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Drexel University · College of Nursing and Health Professions

Doctor of Nursing Practice

DNPMSN-to-DNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private nonprofit

Award: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

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

Overview

An online DNP combining a core curriculum with precepted practicum experiences and a faculty-mentored DNP project; pathways depend on graduate precepted clinical hours at admission.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
MSN-to-DNP
Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Drexel University Health Sciences Building — Philadelphia, PA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Nurse with a master's degree
Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current United States licensure as a registered nurse
Source: drexel.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

Prior degree
Master's degree in nursing, a health-related field or an MBA (BSN required if the master's is not in nursing)
Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3.2Cumulative graduate GPA of 3.2 or higher
Source: drexel.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.

  • $1,182 per credit

    Online students · 2026-2027

    Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

  • CNHP annual general fee (online programs): $125 (annual) · mandatory Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $58,293
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $58,293
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,370
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $36,234
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $36,234
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.

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Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical hours
Minimum of 1000 post-baccalaureate precepted clinical hours for the DNP degree
Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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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 and Health Professions, Cherry Street, PA

    Initial: February 22, 2016 · Most recent: February 26, 2018 · Term expires: December 31, 2028 · Next review: Spring 2028

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

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: drexel.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (PA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. drexel.edu/cnhp/academics/doctoral/DNP-Doctor-Nursing-Practice/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. drexel.edu/cnhp/academics/graduate/MSN-Nurse-Practitioner-Family-Individual-Across-Lifespa — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. drexel.edu/drexelcentral/cost/tuition/graduate — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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