Admission Requirements for D.N.P.

The following are required for admission to the D.N.P. Program:

• graduate of an A.C.E.N. or C.C.N.E. accredited Baccalaureate or Master's Program in Nursing with a minimum of 3.0 GPA;
• résumé or curriculum vitae;
• personal statement (not more than 1,000 words) outlining career goals and objectives, career progress and area of interest for Scholarly Project;
• two reference letters from nurses (one doctoral prepared, preferably DNP, and one minimally master's-prepared). One professional letter from a supervisor and one academic. Two professional letters may be accepted for students out of school for an extended time;
• official transcripts from all post-secondary colleges and schools attended, both undergraduate and graduate;
• Post-MSN DNP applicants with a GPA below a 3.5 will be required to submit satisfactory scores on Graduate Record Exam (GRE) taken within the past 5 years;
• documentation of professional nursing licensure, CRNP license (if applicable) and specialty certification (if applicable) within the United States;
• TOEFL scores (minimum scores of 22 in reading, 22 in listening, 26 in speaking and 24 in writing) and WES reports for all nurses educated outside the United States and/or educated in a language other than English; and
• application fee of $75.

Selected candidates will be invited for a personal interview.

The following areas of undergraduate study must be completed prior to the first graduate course in nursing and are not credited toward the graduate degree: Statistics, Nursing Research and an Undergraduate Physical Assessment course. Nurse practitioner students must complete a basic physical assessment refresher course no more than three years prior to enrolling in Practicum I