Doctor of Nursing Science

D.N.S. Degree Program

Our online distance education program offers nurses the opportunity to study a comprehensive curriculum in the Doctor of Nursing degree program. The profession of nursing is one that is continually transforming itself. Today there exists a significant shortage of not only undergraduate prepared nurses, but graduate prepared nurses as well. Many practice specialties today require nurses prepared at the doctoral level to provide leadership and education in all facets of professional nursing practice. Health care organizations continue to seek out professional nurses who are educated at the masters and doctorate levels to practice in more advanced roles as the environment dictates.

Through this program students will learn the skills needed to succeed in this field. All of the courses are focused on the major. This allows students to maximize their learning in the core courses and succeed in their educational and career goals.

Students begin with the study of nursing theory and assessment. Specific courses focus on health care law, ethics, and natural health care. In the higher division courses students enter symposium and project courses where they are able to focus more in one area of Nursing, and complete a dissertation. These specialty courses allow students maximum opportunities to study in a nursing specialty. Several career fields this nursing science degree will prepare you for are:

* Advanced Clinical Practice
* Clinical Nursing Research
* Nurse Educator
* Nurse Consultant
* Nursing Administration

The prerequisites for this program are: an earned master degree in nursing.
NOTE: This degree does not meet any state or country’s specific requirements for licensing. This degree program is intended for registered nurses who hold a masters degree in nursing and are currently and appropriately licensed to practice in their state or country.

The online curriculum offers an innovative approach to higher education. Enrollment is open and students may begin the program at any time. All courses are provided in online classrooms, with on-to-one faculty mentoring. Students also have free access to our comprehensive Study Tactics and Resources Center, with links to subject related websites, online libraries, articles and research assistance. Our online Nursing Science degree curriculum includes:

TOTAL: 90 Semester Hours

Courses in this curriculum are to be taken in sequence as above.

TUITION: $550.00 per course ($650.00 per dissertation course). Students may register and pay for one course at a time.

Students will select a Clinical Speciality Track. Specialty Tracks include:

• Case Management
• Holistic Nursing
• Nursing Education
• Hospice Nursing
• Critical Care Nursing
• Gerontology
• Thanatology
• Oncology/Hematology
• Home Health Care
• Pediatrics
• Obstetrics
• Medical/Surgical Practice

* Students may submit a proposal for a nursing speciality focus not listed above.

* Note: cost of tuition does not include cost of text books.

** There is also a one time $50.00 admission processing fee.

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Course Completion Times: Students are permitted 10 weeks to complete an online course. This may be extended with the permission of the instructor. For all Symposium Courses, students are permitted up to a six month period for completion. Doctoral students are permitted one year for all Dissertation/Doctoral Project courses.

Prerequisites: an earned Masters Degree in Nursing ,Community Health, Public Health, or related discipline. Candidates for admission must hold a current registered nurse liscense.

TRANSFER CREDITS & EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CREDITS: Up to fifty percent of the degree may be earned by transfer credits from other schools and/or application for the award of experiential learning credits. A combination of transfer credits and experiential learning credits may be applied. For detailed information please CLICK HERE

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