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 LHC Group ● Myers School 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.