-- MSU Quick Links -- Angel Stuinfo Academic Calendar Course Descriptions Course Schedule Admissions & Aid Registrar's Office MSU Library MSU Information	Academic Programs PhD in Nursing SAMPLE SCHEDULES Year 1 Fall Semester NUR 901: Knowledge Development in Nursing 3 credits CEP 933: Quantative Methods 3 credits NUR 950: Doctoral Seminars 1 credit Spring Semester NUR 910: Health Status Outcomes: The Individual & Family 3 credits NUR 930: Methods in Clinical Research 3 credits NUR 951: Doctoral Seminars 1 credit Summer Semester NUR 940: Research Practicum 1-3 credits NRSA: Pre-Doctoral Application Year 2 Fall Semester NUR 911: Health Status Outcomes: Community/Primary Care 3 credits CEP 920: Instrument Construction 3 credits Elective: Statistics Course variable Spring Semester CEP 921: Psychometric Theory 3 credits Elective: Qualitative Research Course variable Electives (as required by Guidance Committee) 3-7 credits Summer Semester COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION Year 3 Fall Semester PHL 480: Philosophy of Science 4 credits Elective Statistics Course variable Spring Semester NUR 920: Translation of Research to a Community Setting 3 credits Elective Statistics Course variable Year 4 NUR 999: Doctoral Dissertation Research 24 credits Electives (as required by Guidance Committee) 3-7 credits