Admission Requirements

All students admitted to the DNP program must meet all UNA graduate admission requirements in addition to the following DNP program requirements:

1) A completed application to the ACONHP graduate program.

2) A 3.0 or better GPA in Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from a professionally accredited nursing program in the United States.  Admission to the Advanced Practice Tract requires a MSN in an advanced practice area.  Official transcripts are required. 

3) Submission of current resume

4) Two letters of recommendation from professionals in academia or industry who can comment on your accomplishments, contributions to healthcare, leadership abilities, and other potential factors of success

5) Submission of certification as an advanced practice nurse, if applicable.

6) Submission of current unencumbered registered nurse license.  Submission of current unencumbered advanced practice license if applicable.  Nurses with any restrictions or reprimands on their license, including participation in a voluntary disciplinary alternative program cannot be admitted. 

7) Submission of a professional statement that outlines a proposed project topic, a brief summary of the literature, and a discussion on a possible evidence-based Doctor of Nursing Practice project addressing the proposed topic.  This should be in APA format and no more than one written page with a second page for references.   The topic should be related to the desired track and should focus on a change that directly or indirectly impacts healthcare.  The topic should also have a systems or population/aggregate focus.

8) All DNP applicants must complete a criminal background check and drug screen.  

9) Upon admission applicants will be required to submit all required clinical documentation.  

All DNP students are expected to maintain a high quality of academic performance in their courses, which includes appropriate standards of conduct and academic honesty.  Students must maintain a GPA of 3.00 or better at all times.  Students are subject to dismissal from the program if they receive a "C" or lower in any course, violate academic honesty standards, violate any ethical standard, or violate any patient standard of care.  

Requirements for the Doctor of Nursing Practice

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
DNP Core Courses
NU 700	Data Management and Health Analysis	3
NU 702	Health Care Informatics	3
NU 704	Writing for Dissemination	3
NU 706	Evidence-Based Practice Design and Translation	3
NU 708	Epidemiology	3
NU 800	DNP I: Project Identification	1
NU 802	DNP II: Project Development	2
NU 804	DNP III: Project Implementation	3
NU 806	DNP IV: Project Evaluation	3
NU 900	Advanced Experiential Clinical	0-3
Select one of the following tracks:		15-18
Advanced Practice Track
Population Health Leadership and Simulation Track
Educational Leadership and Simulation Track
Total Hours		39-45

DNP Track Options

Advanced Practice Track 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
DNP Advanced Practice Track
NU 720	Scientific Underpinnings	3
NU 722	Health Policy and Politics	3
NU 724	Health Disparities	3
NU 726	Patient Outcomes and Sustainable Change	3
NU 728	Leadership	3
Total Hours		15

Population Health Leadership and Simulation Track

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
DNP: Population Health Leadership and Simulation Track
NU 730	Leadership and Innovation in Population Health	3
NU 732	Finance and Policy for Healthcare Delivery	3
NU 734	Population Health I	3
NU 736	Population Health II	3
NU 750	Role of Technology and Simulation in Population Health	3
NU 752	Advanced Nursing Simulation	3
Total Hours		18

Educational Leadership and Simulation Track