Programs for BSN Holders
Programs for BSN Holders
DNP - Family Nurse Practitioner
- Online Coursework
- Placement Support
- CCNE Accredited
- CCNE-accredited** and U.S. News & World Report ranked program
- Main coursework is online with on-campus immersions throughout the program
- Practicum requirement total: 1,125 hours for BSN pathway and 1,000 hours minimum for MSN pathway
- Courses are 15 weeks, with three terms per year
- Students learn from nationally recognized faculty
- Clinical placement support
- Total credits: 75 for BSN pathway and 38-75 for MSN pathway
- BSN or MSN from a regionally accredited school of nursing
- 3.0 cumulative GPA
- One (1) year of full-time experience as a practicing professional nurse by the first day of class (additional work experience may be required by faculty)
- Current unencumbered RN license
- Complete an acceptable written personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- No GRE or MAT Required
Now accepting applications. Seating is limited
Next Start Date: January 2025
Programs for BSN Holders
DNP - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
- Online Coursework
- Placement Support
- CCNE Accredited
- CCNE-accredited** and U.S. News & World Report ranked program
- Main coursework is online with on-campus immersions throughout the program
- Practicum requirement total: 1,125 hours for BSN pathway and 1.000 hours minimum for MSN pathway
- Courses are 15 weeks, with three terms per year
- Students learn from nationally recognized faculty
- Clinical placement support
- Total credits: 75 for BSN pathway and 38-75 for MSN pathway
- BSN or MSN from a regionally accredited school of nursing
- 3.0 cumulative GPA
- The equivalent of a minimum (1) year of full-time Level 3 NICU neo-natal clinical practice experience (by the first day of class). Experience MUST be current and required within the last five years as a registered nurse in the care of critically ill neonates or infant in critical care inpatient settings. Students may participate in the pre-clinical portion of the program while obtaining the necessary practice experience.
- Current unencumbered RN license
- Complete an acceptable written personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation, as follows: one must be from an immediate supervisor, one must be from a peer nurse, and one must be from an MSN, DNP, or PhD prepared nurse
- No GRE or MAT Required
Now accepting applications. Seating is limited
Next Start Date: January 2025
Programs for BSN Holders
DNP - Nurse-Midwifery
- Online Coursework
- Placement Support
- CCNE Accredited
- ACME-accredited*, CCNE-accredited** and U.S. News & World Report ranked program
- Main coursework is online with on-campus immersions throughout the program
- Practicum requirement total: 1,125 hours for BSN pathway and 1,000 hours minimum for MSN pathway
- Courses are 15 weeks, with three terms per year
- Students learn from nationally recognized faculty
- Clinical placement support
- Total credits: 75 for BSN pathway and 38-75 for MSN pathway
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- BSN or MSN from a regionally accredited school of nursing
- 3.0 GPA
- At least one year of full-time experience as a professional nurse in labor and delivery, on the mother-baby unit, or in an outpatient OB/GYN setting at time of application. Extensive observational experiences of birth, or education and practice as a doula will be considered. Applicants with other experiences in the maternal-child health specialty will be considered individually.
- Current unencumbered RN license
- Complete an acceptable written personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation, as follows: one must be from an immediate supervisor, one must be from a peer nurse, and one must be from an MSN, DNP, or PhD prepared nurse
- No GRE or MAT Required
Now accepting applications. Seating is limited
Next Start Date: January 2025
Programs for BSN Holders
DNP - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Online Coursework
- Placement Support
- CCNE Accredited
- Earn your Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from the Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON), ranked No. 60 (Top 10%) in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools: DNP
- Main coursework is online with on-campus immersions throughout the program
- Practicum requirement total: 1,125 hours for Primary Care, with an additional 600 hours for Acute Care track
- Courses are 15 weeks long, with three terms per year
- Students learn from a nationally recognized faculty
- Clinical placement support provided
- Total credits: 75 for Primary Care track; 14 for the additional Acute Care track
- BSN from a regionally accredited school of nursing
- 3.0 cumulative GPA
- One (1) year of full-time experience as a practicing professional nurse caring for pediatric patients by the first day of class
- Current unencumbered RN license
- Complete an acceptable written personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation, as follows: one must be from an immediate supervisor, one must be from a peer nurse, and one must be from an MSN, DNP, or PhD prepared nurse
- No GRE or MAT Required
Now accepting applications. Seating is limited
Next Start Date: January 2025
Programs for BSN Holders
DNP - Adult-Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Online Coursework
- Placement Support
- CCNE Accredited
- CCNE-accredited** and U.S. News & World Report ranked program
- Online main coursework with on-campus immersions throughout the program
- Practicum requirement total: 1,125 hours
- 15-week courses with three terms per year
- Nationally recognized faculty for students to learn from
- Clinical Placement Support
- Total credits: 75
- BSN from a regionally accredited school of nursing
- 3.0 cumulative GPA
- One (1) year of full-time experience as a practicing professional nurse by the first day of class (additional work experience may be required by faculty)
- Current unencumbered RN license
- Complete an acceptable written personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- No GRE or MAT Required
Now accepting applications. Seating is limited
Next Start Date: January 2025
Programs for BSN Holders
DNP - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Online Coursework
- Placement Support
- CCNE Accredited
- CCNE-accredited** and ranked by U.S. News & World Report
- Online main coursework with on-campus immersions throughout the program
- Practicum requirement total: 1,125 hours
- 15-week courses with three terms per year
- Nationally recognized faculty for students to learn from
- Clinical Placement Support
- Total credits: 75
- BSN from a regionally accredited school of nursing
- 3.0 cumulative GPA
- One (1) year of full-time experience as a practicing professional nurse by the first day of class
- Current unencumbered RN license
- Complete an acceptable written personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation, as follows: one must be from an immediate supervisor, one must be from a peer nurse, and one must be from an MSN, DNP, or PhD-prepared nurse
- No GRE or MAT Required
Now accepting applications. Seating is limited
Next Start Date: January 2025