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The information below is a summary of degree requirements.

  • Courses must be completed in sequence.
  • Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in order to progress.
  • Students must achieve a minimum of a B in each course in order to progress.
  • Each student will be assigned to a home university based on a match between the student’s proposed phenomenon of interest and faculty expertise.
  • The student’s academic advisor and the Capstone Project Chair will be from the student’s home institution.
  • Degree requirements must be completed within five years of beginning DNP course work.
  • A maximum of four credits may be transferred into a plan of study. Transfer credits must be at the doctoral level, have prior approval, and be taken following admission to the DNP program.
  • Each student must complete 1000 post-baccalaureate hours of supervised clinical practice by the completion of the DNP program.


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