General Comprehensive Examination (Doctor of Nursing Practice)

1. The comprehensive examination committee shall be the same as a student’s synthesis project committee and is generally comprised of three members of the Department of Nursing faculty who are members of the UL Lafayette Graduate Faculty. In all cases, the committee must be chaired by a Nursing Graduate Faculty member.
2. A quality improvement project proposal, including a comprehensive review of the literature on a selected topic, is required in place of a general comprehensive examination.
3. Satisfactory completion of the quality improvement project proposal shall be determined by a unanimous vote of the DNP synthesis project committee.