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MSN- PhD in Nursing Science - Plan of Study

65 Credit Hours (minimum)

Year 1 (30 credits)

Fall Year 1 (10 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 520Research I

3
WASHU L88-NrsSci 530Mentored Research Experience I

1
WASHU M17-CLNV 522Biostatistics I Introduction to Statistics for Clinical Research

3
WASHU Minor/Cognate 3

3

Spring Year 1 (10 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 521Research II

3
WASHU L88-NrsSci 531Mentored Research Experience II

1
WASHU M17-CLNV 524Biostatistics II Intermediate Statistics for the Health Sciences

3
WASHU Minor/Cognate 2

3

Summer Year 1 (10 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 510Symptom Science and Precision Health Care

3
WASHU L88-NrsSci 511Philosophical and Theoretical Underpinnings of Nursing

3
WASHU L88-NrsSci 522Research III Research Designs and Measurement for Scientific Inquiry

3
WASHU L88-NrsSci 532Mentored Research Experience III

1

Year 2 (26 credits)

Fall Year 2 (10 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 512Literature Critique and Synthesis

3
WASHU L88-NrsSci 533Mentored Research Experience IV

1
WASHU M19-PHS 530Advanced Biostatistics III: Multilevel Models in Quantitative Research

3
WASHU Minor/Cognate 3

3

Spring Year 2 (10 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 513Dissemination and Implementation Science

3
WASHU L88-NrsSci 514Grant Writing and Scientific Review

3
WASHU L88-NrsSci 515Interdisciplinary Science and The Innovative Nurse Scientist

3
WASHU L88-NrsSci 534Mentored Research Experience V

1

Qualifying Exam (Milestone)

Summer Year 2 (6 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 550Dissertation

3

Admission to Candidacy (Milestone)

Dissertation Proposal (Milestone)

Year 3 (9 credits)

Fall Year 3 (3 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 550Dissertation

3

Spring Year 3 (3 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 550Dissertation

3

Summer Year 3 (3 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 550Dissertation

3

Defend Dissertation (Milestone)

Year 4 (optional) (9 credits)

Fall Year 4 (3 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 550Dissertation

3

Spring Year 4 (3 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 550Dissertation

3

Summer Year 4 (3 credits)

WASHU L88-NrsSci 550Dissertation

3

Steps to Apply for Admission

Apply online at Graduateschoolwustl.edu/apply. Before an application can be submitted, the applicant must sign up for an account with CollegeNET at https://www.applyweb.com/wustl/index.ftl. Once you have a CollegeNET account, you can begin filling out a school application. You can either complete the application and submit it in one sitting, or save your work and continue it at a later time.

Application deadline is January 10.

All required information must be received before an application file can be reviewed for admission.

For more information about the PhD program, contact 314-273-5449.