Doctor of Nursing Practice Online

Graduating from our doctor of nursing program means gaining the highest level of education in the field, as well as ethical, moral and legal foundations to become a leader who can truly make a difference.

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2/17/25

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Program Overview

Discover the advantages of the online Doctor of Nursing Practice

Elevate your nursing career with the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor's online Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Develop as a leader while gaining expertise in evidence-based healthcare and translating research into practice to improve patient outcomes. Explore business, finance and healthcare policy, and prepare to lead in a global context. Our faith-based, 100 percent online curriculum covers vital areas like information technology, statistical analysis, implementation science and quality improvement, equipping you to tackle complex challenges in healthcare.

With 600 built-in clinical hours and up to 1,000 clinical hours tailored to your goals and a customizable scholarly project, you’ll gain hands-on experience and create real-world solutions. One-on-one faculty mentorship ensures you’re supported throughout your journey. Whether advancing in patient care, executive leadership or healthcare policy, our DNP prepares you to excel as demand for doctorally prepared nurse leaders grows.

This online DNP program will prepare you for leadership roles in nursing, such as:

  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Clinical Leader
  • Director of Nursing
  • Quality and Patient Safety Leader
This online DNP program will prepare you for leadership roles in nursing, such as:
  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Clinical Leader
  • Director of Nursing
  • Quality and Patient Safety Leader

Upon completion of this DNP online program, you will be prepared to:

  • Utilize system thinking in leadership roles, with interprofessional collaboration, to design solutions for disparities within complex healthcare systems
  • Construct new evidence-based frameworks using data within complex healthcare systems to improve healthcare outcomes
  • Value lifelong learning and professional scholarship
  • Serve in leadership roles in professional and community organizations and activities
  • Justify faith-informed discernment and moral courage in ethical decision-making
  • Complete the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) competencies outlined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials
Upon completion of this DNP online program, you will be prepared to:
  • Utilize system thinking in leadership roles, with interprofessional collaboration, to design solutions for disparities within complex healthcare systems
  • Construct new evidence-based frameworks using data within complex healthcare systems to improve healthcare outcomes
  • Value lifelong learning and professional scholarship
  • Serve in leadership roles in professional and community organizations and activities
  • Justify faith-informed discernment and moral courage in ethical decision-making
  • Complete the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) competencies outlined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials

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The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor offers a variety of specialized degrees that can help you advance with purpose. Learn about our other healthcare programs.

Total Tuition $47,385*
Program Duration As few as 20 months
Credit Hours 39
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Tuition

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Tuition for the Doctor of Nursing Practice online program is paid by the course, so you can manage costs as you advance.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
DNP $1,215 $3,645 $47,385

*Tuition includes all standard fees and is subject to change without notice. UMHB reserves the right to increase tuition and fees at any time.

Tuition Breakdown

 
Per Credit Hour $1,215
Total Tuition $47,385*

Calendar

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Our online DNP degree program is delivered in a flexible format, giving you the freedom to keep providing for yourself, your family and your community. Choose the start date that best suits your schedule.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineTuition DeadlineTerm Length
Spring 23/3/252/17/252/24/253/4/257 weeks
Summer 15/12/254/28/255/5/255/13/257 weeks
Summer 26/30/256/16/256/23/257/1/257 weeks

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Next Apply Date 2/17/25
Next Class Start Date 3/3/25
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Admissions

Your guideline for admission to the DNP online program

For admission into the Doctor of Nursing Practice online program, you must meet the requirements below.

Admission Requirements

 
  • Active, unencumbered RN license
  • Official transcripts
  • 3.0 GPA
  • No GRE required
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Review our streamlined admission process for the DNP program. To be considered for admission, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Prior Degrees:
    • A bachelor’s degree in nursing is not required, unless the graduate degree is not an MSN
    • A graduate degree in nursing is strongly preferred—for students without a graduate degree in nursing, a BSN is required
  • Official transcripts from all institutions previously attended
  • A 3.0 GPA in graduate degree
  • Active, unencumbered RN license in Texas, Missouri or North Carolina
  • Resume must include three references that may be used to verify competencies

After a holistic review of the application and required documentation, an interview with the Program Director and/or additional information may be requested.

Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended should be mailed directly from the institution(s) to UMHB at this address:

Admissions Office
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
900 College Street
UMHB Box 8402
Belton, TX 76513

Official transcripts sent directly from issuing institution(s) are also accepted electronically. Please email them to:

[email protected]

Or fax: 866-806-3813

Have a question? Call us at 833-690-1231.

Admission Requirements

 
  • Active, unencumbered RN license
  • Official transcripts
  • 3.0 GPA
  • No GRE required

Courses

Preview your DNP online courses

The online Doctor of Nursing Practice curriculum is comprised of 17 courses for a total of 39 credit hours.

