Nursing
The School of Nursing & Health Innovations offers an innovative doctor of nursing practice (D.N.P.) program with a focus on primary care, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and providing integrated, accessible health care services, in the primary care setting. Students enrolled in the D.N.P. program are admitted to one of the following tracks: family nurse practitioner (F.N.P.), adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner (A.G.P.C.N.P.), or N.P. to D.N.P. Students admitted to the F.N.P. or A.G.P.C.N.P. track are registered nurses who hold a bachelor of science degree in nursing or a master's degree in nursing and become primary care N.P.s in the corresponding population focus and earn the D.N.P. degree. Students admitted to the N.P. to D.N.P. track are master's-prepared, licensed, and employed N.P.s who retain their N.P. specialty and earn the D.N.P. degree. The School of Nursing & Health Innovations' D.N.P. program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and is approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
Please see the Pamplin School of Business Graduate School Programs section for information about the Post-Baccalaureate and Post-Graduate Certificates in Healthcare Management.
The N.P. to D.N.P. program is not currently accepting new students.
D.N.P. Degree Requirements
To qualify for the D.N.P. degree, students must:
- Complete all required semester credit hours for the track selected.
- Achieve a cumulative grade point average (G.P.A.) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Earn a grade of C or above or Pass in all required courses.
- Meet the D.N.P. program outcomes.
- Successfully complete the scholarly project and directed clinical.
- Complete a portfolio.