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Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

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Program At-a-Glance

  • Application Deadline:
    Domestic & International: January 15, 2013
    Military: October 1, 2012
  • Applications available:
    October 2012 - January 2013
  • Length of program:
    Minimum 1 year (post-master's); Minimum 3 years (post-baccalaureate)
  • Degree awarded:
    Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
  • Distance learning available?
    Varies by specialty
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Admissions Information

Effective for 2014 admissions, applicants to the DNP program must complete a statistics course within 5 years of matriculation into the DNP program.

Students are strongly encouraged to attend full-time.  The curriculum was designed for full-time study.  Students may be part-time but, because of course sequencing, there may be quarters when there are no required courses available (updated 5/6/13).

About the DNP

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program prepares you for a tripartite role in advanced practice nursing, leadership, and practice inquiry.

Advanced Practice nursing qualifies you to apply for national certification in a selected specialty. Post-master's DNP students who do not seek additional certification focus on integrating practice inquiry and leadership into practice.

Leadership encompasses organizations/systems, information technology, policy, professional identity, and skills in leadership and inter-professional collaboration within a social justice context.

Practice Inquiry focuses on critically appraising and translating evidence into practice.

DNP graduates provide leadership in multiple areas, including quality improvement and systems management. They are competent, reflective clinicians within their area of advanced practice nursing. Our DNP graduates are using their DNP preparation and degrees in a wide variety of settings!

DNP Degree Specialties

Applicants to the DNP degree program can choose from a wide variety of advanced practice nursing specialties:

If you already hold a license in an advanced practice specialty (e.g., Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) and do not seek certification in an additional specialty, you may be interested in applying to the DNP as a Post-Master's Not Seeking a New Specialty.


Current DNP Student Profiles

Click on any of the images below to find out what current students are saying about their experience in the DNP program!

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Program Accreditation

The University of Washington Doctor of Nursing Practice program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) through 2014.