Advanced Practice Specialties
The Doctor of Nursing Practice offers seven advanced practice specialties including:
- Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults (Adult Nurse Practitioner)
- Advanced Practice Nursing of Neonate (Neonatal Nurse Practitioner)
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Pediatric Nurse Practioner
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Child-Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
values to you
- Designed for students living or working at a distance this program offers 2-3, 3-4 day visits to campus at the beginning and end of each semester and once in the summer for face to face time with expert faculty and colleagues; the rest of the time the classes use various technology assisted designs (Web, Conference Calls, podcasting) for student meetings.
- Learner rather than content centered
- Focused on using technology to enhance your practice, including using PDA’s, podcasting, and more.
- Flexibility – Seamless transition through Master of Science, Certification and starting practice as Advanced Practice nurse to the DNP
- Cost and time efficient – Baccalaureate to Doctor of Nursing Practice in only 7 semesters of full time study.
- Evidence-based practice curriculum
- Mentorship and skills to take you to next level
- Designed to develop out-of-box thinkers with solutions for complex healthcare problems
admission requirements for post baccalaureate entry
- Eligibility for admission to the Graduate College.
- Undergraduate Jr/Sr GPA = 3.0 (4=A) and/or cumulative GPA = 3.0.
- Graduate of an accredited B.S. nursing program or a program similar to
ASU's BSN program. - Submission of Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores for the analytical writing portion only.
- Recommendations from 3 professional persons knowledgeable about the applicant's academic and nursing leadership potential.
- Evidence of unencumbered active licensure as RN in the State where clinical practice will be conducted.
- An interview with a faculty member in any offered specialty of nursing.
application deadline:
- January 1, 2009 to start August 2009 (application will be available to apply online beginning September 2008)