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Students will complete 11 courses; Course NURS 7310 is the first course and NURS 7313 is the second course.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course serves as the foundational course for the DNP and will explore the qualities necessary to be a leader and clinical scholar in a complex health care system. This course will study the scientific underpinnings of nursing knowledge significant to develop the role of the DNP. Students will evaluate and develops new practice approaches based not only on nursing theories but theories from other disciplines
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course is designed to enable the student to consider executive level leadership competencies. Students will explore interprofessional team dynamics and ethical conflict resolution. The challenges of ethical decision making while integrating faith-based discernment are incorporated into the competencies. Students will learn to critically analyze the nurse leader’s role in policy development, ethical research, and outcomes management. Prerequisite: Admission to DNP program
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course emphasizes the necessity of nursing leadership involvement in interdisciplinary collaboration, systems-level thinking, and innovation to advance population and public health initiatives. Students learn about and apply population-focused interventions to address health outcomes. Consideration is given to environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic dimensions of individuals, populations, and communities. Students will gain understanding of emergency and disaster preparedness in community, regional, national, and global forums from a population health perspective. This course includes opportunities to advocate and participate in political and policy-making processes for the student's area of interest.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course prepares the student to be a leader in the global health care arena. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of business, finance, economics and health policy needed to be effective leaders. This course will present the skills necessary to evaluate the costs, risk, and value of health care. Students will examine the political and economic environment of the health care systems at the national level.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course focuses on the knowledge and skills needed for using data information systems to evaluate and improve healthcare. Students build a foundation for the appraisal of health information systems in various settings and consider how those systems can be used to maximize quality and patient safety. Students will explore different informatics tools for data extraction, organization, and evaluation. This course includes opportunities to participate in clinical hours with nurse informaticist or other data analyst in student's area of interest.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course focuses on organizational and systems leadership within complex, global health care systems. Innovative leadership skills and quality improvement strategies will be explored. Students will acquire the use of advance communications skills needed to lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives within health care systems. Students will evaluate health care delivery approaches needed to meet the current and future needs of diverse populations of patients. Additionally, students will develop strategies to manage ethical dilemmas related to patient care, heath care organizations and research.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course prepares students to evaluate evidence-based quality improvement models and implementation science in order to effectively manage data translation into change initiatives. Working as partners in interdisciplinary teams, students will assess organizational quality and patient safety culture. The principles in this course will prepare students to engage in local, state, national, and global healthcare improvement. This course includes opportunities to participate in clinical hours with quality improvement and patient safety specialists/leaders.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course is designed to build the foundation for Evidence Based health care. Students will use analytical methods to critically evaluate literature to determine and implement evidence based care and develop practice guidelines. Students will develop skills necessary to design, direct and evaluate quality improvement methodologies to promote safe, effective, efficient, and equitable healthcare. Key aspects of how to disseminate and integrate research into both organization and clinical practice will be included.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course focuses on the student's final preparations prior to the start of the scholarly project. Various Evidence-Based Practice models will be explored. Synthesis of the evidence into a cohesive plan of action for the scholarly project includes literature review, selecting a theory or conceptual framework for the proposed project, and project management principles. The student will analyze the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process for their work environment. Student must gain approval of final deliverables to proceed to practicum and project courses. Prerequisites: Completion of all core courses in the DNP program
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course provides the student the opportunity to work with the project chair to complete steps needed to defend the project proposal. The initial steps will include project management planning, CITI training, IRB (Institutional Review Board) submission, final literature review, and project proposal. The final project proposal must be approved before moving to the next course.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course is the first of four practicum courses that support the student’s leadership growth while engaged in capstone project activities. The student will evaluate connections between the project and the leadership essentials required to plan the project. Students will establish goals and objectives that create a framework for the experience. Clinical hours (105) will be accrued during this course. The project chair will approve all clinical hours. Students must complete all pre-practicum requirements such as health clearances before enrollment in this course.

*Course NURS 7251 includes 105 clinical hours

Student will complete six courses

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
The course provides the student the opportunity to work with the project chair to stay on target timeline goals, oversee project implementation, and begin data collection for the intervention.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course provides the student an opportunity to more deeply engage in the leadership competencies required to implement a large scope scholarly project. The students will execute the scholarly project, paying close attention to the inter and intra professional collaboration and communication necessary for implementation. Students will continue to progress in project goals and objectives. Clinical hours (105) will be accrued during this course. The project chair will approve all clinical hours. Completion of all course deliverables required for progression to the next course.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
The course provides the student the opportunity to work with the project chair to stay on target timeline goals, oversee data collection, and analyze data results. Students are ready to begin the project dense process.
Duration: 7 null weeks
This course provides the student opportunities to engage in systems level leadership experiences. The scholarly project continues and will conclude during this course. The student will evaluate any continuing challenges with the flow of the project. Students will continue to progress in project goals and objectives. Clinical hours (105) will be accrued during this course. The project chair will approve all clinical hours. Completion of all course deliverables required for progression to the next course.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course is the culmination of the scholarly project. The scholarly project completion demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for the executive nurse leader to facilitate organizational change to improve healthcare outcomes in various settings for diverse populations. Students can showcase their successful completion of the AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) Nursing Essentials competencies through an E-Portfolio. Students will work with the project chair with final preparations for the scholarly project's defense.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
This course continues to provide students opportunities to engage in systems level leadership experiences. The scholarly project concludes during this course, if not completed in previous course. Students will continue to progress in project goals and objectives. The student will participate in leadership reflection activities that demonstrate growth as a nurse executive leader. Clinical hours (105) will be accrued during this course. The project chair will approve all clinical hours. This is the final course of the practicum. All clinical hours need to be completed by the end of this course.

*Course NURS 7252, NURS 7253 and NURS 7254 include 105 clinical hours 

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