Nursing Practice, D.N.P. (Post-Master of Science)

Entry Requirements:

• Cumulative grade point average: A cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or more on a 4.00 scale.
• Master's degree in nursing: A master's degree in nursing from a program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
• Nurse practitioner certification: Certification as a nurse practitioner in at least one of the nursing specialties that the School of Nursing offers as an MSN-NP degree including: acute gerontology primary care, adult gerontology acute care, family, pediatrics and family psychiatric mental health.
• Advanced practice nurse recognition: Recognition as an advanced practice nurse in the state in which clinical experiences will be done.
• Clinical nurse specialist certification: Certification as a clinical nurse specialist (C.N.S) with national and/or state recognition will be individually evaluated for admission according to specialty and functional role.
• Registered nurse license: An unencumbered registered nurse license in the state in which clinical experience will be done.
• Graduate-level coursework: Successful completion of pathophysiology, pharmacology and advanced health assessment at the graduate level.
• **Recent A.P.N.
• experience: Evidence of recent A.P.N.
experience.
• Inferential or biostatistics course: Inferential or biostatistics course within the last five years.
program.)