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Beginning in the Fall of 2006, YSN will be offering a PhD program in Nursing and will be phasing out its Doctor of Nursing Science (DNSc) program.
The information in the DNSc section is for reference by students remaining in that program; those considering doctoral work at YSN should
refer to the PhD section.
Requirements for the Degree
The Doctor of Nursing Science degree (D.N.Sc.) requires at least four academic years and sixty credit hours. Transfer credits are not accepted. The grading system includes Honors, High Pass, Pass, and Fail. The student must maintain a High Pass average in order to remain in good standing.
If the student does not achieve these grade standards, the student may remain on academic probation for one term before being withdrawn from the program.
Satisfactory completion of required core courses is a prerequisite for progression in the program of study.
Successful completion of three examinations is required.
The Preliminary Examination is scheduled after completion of the equivalent of the first year of course work.
The focus of the examination is on the evolution of scientific knowledge, analysis of nursing science, research methods and statistics.
The examination is given two weeks after the end of the spring term and must be passed to progress in the program.
The Qualifying Examination takes place at the end of the second or third year. The student prepares a comprehensive dissertation proposal containing documentation of the basis for decisions about the conceptual framework, design, methods, and plan for analysis. This oral examination involves a defense of the proposal, as well as questions pertaining to content in courses, which justify choices made in preparation of the dissertation proposal. Successful completion of the Qualifying Examination, is required for candidacy for the doctoral degree.
The Final Oral Examination is based on the dissertation. The dissertation defense is intended to demonstrate that the student has competence in the chosen area of study and has conducted research of an independent nature.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Student Spotlight
"In the fall of 1997, I embarked on a journey of becoming a nurse with an advanced degree. Yale was my top choice.
I had heard great things about Yale and was hoping I would benefit from the BIG name when I graduated.
Since then, six years have passed.
I have grown from a novice nurse to an experienced nurse with an advanced degree - a professional capable of thinking independently, taking good care of my patients, and conducting clinical research.
As I step out of Yale School of Nursing, I know that I could not be better prepared for the future. Yale is much more than a BIG name.
Being here has made me more than what I ever intended to be. For that, I am grateful.
For the next page of my nursing journey,
I am returning to my home country, Taiwan, to assume a faculty position at the National Taiwan University.
It is my turn to carry the Yale School of Nursing tradition of excellence forward to a new generation, to a new community. And I promise I am going to try hard to do this."
Written by Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen, DNSc, GNP in the spring of 2003. Dr. Chen is currently a faculty member at the School of Nursing, National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan.
In the photo above, Dr. Chen is featured with her YSN academic advisor, Professor Ruth McCorkle.
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