ENV 540: Ornamental/Landscape Plants ENV 542: Plant Propagation and Crop Production systems ENV 511: Livestock Production Practices AQU 522: Principles of Aquaculture AQU 560: Water Quality Management
A number of graduate assistantships are available for qualified full-time MES thesis option students. Some of these assistantships are funded by state and federal agencies. MES graduate assistantship recipients are required to work 20 hours per week during the school year and 37.5 hours per week during the summer to receive a stipend.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at Kentucky State University in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences is a 72 credit hours (9 semesters). The BSN-DNP online program places emphasis in the care of the adult gerontology population. Courses are completed online and clinical/residency hours are to be completed in the student's region with an approved preceptor/mentor. Course contents based on the DNP Essentials. The DNP curriculum is a program designed to prepare the RN with the BSN degree to function in the role of an advanced practice nurse caring for patient ages 13 and beyond (Adult-Gerontology) with a variety of primary care settings. To satisfy the requirements for graduation, the student must complete 72 semester credit hours of coursework and 1080 hours of time in the clinical setting with qualified preceptors. The student must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above. The DNP curriculum is congruent with established standards for clinical doctorate programs, it includes appropriate advanced nursing practice competencies, role specific professional standards and guidelines, and certification requirements. In addition, it has clearly articulated student learning outcomes and program outcomes consistent with contemporary practice.
The advanced practice nursing curriculum emphasizes competence, accountability, and legal, ethical standards in the practice of the profession, and evidence-based practice. The curriculum includes cultural, ethnic, and socially diverse concepts and also includes knowledge from regional, national or global perspectives. Graduates of the DNP program will be able to demonstrate the following competencies, which are aligned with the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Standards for the Clinical Doctorate including: