The DNP is proudly offered as a collaborative program through a Consortium of four universities: Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Winona State University; and Metropolitan State University. This new degree program is for nurses with a master's degree in nursing who wish to gain the advanced clinical, organizational, economic, and leadership competencies necessary in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.
Graduates of the Minnesota State University, Mankato DNP program will be able to influence health care in many ways by:
CurriculumThe DNP program curriculum is a post-nursing master's program structured around the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Doctoral Education. Course content builds upon the master's degree and consists of a minimum of 36 credits. Five semesters of doctoral didactic and clinical coursework culminates in completion of an evidence-based clinical capstone project. Throughout the course sequence, students will work with clinical experts and graduate faculty with expertise in applied research. A variety of teaching and learning approaches, primarily distance learning modalities, will be used.
Candidates for the new DNP program hold a master's degree in nursing. They may currently serve in advanced nursing positions including those of nurse executive, nurse informatician, nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist and nurse practitioner.
The deadline for submission of application, transcripts, and other required material is March 15, 2009. Applications for admission will be reviewed beginning April 1st. Applications for admission will remain open until positions are filled. Applications will close as soon as the maximum number of students has been recommended for admission. Students eligible for admission may be invited to an interview with DNP program faculty. Interviews will begin as soon as possible after the review of applications.
The student applying for the DNP Consortium Program will choose which institution(s) to apply to as their home University. The graduate studies office of that institution will screen the applications for items such as the academic transcript(s) and Grade Point Average to ensure that the minimum standards for doctoral admission are evident and that applications are complete. The applications will then be sent from the DNP Consortium home University to the Consortium Program Management Committee (PMC) for review.
Each candidate for admission to the DNP Consortium program will indicate the campus or campuses that he/she is applying to and willing to attend. The PMC will review applications according to Consortium admission criteria. Applicants will be considered for each of the Universities that they have indicated. Students will be accepted based on the admission criteria and the student preference(s) for home University. Recommendations for admission or denial will be forwarded from the PMC to the graduate studies office at the student's home University. The graduate studies office at the student's home University will officially accept or deny the application and will notify the applicant.
Tuition cost is $669.50 per credit, with approximately seven credits scheduled per semester. Five semesters of full-time study is required for degree completion.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program