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Aspen University · School of Nursing & Health Sciences

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

DNPMSN-to-DNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private for-profit

Award: Doctor of Nursing Practice

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

Eleven online DNP courses plus a DNP Capstone Project and 1,000 clinical practice immersion hours. The program page states that the university is currently not admitting new applicants to this program.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
MSN-to-DNP
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
minimum of two years
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
42 credits
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Aspen University (administrative address, online programs) — Phoenix, AZ

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Nurse with a master's degree
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current, unrestricted RN, NP and/or APRN licensure in the United States, a US territory, or Canada
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Which states' residents may enroll has not been verified. An online program's campus state does not establish where students can live.

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Master's degree in nursing or a relevant discipline with GPA of 3.0 or greater
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

  • $740 per credit

    All students

    Calculated$31,080 — 42 credits × $740 per credit; excludes other fees

    Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,210
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,210
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $800
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,485
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,485
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Program start dates every 2 weeks Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical hours
1000 hours of clinical practice immersion hours
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Clinical placements
Students need access to a clinical site and preceptor for the 1000-hour immersion experience
Source: aspen.edu · verified October 6, 2026

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) (DNP) · School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Phoenix, AZ

    Initial: April 3, 2019 · Most recent: April 10, 2024 · Term expires: December 31, 2034 · Next review: Spring 2034

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (AZ) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. aspen.edu/nursing/dnp/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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