Two different pathways to PhD

Both the three-year and four-year program options are a total of 56 credits (53 if a 3-credit Statistics course is transferred). Course descriptions for both program options, along with the number of credits per course are available, as well as the two pathways by year. Revisions to curricula are ongoing.

* Required On-campus Visit

** Study Abroad

3-Year Coursework

Year 1

Summer - Foundations

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 901 State of the Science and Discovery 3 credits
GPNG 921 Foundations of Social and Distributive Justice in Health Policy 3 credits
  Doctoral Week*  

Fall - Science, Truth and Knowledge

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 927 Structure of Nursing Knowledge 3 credits
GPNG 922 Philosophy of Science and Theory 3 credits

Spring - Scientific Tools

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 923 Methods of Scientific Inquiry I 4 credits
GPNG 940 Statistics II or a Cognate 3 credits
  Cognate 3 credits

Year 2

Summer - Global View

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 924 Methods of Scientific Inquiry II** 4 credits
GPNG 903 Measurement Issues** 3 credits
  Seminar: Topic Defense* (Doctoral Week)  

Fall - Immersion and Articulation

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 931 Applied Qualitative Practicum 3 credits
GPNG 915 Dissertation Research Seminar: 1st manuscript (literature or other)* 3 credits
  Cognate 3 credits

Spring - Developing Independence

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 930 Applied Quantitative Practicum 3 credits
GPNG 925 Grant Writing 3 credits

Year 3

Summer - Dissertation and Dissemination

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 915 Dissertation 3 credits

Fall - Dissertation and Dissemination

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 915 Dissertation 3 credits

Spring - Dissertation and Dissemination

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 915 Dissertation 3 credits

Summer - Dissertation and Dissemination

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 915 Dissertation Final Defense* 3 credits

4-Year Coursework

Year 1

Summer - Foundations

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 901 State of the Science and Discovery 3 credits
  Doctoral Week*  

Fall - Science, Truth and Knowledge

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 927 Structure of Nursing Knowledge 3 credits
GPNG 922 Philosophy of Science and Theory 3 credits

Spring - Scientific Tools

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 923 Methods of Scientific Inquiry I 4 credits
GPNG 940 Statistics II 3 credits

Year 2

Summer - Global View

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 924 Methods of Scientific Inquiry II** 4 credits
GPNG 903 Measurement Issues** 3 credits

Fall - Immersion and Articulation

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 931 Applied Qualitative Practicum 3 credits
  Cognate 3 credits

Spring - Immersion and Articulation

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 930 Applied Quantitative Practicum 3 credits
  Cognate 3 credits

Year 3

Summer - Foundations

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 921 Foundations of Social and Distributive Justice in Health Policy 3 credits
  Seminar: Topic Defense* (Doctoral Week)  

Fall - Immersion and Articulation

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 915 Dissertation Research Seminar: 1st manuscript (literature or other)* 3 credits

Spring- Developing Independence

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 925 Grant Writing 3 credits

Year 4

Summer - Dissertation and Dissemination

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 915 Dissertation 3 credits

Fall - Dissertation and Dissemination

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 915 Dissertation 3 credits

Spring - Dissertation and Dissemination

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 915 Dissertation 3 credits

Summer - Dissertation and Dissemination

Course # Course Name or Program Requirement Credits
GPNG 915 Dissertation Final Defense* 3 credits