Semester

Suggested Courses

I (Fall)

Statistics I
Elective OR Research Tool
Ethical Dimensions of Nursing **

Total Hours

II (Spring)

Statistics II
Multicultural Nursing OR Policy, Power, & Politics
Philosophy of Nursing Science**
Research Tool OR Elective

Total Hours

3
2-3
3

8-9

III (Summer)

Exploring Scholarship
Research Tool AND/OR
Elective

Total Hours

3
3
3

6-9

IV (Fall)

Foundations of Theory/Research**
Philosophy of Nursing Science*
Elective OR Research Tool*
Elective
Preliminary Examination**

Total Hours

3
3
3



9

V (Spring)

Foundations of Theory/Research*
Theory & Quantitative Research**
Multicultural Nursing OR Policy, Power, & Politics
Elective
Preliminary Examination **

Total Hours

4
3
3

10

VI (Summer)

Ethical Dimensions of Nursing *
Theory & Quantitative Research**
Research Tool* OR Elective(s)
Preliminary Examination *

Total Hours

VII (Fall)

Theory & Quantitative Research *
Research/Theory Synthesis**
Elective
Elective

Total Hours

VIII (Spring)

Theory & Quantitative Research *  
Elective*
Elective*
Admission to Candidacy**

Total Hours

4
3
3
1

1-10

IX (Summer)

Prepare IRB Proposal*
Dissertation**

X (Fall)

Research/Theory Synthesis*
Dissertation**
Admission to Candidacy*

XI (Spring)

Dissertation*

XII (Summer)

Dissertation*