2026 DNAP Completion & Nurse Anesthesia Educator Track Cohort Schedule

Year 1 (September 3, 2024 to September 1, 2025)

Semester

Start Date End Date Student Break Ends Course

Semester 1 

Fall 2024

9/3/2024

12/12/2024

1/5/2025

DNAP 705: Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (4 Hrs.)

DNAP 715: Informatics, Education, Curriculum, Instruction, Evaluation: Application and Practice (4 Hrs.)

Semester 2 Spring 2025

1/6/2025

4/17/2025

5/4/2025

DNAP 725: Healthcare Policy, Business & Legal Issues (4 Hrs.)
DNAP 735: Population Wellness and Health Promotion (Epidemiology) (4 Hrs.)

Semester 3 Summer 2025

5/5/2025

8/14/2025

9/1/2025

DNAP 745: Leadership and Ethics in Nurse Anesthesia Practice (4 Hrs.)
DNAP 755: Evidence Based Practice in Nurse Anesthesia I (4 Hrs.)

Year 2 (September 2, 2025 to August 13, 2026)

Semester

Start Date

End Date

Student Break Ends Course

Semester 1

Fall 2025

9/2/2025

12/11/2025

1/4/2026

DNAP 765 Evidence Based Practice in Nurse Anesthesia II (3 Hrs.)                
DNED 700 Theoretical Foundations in Education and the Nurse Anesthesia Educator Role (3 Hrs)
 

Semester 2 Spring 2026

1/5/2026

4/16/2026

5/3/2026

DNAP 775 Evidence Based Practice in Nurse Anesthesia III (3 Hrs.)    
DNED 710 Teaching and Assessment Strategies for the Nurse Anesthesia Educator (3 Hrs) 
DNED 711 Nurse Anesthesia Educator Practicum I (1 Hrs.) 

Semester 3 Summer 2026

5/4/2026

8/13/2026

Anticipated Program Completion Date

12/11/2026

Tentative Graduation Ceremony

DNAP 785 Evidenced Based Practice in Nurse Anesthesia IV (3 Hrs.)  
DNED 720 Curriculum Development for the Nurse Anesthesia Educator (3 Hrs.)
DNED 721 Nurse Anesthesia Educator Practicum II (1 Hrs.) 

Please note: All courses with a course code beginning in "DNED" are part of the Nurse Anesthesia Educator Track.