Full-Time PhD Progression Plan (Fall Admission)
The PhD program requires students to take at a minimum: 19 credits of core nursing core, 22 credits of research methods and mentorship courses, 8 credits of dissertation research, and a minimum of 6 credits of cognate courses, comprising a total of 55 credits of post-master’s coursework.
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Fall (15 credit hours) | |
| NSG 724 Health Research Statistics 1 | 3 |
| NSG 735 Principles: Nursing Education | 3 |
| NSG 795 Independent Study | 9 |
| Spring (9 credit hours) | |
| NSG 725 Health Research Statistics 2 | 3 |
| NSG 729 Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
| Cognate | 3 |
| Summer (7 credit hours) | |
| NSG 728 Nursing Science Theory/Philosophy | 4 |
| NSG 732 Seminar in Nursing Scholarship | 3 |
| Year 1 Total Credit Hours | 31 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Fall (9 credit hours) | |
| NSG 731 Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| NSG 727 Contemporary Nursing Science Cognate | 3 |
| Cognate | 3 |
| Spring (15 credit hours) | |
| NSG 737 Leadership | 3 |
| NSG 734 Use of Data | 3 |
| NSG 795 Independent Study | 9 |
| Summer (7 credit hours) | |
| NSG 733 Research Grant Development | 3 |
| NSG 736 Advanced Health Policy and Ethics | 3 |
| NSG 785 Qualifying Exam | 1 |
| Year 2 Total Credit Hours | 31 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Fall (3 credit hours) | |
| NSG 783 Dissertation Seminar | 2 |
| NSG 781 Research Mentorship | 1 |
| Spring (1-4 credit hours) | |
| NSG 797 Research | 1-9 |
| Summer (1-4 credit hours) | |
| NSG 797 Research | 1-9 |
| Year 3 Total Credit Hours | 5-11 |