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Doctor of Nursing Practice - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

DNPBSN-to-DNPAGACNPFor 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

Three-year, full-time in-person DNP track for adults with acute and critical conditions, with 200+ clinical hours per semester, entered by RNs or through the APNI option.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
BSN-to-DNP
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
RN-DNP: 3 years; APNI-DNP (entry for non-nurses): 4 years
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
RN-DNP: 72-74 credits; APNI-DNP: 115-117 credits
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
First Hill campus — Seattle, WA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN; New to nursing (no prior degree needed)
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
RN/BSN/MSN applicants must have or obtain a Washington State RN license (APNI applicants excluded)
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in coursework from the last 90 quarter/60 semester credits of the bachelor's degree
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Two letters of recommendation, at least one from an academic source
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Essays / personal statement
Letter of intent describing motivation for applying
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Interview
Select applicants invited to an interview
Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$0No application fee
Source: seattleu.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.

  • $110,220 – $112,224 total program

    All students — RN-DNP entry; estimated total program tuition at 2026-2027 rates, mandatory fees not included · 2026-2027

    Excludes: Mandatory fees

    Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $167,334 – $169,338 total program

    All students — APNI-DNP entry (college graduates without a health care background); estimated total program tuition at 2026-2027 rates, mandatory fees not included · 2026-2027

    Excludes: Mandatory fees

    Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $53,235
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $53,235
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,050
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $15,012
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $15,012
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: August, June Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • December 1 priority deadline (year not printed)

    RN-DNP (fall semester start)

    Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • December 1 priority deadline (year not printed)

    APNI-DNP (summer semester start)

    Source: seattleu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

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
200+ clinical hours per semester
Source: seattleu.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, Seattle, WA

    Initial: April 13, 2015 · Most recent: February 10, 2020 · Term expires: December 31, 2030 · Next review: Spring 2030

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

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (WA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. seattleu.edu/academics/all-programs/nurse-practitioner-acute-care-dnp/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. seattleu.edu/academics/all-programs/nurse-practitioner-acute-care-dnp/how-to-apply/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. seattleu.edu/nursing-health-sciences/about/accreditations/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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