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Azusa Pacific University · School of Nursing

BSN to DNP

DNPBSN-to-DNPFNPAGPCNPLeadershipFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private nonprofit

Award: Doctor of Nursing Practice

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

Overview

A direct BSN-to-doctorate pathway with APRN (FNP or AGPCNP) and Health Systems Leadership tracks, intensives, a minimum of 1,000 clinical residency hours and a culminating evidence-based project.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
BSN-to-DNP
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP, Nursing Leadership / Administration
Delivery
Online coursework, On-campus
Study intensity
Part-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
67-71 program units
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Azusa (Main Campus) — Azusa, CA; Inland Empire — CA; Monrovia — CA; San Diego — CA; Online — CA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Copy of current California RN license
Source: apu.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 3Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0 on the BSN for regular admission
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Work experience
At least eight months of work experience as an RN (for the APRN track)
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Two recommendations
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Interview
Interview with School of Nursing faculty
Source: apu.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.

  • $1,160 per credit

    All students — Doctoral-level courses; master's courses are $680-$860 per unit

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $77,720 – $82,360 total program

    All students — Base cost range as printed (asterisked on the page)

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

  • Graduate Nursing Advanced Practice Lab Fee (NP and CNS students only): $275 (per course) · mandatory Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  • Nursing Clinical Fee (GNRS 732; includes malpractice insurance): $200 (per course) · mandatory Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $42,900
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $42,900
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $700
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,180
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,180
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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
Minimum of 1,000 clinical residency hours
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus visits
Students network at intensives
Source: apu.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, Azusa, CA

    Initial: November 18, 2013 · Most recent: February 28, 2018 · Term expires: December 31, 2028 · Next review: Spring 2028

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

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (CA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. apu.edu/programs/bsn-to-dnp/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. apu.edu/programs/masters-in-nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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