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The DNP program has two available degree tracks: BSN to DNP and MSN to DNP. The BSN to DNP track is a 4-year, part-time program which requires 79-82 credit hours. The MSN to DNP track is a 2-4 year, part-time program which requires 31-33 credit hours. The DNP has concentrations in Adult/Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner and Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Beginning in the fall 2013 semester, a fourth concentration will be offered in Adult Gerontology Acute Care. The DNP program is a part-time program that is taught in a distance-learning format with minimal campus visits.

The entry-level Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Nurse Practitioner degree has transitioned to a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). The new DNP program will be approximately 4 years of part-time study, 81 credits, and taught in a distance-learning (online) format with clinical courses arranged in your local area. Students must have a Bachelor's degree to be eligible for the DNP program. An RN/DNP pathway will be available for licensed RNs with a Bachelor's degree in another area.

The need for this change is based on strong national and state trends in the health care environment that require the revision in the curriculum and change in the type of degree offered. The DNP degree will allow students to focus on in-depth professional and clinical studies to meet the ever-increasing practice challenges of providing the highest quality health care in the 21st century. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), which currently represents more than 580 schools of nursing at public and private institutions nationwide, has endorsed the Position Statement on the Practice Doctorate in Nursing which will move the level of preparation necessary for advanced nursing practice from a master's degree to the doctorate level by the year 2015. All programs planning to meet the needs addressed by the profession, as well as to continue to exist and remain competitive in the marketplace, will find it necessary to provide entry-level education at the doctoral level.

The DNP program has an approved substantive change report in October 2009 from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).  Accreditation status is pending the 2012 self-study and site visit.
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