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Chamberlain University-Illinois · Chamberlain University College of Nursing

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

Online doctoral coursework with a practicum and a DNP practice-change project; start dates are every eight weeks.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
MSN-to-DNP
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Part-time
Duration
As few as 2 years
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Addison, IL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Nurse with a master's degree
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current, active, unrestricted RN license
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
License restrictions
Must hold a current and unrestricted license in the state where the practicum is completed
Source: chamberlain.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 3Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the nursing master's degree
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Tuition & fees

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

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $19,341
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $19,341
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,263
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,650
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,650
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 arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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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) · College of Nursing, Chicago, IL

    Initial: February 10, 2014 · Most recent: February 11, 2019 · Term expires: December 31, 2029 · Next review: Spring 2029

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (IL) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. chamberlain.edu/academics/nursing-school/doctor-of-nursing-practice — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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