About the Program

The doctoral program in Nursing consists of 15 required courses beyond the Master’s degree. The program also includes a Qualifying Examination, a Candidacy Examination, defense of the dissertation proposal, dissertation work, and a defense of the final dissertation. A full time student takes three or four courses a semester in the Fall and Spring Semester of every year.

Upon acceptance to the Doctoral Program each student is assigned an advisor from the Standing Faculty of the School of Nursing who assists the student in developing an individualized plan of study.

View a sample plan of study