
Application Deadlines
- Application period opens on September 10
- Priority application deadline is November 1
- Application period closes on April 1
- Knowledge Synthesis — As assessed by a comprehensive exam, students will:
- demonstrate substantive knowledge related to the body of literature and theories to inform nursing practice; and
- appraise and synthesize models and theories from previously conducted research.
- Research Conduct — As assessed by a successfully defended dissertation, students will demonstrate the ability to design and conduct ethical and culturally competent nursing research that is theoretically, methodologically, and analytically sound with the potential to influence health outcomes and generate new knowledge.
- Dissemination — Students will contribute to nursing science by generating new knowledge and actively disseminating research at national and/or international venues and in respected peer-reviewed journals.
