Advanced Systems Practice Track Curriculum

Applicant with an MSN in health care leadership, nursing administration or nursing informatics. National certification in the area of specialty is preferred.

Applicant with a BSN and a master’s in a non-nursing, business- or health-related field (e.g. MBA, MPH, MHA, MMHC) and certified or eligible for certification in one of the following:

• American Organization for Nursing Leadership (A.O.N.L.) Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (C.E.N.P.). 
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (A.N.C.C.) Nurse Executive (NE-BC).
• American Nurses Credentialing Center Nurse Executive, Advanced (NEA-BC). 
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Certified Professional in Health Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS). 
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (A.N.C.C.) Informatics Nursing Certification (R.N.-BC) and have three years of informatics experience, with two of those years in a health care setting. 

Applicant with an MSN in Nursing Education must complete additional MSN level courses in Nursing andHealth Care Leadership as part of the DNP program and prior to enrollment in DNP courses, which lengthens the program of studies. A gap analysis is conducted to evaluate completion of graduate level courses in leadership, finance and quality improvement. Program length is based on the individual gap analysis. After completion of MSN level courses, the student continues in DNP courses. 

Applicants who enter the DNP Advanced Systems Practice track with a non-nursing master’s or MSN in nursing education may be awarded up to 500 clinical hours upon enrollment depending on portfolio review, prior MSN clinical hours (as applicable), systems practice experience, and national certification relevant to advanced systems practice.