Course variations

Course summary

This program is designed to prepare the applicant for a nursing career as either an educator, a researcher, an administrator, or a clinician. It is not designed to prepare a certified nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist. Students entering this program receive a PhD nursing degree; the BSN student completing the PhD degree in nursing does not earn a master’s degree. Students wishing to earn a master’s degree must first enter the master’s program and complete the requirements before applying to the PhD program.

Program modules

NUSC 6103 Theory in Science, NUSC 6113 Theoretical Systems and Nursing Research, NUSC 6123 Issues Influencing Research, NUSC 6233 Qualitative Methodology in Nursing Research, NUSC 6243 Quantitative Methodology in Nursing Research, NUSC 6254 Data Management and Analysis I, NUSC 6264 Data Management and Analysis II, NUSC 6271 Leadership in Macro systems, NUSC 6323 Synthesizing the Literature, NUSC 6333 Preliminary Studies and Grant Development, NUSC 5033 Advanced Physiology and Patho physiology, NUSC 5043 Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics in Advanced Nursing Practice, NUSC 5201 and NUSC 5222 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum and Theory, Clinical Theory & Practicum Courses as required by the specialty, Electives 12 hours, Dissertation 18 hours.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have a baccalaureate degree in nursing from a NLN or CCNE accredited program; or portfolio for verification for a licensed nurse with a baccalaureate degree in another field. Unencumbered Current Arkansas R.N. license. Official transcript with a course in basic statistics having a grade of "C" or better. Evidence of an academic or continuing education health assessment course. A cumulative grade point average of 2.85 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for regular admission. Students with less than a 2.85 cumulative grade point average may be considered for conditional admission. Students with a cumulative GPA below 2.5 will not be considered for admission. A minimum score of 400 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or a total of at least 1000 on the verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). On the GRE the verbal must be at least 400 and quantitative must be at least 350 within the total score of at least 1000. Students with lesser scores may be considered for conditional admission if the GPA is 2.85 or above. Students holding a BSN from outside the U.S. must take the GRE. Proof of current TB test and completed Hepatitis B immunization series. If English is not the applicant’s first language, a TOEFL score of at least 550 on the paper-based or at least 213 on computer-based exam is required. As of 2006, a minimum score of 20 in each section of the iBT is required. The exam must have been taken within the last two (2) calendar years of admission. Provide names of three (3) persons who may be contacted for academic and professional references; at least two (2) of whom must be nurses in teaching, administrative, or practice positions.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences

Department name

College of Nursing