Accelerate your career in the DNP Advanced Practice Program at the Conway School of Nursing. Our rigorous program prepares excellent clinicians who are equipped to lead change at the systems level. Clinical placements are tailored to the learning needs of each student and include nationally renowned healthcare systems and organizations around the country. Faculty teaching clinical courses have active nurse practitioner practices in their specialty and engage students in learning online and during intensive onsite visits to the Conway School of Nursing Simulation Lab with cutting-edge simulation technologies.
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Admissions Requirements
Post-Bachelor's Doctor of Nursing Practice Admission Requirements
This program is for students who have previously earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.
All students admitted to the program are required to submit a Graduate Health Form indicating their ability to participate in clinical practice.
Graduate applications are processed through the Office of Graduate Admission. If you have any questions about the admission process, please contact the office at 202-319-5057 or cua-gradadmission@cua.edu.
Apply for the Post-Bachelors Doctor of Nursing Practice program now.
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Tuition
Full and Part-Time $1,440/credit hour
Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner: Acute Care Program
The Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner: Acute Care Program prepares nurses to lead and to lead and participate in interdisciplinary teams in delivering complex acute care to adult and elderly patients across settings including critical care, intermediate care and general inpatient care.
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3-Year Plan of Study (69-71 Credits Required to Graduate)
Year 1
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 813D DNP Orientation**
- NURS 691D Advanced Pathophysiology
- NURS 916D Seminar Nursing Scholarship
- Session II
- NURS 630D QI Safety
- NURS 709D Nursing Research and Theoretical Foundations
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 686D Health Care Finance
- NURS 700D Advanced Population Health & Health Promotion
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- Session II
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- NURS 664D Epidemiology
Year 2
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 734D Leadership
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- Session II
- NURS 740D Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostics
- NURS 731D Evidence-Based Practice II
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 810D NP Milestone
- NURS 751D Primary Care Adults I
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- Session II
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 751D Primary Care Adults I
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 877D Informatics
- NURS 802D Ethics
- Session II
- NURS 610D Advanced Pharmacology
- NURS 671D Healthcare Biostatistics*
Year 3
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- NURS 756D AGACNP I
- NURS 752D Primary Care Adults II
- Session II
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- NURS 756D AGACNP I
- NURS 663D Health Care Policy
- NURS 752D Primary Care Adults II
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 812D Acute Care NP Milestone
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- NURS 757D AGACNP II
- Session II
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- NURS 757D AGACNP II
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 811D NP Milestone 2
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- Session II
- NURS 789D DNP Role
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- Session I
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4-Year Plan of Study (69-71 Credits Required to Graduate)
Year 1
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 813D DNP Orientation
- NURS 916D Seminar Nursing Scholarship
- Session II
- NURS 630D QI Safety
- NURS 709D Nursing Research and Theoretical Foundations
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- NURS 686D Health Care Finance
- Session II
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
Year 2
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 734D Leadership
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- NURS 691D Advanced Pathophysiology
- Session II
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 700D Advanced Population Health and Health Promotion
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- Session II
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 664D Epidemiology
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 877D Informatics
- NURS 802D Ethics
- Session II
- NURS 671D Healthcare Biostatistics
Summer
- NURS 610D Advanced Pharmacology
- NURS 663D Health Care Policy
Year 3
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- Session II
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- NURS 740D Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostics
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 810D NP Milestone 1
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- NURS 751D Primary Care Adults I
- Session II
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- NURS 751D Primary Care Adults I
Year 4
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- NURS 757D AGACNP II
- NURS 812D Acute Care NP Milestone
- Session II
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- NURS 757D AGACNP II
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 811D NP Milestone 2
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- Session II
- NURS 789D DNP Role
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
Summer
- NURS 755D AGACNP Practicum
- NURS 756D AGACNP I
- NURS 752D Primary Care Adults II
- Session I
Family Nurse Practitioner
The Family Nurse Practitioner Program prepares nurses as leaders in practice to manage the health of individuals and families. Graduates are prepared to manage complex patients with chronic illness and to promote health and wellness using the latest evidence-based healthcare.
