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Program checklist · Nursing Practice (DNP)

Nursing Practice (DNP)

Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Nursing Practice (DNP)
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Designed for graduate-level students to pursue a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and complete a certification exam to become a family nurse practitioner and become eligible for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). The program builds upon foundational nursing knowledge and includes theoretical, evidence-based, and advanced practice knowledge and skills necessary to assume the role of an advanced practice nurse caring for diverse populations. Graduates are prepared to practice in a primary care setting where they diagnose and treat diverse patient populations across the lifespan.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
173920
CourseShelf checklist
CK_173920_629fb5c9
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Common Core

24 items
  1. NURS 552
    4
  2. NURS 553
    Advanced Pharmacology
    As published: “NURS 553”
    3
  3. NURS 554
    Advanced Pathophysiology
    As published: “NURS 554”
    3
  4. NURS 556
    1
  5. NURS 601
    Nursing Science Theory
    As published: “NURS 601”
    3
  6. NURS 602
    3
  7. NURS 607
    Family Mental Health Nursing
    As published: “NURS 607”
    3
  8. NURS 633
    Family and Transcultural Nursing
    As published: “NURS 633”
    3
  9. NURS 635
    Health Promotion and Clinical Prevention
    As published: “NURS 635”
    3
  10. NURS 641
    Adult and Older Adult Health I
    As published: “NURS 641”
    3
  11. NURS 642
    Child and Adolescent Health
    As published: “NURS 642”
    3
  12. NURS 643
    Reproductive Health
    As published: “NURS 643”
    2
  13. NURS 644
    Adult and Older Adult Health II
    As published: “NURS 644”
    3
  14. NURS 665
    2
  15. NURS 669
    Advanced Practice Quality and Safety
    As published: “NURS 669”
    3
  16. NURS 670
    2
  17. NURS 671
    2
  18. NURS 675
    Primary Care Clinical
    As published: “NURS 675”
    1-7
  19. NURS 552
    Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning
    As published: “NURS 552, NURS 553, NURS 554”
    4
  20. NURS 691
    3
  21. NURS 709
    2
  22. NURS 711
    3
  23. NURS 715
    Scholarly Teaching and Learning
    As published: “NURS 715”
    3
  24. NURS 719
    Genetics and Genomics for Family Nursing
    As published: “NURS 719”
    3

Major Restricted Electives

37 items
  1. NURS 780
    1-9
  2. NURS 780
    Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) Certification
    As published: “NURS 780 is only open for enrollment to students who have an MSN upon admission”
    1-9
  3. NURS 604
    Evidence-Based Practice for APRNs
    As published: “NURS 604”
    3
  4. HLTH 675
    HLTH 675
    Not resolved to a course
  5. NURS 741
    DNP Project: Needs Assessment
    As published: “NURS 741”
    3
  6. NURS 742
    DNP Project: Implementation
    As published: “NURS 742”
    3
  7. NURS 743
    DNP Project: Evaluation & Dissemination
    As published: “NURS 743”
    1
  8. NURS 601
    Nursing Science Theory
    As published: “NURS 601”
    3
  9. NURS 602
    3
  10. NURS 633
    Family and Transcultural Nursing
    As published: “NURS 633”
    3
  11. NURS 554
    Advanced Pathophysiology
    As published: “NURS 554”
    3
  12. NURS 604
    Evidence-Based Practice for APRNs
    As published: “NURS 604”
    3
  13. HLTH 675
    HLTH 675
    Not resolved to a course
  14. NURS 719
    Genetics and Genomics for Family Nursing
    As published: “NURS 719”
    3
  15. NURS 553
    Advanced Pharmacology
    As published: “NURS 553”
    3
  16. NURS 635
    Health Promotion and Clinical Prevention
    As published: “NURS 635”
    3
  17. NURS 711
    3
  18. NURS 607
    Family Mental Health Nursing
    As published: “NURS 607”
    3
  19. NURS 669
    Advanced Practice Quality and Safety
    As published: “NURS 669”
    3
  20. NURS 709
    2
  21. NURS 556
    1
  22. NURS 641
    Adult and Older Adult Health I
    As published: “NURS 641”
    3
  23. NURS 741
    DNP Project: Needs Assessment
    As published: “NURS 741”
    3
  24. NURS 552
    4
  25. NURS 642
    Child and Adolescent Health
    As published: “NURS 642”
    3
  26. NURS 644
    Adult and Older Adult Health II
    As published: “NURS 644”
    3
  27. NURS 665
    2
  28. NURS 742
    DNP Project: Implementation
    As published: “NURS 742”
    3
  29. NURS 643
    Reproductive Health
    As published: “NURS 643”
    2
  30. NURS 691
    3
  31. NURS 675
    Primary Care Clinical
    As published: “NURS 675”
    1-7
  32. NURS 670
    2
  33. NURS 743
    DNP Project: Evaluation & Dissemination
    As published: “NURS 743”
    1
  34. NURS 675
    Primary Care Clinical
    As published: “NURS 675”
    1-7
  35. NURS 671
    2
  36. NURS 715
    Scholarly Teaching and Learning
    As published: “NURS 715”
    3
  37. NURS 675
    Primary Care Clinical
    As published: “NURS 675”
    1-7
Source. Minnesota State University-Mankato, catalog 2025-2026 — https://www.mnsu.edu/academic-catalog/all-active-catalogs/2025-2026-academic-catalog/graduate/nursing-practice-dnp/. Captured page pages/0099.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.