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As a student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, you can choose to specialize in one of twelve areas. A brief description of each specialty is listed below.

Cost of attendance

Each July, the University of Minnesota Board of Regents approves the tuition and fees for the upcoming year. Cost of attendance will vary for each student depending on the number of credits registered for each semester, timeline to degree completion, and other individual factors. The list of fees and tuition can be found on the One Stop Student Services website.

Students admitted to the Post-Master’s DNP program are required to complete a total of 1,000 clinical hours under the supervision of a clinical preceptor. This change in our program requirements is due to recent DNP program requirement changes from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the organization that accredits our DNP program.

Students admitted beginning in Fall 2015 will be able to apply all of the preceptor-supervised clinical hours earned during their Master’s nursing program toward this 1,000 hours requirement.

The post-master’s DNP program is designed for nurses who have a master’s degree from a fully accredited institution in one of the following APRN specialties (nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, nurse midwife, and nurse anesthetist), or nursing informatics, nursing leadership and public health nursing are invited to pursue the post-master's route.

Individuals may register for select graduate-level courses at the University of Minnesota for professional development or personal enrichment prior to admission to the School of Nursing.

Eligibility: You must have a completed bachelor’s degree and hold a nursing license to be eligible for enrollment in School of Nursing graduate-level courses.

Non-Degree & Transfer Credit Limits:

Nursing Degree Requirements

BSN, BAN, and post-baccalaureate certificate, or entry-level Master of Nursing degree from an accredited program.

Please note the following dates and deadlines for your specialty of interest. To be considered, an application must be submitted with all supporting documents (letters of recommendation, transcripts, etc.) complete and received by NursingCAS by the deadline. 

Nurse Anesthesia
Application Open: June 1
Application Deadline: August 1

All Other Specialties & Post-Master's
Application Open: August 10, 2023
Early Decision Review: January 2, 2024 
Application Deadline: March 1, 2024