This addendum modifies catalog content as indicated and supersedes all previous addenda. Page 8 / 28 2025-2026 ADDENDUM to the Rasmussen University Catalog and Student Handbook March 31, 2026 P. 93 Post-Graduate Certificate – Nurse Practitioner (3/31/2026) In the professional licensure or certification section, move the state of Louisiana from the “Meets” list to the “Does Not Meet” list. • Meets: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, Guam, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, Northern Marianas Islands, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY • Does Not Meet: AL, ID, KS, LA, MD, PA • Undetermined: American Samoa, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands P. 94 Doctor of Nursing Practice (3/31/2026) Replace the Core Courses section and footnote 1 with the following: CORE COURSES Graduate Division NGR7730 Organizational and Systems Leadership 4 NGR7840 Applied Research and Statistics 4 NGR7853 Nursing Inquiry and Translation of Evidence 4 NGR7892 Essentials of Healthcare Policy 4 NGR7894 Population and Global Health 4 NGR8768 Professional Identity Development 4 NGR8911 DNP Project I 5 NGR8912 DNP Project II 5 NGR8913 DNP Project III 5 Practicum Clinical Courses ¹ NGR7910LL Leadership Practicum 5 NGR7920LL Healthcare Information and Systems Technology 5 Practicum NGR7930LL Population and Global Health Practicum 5 CHOOSE ONE SPECIALIZATION 2 Executive Leadership NGR8701 Executive Leadership I 4 NGR8702 Executive Leadership II 5 Public Health and Policy NGR8731 Public Health and Policy I 4 NGR8732 Public Health and Policy II 5 Major and Core Credits 39 Practicum Clinical Credits 15 Specialization Credits 9 Total Doctoral Degree Credits 63 ¹ In addition to meeting all other program requirements (including completion of all core and specialization coursework), students must demonstrate a minimum of 1,000 hours of post-baccalaureate practice experiences in order to graduate from the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. This requirement may be met through the combination of any of the following: (1) Practice experience completed prior to enrollment into the DNP program, as recognized by Rasmussen. (2) Completion of clinical hours that are part of courses taken while enrolled in this program; (3) Completion of DNP program Practicum courses NGR7910LL, NGR7920LL, and/or NGR7930LL. Each Practicum course ranges from 1 credit to 5 credits. Students who are required to complete Practicum credits choose how they want to be scheduled amongst each of the three Practicum areas (Leadership, Healthcare Information and Systems Technology, and Population and Global Health).
