experiences for students. Students are immersed in evidence-based practice throughout their program, preparing them to be leaders in academic and healthcare settings.
Credit Didactic/Clinical
The following courses are part of the program:
- NURS 807: Foundations of Primary Health Care Practice (3 credits)
- NURS 820: Evidence-Based Practice: Methods and Techniques I (3 credits)
- NURS 830: Health Care Policy: Strategic Action (3 credits)
- NURS 840: Teaching and Learning in Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
- NURS 850: Ethical Choices and Legal Context for the Advanced Practice Nurse (3 credits)
- NURS 860: Evidence-Based Practice: Methods and Techniques II (3 credits)
- NURS 870: Health Care Economics and Finance for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
- NURS 880: Technology and Information Systems for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
- NURS 900A: Mentorship IA: Doctoral Project (110 clinical hours) (2 credits)
- NURS 900B: Mentorship IB: Doctoral Project (110 clinical hours) (2 credits)
- NURS 910A: Mentorship IIA: Doctoral Project (110 clinical hours) (2 credits)
- NURS 910B: Mentorship IIB: Doctoral Project (120 clinical hours) (3 credits) Total credits for the DNP degree: 33 (minimum 1,000 advanced practice clinical hours with 450 completed during the DNP program).