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3-Year Plan of Study (69-71 Credits Required to Graduate)
Year 1
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 813 DNP Orientation
- NURS 691D Advanced Pathophysiology
- NURS 916D Seminar Nursing Scholarship
- Session II
- NURS 630D QI Safety
- NURS 709 Nursing Research and Theoretical Foundations
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 686D Health Care Finance
- NURS 700D Advanced Population Health and Health Promotion
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- Session II
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- NURS 664D Epidemiology
Year 2
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- Session II
- NURS 740D Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostics
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 810D NP Milestone
- NURS 751D Primary Care Adults
- NURS 750D Primary Care of Adults Clinical Practicum
- Session II
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 751D Primary Care Adults
- NURS 750D Primary Care of Adults Clinical Practicum
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 877D Informatics
- NURS 733D Well Child
- Session II
- NURS 610D Advanced Pharmacology
- NURS 671D Healthcare Biostatistics
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 750D Primary Care of Adults Clinical Practicum
- NURS 802D Ethics
- NURS 752D Primary Care Adults II
- Session II
- NURS 750D Primary Care of Adults Clinical Practicum
- NURS 663D Health Care Policy
- NURS 752D Primary Care Adults II
Year 3
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 734D Leadership
- NURS 760D Primary Care of the Family Clinical Practicum
- NURS 735D Women’s Health
- Session II
- NURS 781D Adolescent
- NURS 760D Primary Care of the Family Clinical Practicum
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 811D NP Milestone 2
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
- Session II
- NURS 789D DNP Role
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- Session I
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4-Year Plan of Study (69-71 Credits Required to Graduate)
Year 1
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 813D DNP Orientation
- NURS 916D Seminar Nursing Scholarship
- Session II
- NURS 630D QI Safety
- NURS 709 Nursing Research and Theoretical Foundations
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- NURS 686D Health Care Finance
- Session II
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
Year 2
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- NURS 734D Leadership
- Session II
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 700D Advanced Population Health and Health Promotion
- Session II
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 664D Epidemiology
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 877D Informatics
- Session II
- NURS 671D Healthcare Biostatistics
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 733D Well Child
- NURS 820D Ethics
- Session II
- NURS 610D Advanced Pharmacology
Year 3
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 691D Advanced Pathophysiology
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- Session II
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- NURS 740D Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostics
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 751D Primary Care Adults I
- NURS 750D Primary Care Adults Clinical Practicum
- NURS 810D NP Milestone 1
- Session II
- NURS 751D Primary Care Adults I
- NURS 750D Primary Care Adults Clinical Practicum
Year 4
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 760D Primary Care of the Family Clinical Practicum
- NURS 735D Women’s Health
- Session II
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Practicum
- NURS 781D Adolescent
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Practicum
- NURS 811D NP Milestone 2
- Session II
- NURS 789D DNP Role
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Practicum
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 750D Primary Care Adults Clinical Practicum
- NURS 752D Primary Care Adults II
- Session II
- NURS 750D Primary Care Adults Clinical Practicum
- NURS 663D Health Care Policy
- NURS 752D Primary Care Adults II
- Session I
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Primary Care
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Primary Care Program prepares nurses to diagnose and manage acute and chronic illness in children from birth to age 21.
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3-Year Plan of Study (67-69 Credits Required to Graduate
Year 1
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 813D DNP Orientation
- NURS 916D Seminar Nursing Scholarship
- NURS 691D Advanced Pathophysiology
- Session II
- NURS 630D QI Safety
- NURS 709 Nursing Research and Theoretical Foundations
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- NURS 686D Health Care Finance
- NURS 700D Advanced Population Health and Health Promotion
- Session II
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- NURS 664D Epidemiology
Year 2
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- Session II
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- NURS 740D Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostics
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Practicum
- NURS 810D NP Milestone 1
- Session II
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Practicum
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 820D Ethics
- NURS 877D Informatics
- NURS 733D Well Child
- Session II
- NURS 671D Healthcare Biostatistics
- NURS 610D Advanced Pharmacology
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 658D Complex Problems in Pediatrics
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- Session II
- NURS 658D Complex Problems in Pediatrics
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 663D Health Care Policy
Year 3
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 778D Children and Adolescents with Special Needs
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 734D Leadership
- Session II
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 781D Adolescent
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 811D NP Milestone 2
- Session II
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 789D DNP Role
Total Credits [cr] 67-69/ 1060 Clinical Hours (810 direct [dch], 250 indirect [ich])
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4-Year Plan of Study (67-69 Credits Required to Graduate)
Year 1
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 813D DNP Orientation
- NURS 916D Seminar Nursing Scholarship
- Session II
- NURS 630D QI Safety
- NURS 709 Nursing Research and Theoretical Foundations
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- NURS 686D Health Care Finance
- Session II
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
Year 2
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 734D Leadership
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- Session II
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 700D Advanced Population Health and Health Promotion
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- Session II
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 664D Epidemiology
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 820D Ethics
- NURS 877D Informatics
- Session II
- NURS 671D Healthcare Biostatistics
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 733D Well Child
- Session II
- NURS 610D Advanced Pharmacology
- NURS 663D Health Care Policy
Year 3
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 691D Advanced Pathophysiology
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- Session II
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- NURS 740D Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostics
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 810D NP Milestone 1
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Practicum
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
- Session II
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Practicum
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
Year 4
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 778D Children and Adolescents with Special Needs
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- Session II
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 781D Adolescent
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 770D Primary Care Adults Clinical Practicum
- NURS 811D NP Milestone 2
- Session II
- NURS 789D DNP Role
- NURS 770D Primary Care Adults Clinical Practicum
Summer
- NURS 658D Complex Problems in Pediatrics
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- Session I
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Dual Acute and Primary Care
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Dual Acute and Primary Care prepares graduates to manage acute and complex illness and injuries in children as well as chronic illness, minor injuries and health promotion.
