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NURS: Graduate Nursing Advising & Orientation

DNP Director/Advisor

Dr. Kara Misto, PhD, RN
DNP Director
kmisto@ric.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Joan Walsh, DNP, APRN CNS, CCNS-BC, CNRN, SCRN, ENLS
DNP Advisor
jwalsh@ric.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Your advisor will discuss your intended plans for the DNP scholarly project and the process for selecting a DNP project team who will be best suited to guide you in this work. As your academic advisor, they will be working with you on all the initial aspects of your coursework.

Browse DNP Scholarly Works on DigitalCommons@RIC

Join us for the 4th Annual DNP Symposium   DNP students will present their project proposals and scholarly research projects.

 

Doctor of Nursing Practice Advising Forms

 

new students!  Please use the links at left to DOWNLOAD a copy of these forms prior to your remote advising appointment.  Your advisor will go over them in more detail:

 

  1. Recommended Course Sequence (the DNP has one full-time and two part-time options)
  2. Course Descriptions
  3. Course Offerings Grid (a listing of courses offered by semester)
  4. Plan of Study 
  5. Student Attestation Form (all students must consent to the SON Academic Honesty Policy)
  6. Parking Registration Form (to receive a parking pass for the RINEC garage)

After your remote advising appointment, you will DIGITALLY SIGN* (see instructions below) the Plan of Study and Student Attestation Form and email them to your advisor.  Once all signatures are collected, you will be matriculated and notified of next steps.  If you have problems with these forms email: Ellen Morais emorais@ric.edu 

Consult the College's Academic Calendar for important enrollment dates.

Recommended Course Sequences

Each graduate nursing program has a recommended sequence based on course offerings and prerequisite requirements.  Note that the DNP program can be completed full time or part time and there are two and three year part-time options to give you the most flexibility.  These course sequences have been designed to help you complete your program in the shortest time possible. 

Course Descriptions

Course Offerings Grid

The course offerings grid lists all the available courses in your program for the indicated semesters and includes days of the week and time (where applicable).  Courses meet face to face except where denoted; however, please note that due to COVID 19 all summer 2020 courses will be conducted online.

**COURSE OFFERINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE**

View the Course Bulletin for the most recent offerings. 

Plan of Study

image of formsPlease download and complete the top portion of the plan of study making sure to complete all fields including your name, student ID#, complete address (include street, city, state and zip), and phone number.  Forms are PDF fillable; your signature can be added electronically or you can print, sign and scan, then email to your advisor.  You must email as an attachment (not a picture embedded in an email).

Student Attestation Form

All students enrolled in graduate nursing program course(s) must sign the Academic Honesty policy statement.  Please download the form below, read and digitally sign, attesting that you understand the policy and will comply.

Parking Registration Form