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Doctor of Nursing Practice

DNPBSN-to-DNPMSN-to-DNPAGACNPFNPPNP-PCPMHNPWHNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private nonprofit

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

Overview

Distance-based DNP with online courses and in-person intensives; post-BSN/post-MN specialty tracks are offered full- or part-time and the post-masters entry point is part-time.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
BSN-to-DNP, MSN-to-DNP
Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Primary Care NP, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing — Atlanta, GA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN; Nurse with a master's degree
Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Unencumbered RN license in Georgia or a multistate RN license (post-BSN/post-MN)
Source: nursing.emory.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

Application fee
$50$50 application fee
Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prior degree
Post-BSN/Post-MN DNP: Master of Nursing or BSN from an accredited college or university
Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Work experience
1-2 years of documented clinical experience for ENP, AGAC-NP, NNP or PNP-AC applicants
Source: nursing.emory.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.

  • $50,640 per year

    All students · 2026-2027

    Excludes: Fees and required health insurance listed separately

    Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $59,920
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $59,920
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $854
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $46,800
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $46,800
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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.

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) · Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA

    Initial: February 3, 2016 · Most recent: January 23, 2019 · Term expires: December 31, 2029 · Next review: Spring 2029

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

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: nursing.emory.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (GA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.emory.edu/accreditation — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.emory.edu/admissions/apply-now — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.emory.edu/admissions/tuition-and-funding — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. nursing.emory.edu/degrees-programs/nursing/doctor-nursing-practice — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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