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3-Year Plan of Study (71-73 Credits Required to Graduate)
Year 1
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 813D DNP Orientation
- NURS 691D Advanced Pathophysiology
- NURS 916D Seminar Nursing Scholarship
- Session II
- NURS 630D QI Safety
- NURS 709D Nursing Research and Theoretical Foundations
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 686D Health Care Finance
- NURS 700D Advanced Population Health and Health Promotion
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- Session II
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- NURS 664D Epidemiology
Year 2
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- Session II
- NURS 740D Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostics
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 810D NP Milestone
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- Session II
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 877D Informatics
- NURS 733D Well Child
- NURS 802D Ethics
- Session II
- NURS 610D Advanced Pharmacology
- NURS 671D Healthcare Biostatistics
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 773D Pediatric Acute Care Advanced Diagnostics and Procedures
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 658D Complex Problems in Pediatrics
- Session II
- NURS 773D Pediatric Acute Care Advanced Diagnostics and Procedures
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 658D Complex Problems in Pediatrics
- NURS 663D Health Care Policy
Year 3
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 734D Leadership
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 771D Acute Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 778D Children and Adolescents with Special Needs
- NURS 812D Acute Care NP Milestone
- Session II
- NURS 781D Primary Care of Adolescent Seminar
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 771D Acute Care of Children Clinical Practicum
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 811D NP Milestone 2
- NURS 771D Acute Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- Session II
- NURS 789D DNP Role
- NURS 771D Acute Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- Session I
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4-Year Plan of Study (71-73 Credits Required to Graduate)
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Year 1
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 813D DNP Orientation
- NURS 916D Seminar Nursing Scholarship
- Session II
- NURS 630D QI Safety
- NURS 709D Nursing Research and Theoretical Foundations
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
- NURS 686D Health Care Finance
- Session II
- NURS 730D Scholarly Project I: Problem and Proposal
Year 2
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 734D Leadership
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
- Session II
- NURS 731D Scholarly Project II: Implementation and Analysis
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 700D Advanced Population Health and Health Promotion
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- Session II
- NURS 899D Scholarly Project III: Evaluation and Dissemination
- NURS 664D Epidemiology
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 820D Ethics
- NURS 877D Informatics
- Session II
- NURS 671D Healthcare Biostatistics
Summer
- Session I
- NURS 733D Well Child
- Session II
- NURS 610D Advanced Pharmacology
- NURS 663D Health Care Policy
Year 3
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 691D Advanced Pathophysiology
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- Session II
- NURS 657D Advanced Health Assessment
- NURS 740D Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostics
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 810D NP Milestone 1
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Practicum
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
- Session II
- NURS 770D Primary Care of Children Practicum
- NURS 772D Primary Care Young Child
Year 4
Fall
- Session I
- NURS 778D Children and Adolescents with Special Needs
- NURS 812D NP Milestone
- NURS 771D Acute Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- Session II
- NURS 771D Acute Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 781D Adolescent
Spring
- Session I
- NURS 771D Acute Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 811D NP Milestone 2
- Session II
- NURS 771D Acute Care of Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 789D DNP Role
Summer
- NURS 658D Complex Problems in Pediatrics
- NURS 770D Primary Care Children Clinical Practicum
- NURS 773D Pediatric Acute Care Advanced Diagnostics and Procedures
- Session I
-