Entrance Requirements

  • CUW will admit one class of 15 full-time students for the fall of each academic year
  • A MSN degree from an accredited nursing school
  • A cumulative 3.0 GPA from previous college coursework
  • Current board certification in a Family, Adult or Geriatric Nurse Practitioner specialty
  • Unencumbered Registered Nurse License and Advanced Practice Nurse License in the U.S.
  • Basic graduate level statistics course within the last five years
  • Master’s thesis or scholarly project completed

Please Note: The graduate statistics course does not have to be complete before you apply to the DNP program. It must be completed before your attend the initial cohort meeting in August.