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Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP)

DoctorateBSN-to-DNPCRNAFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private for-profit

Award: Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice

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

Overview

A hybrid BSN-to-DNAP curriculum combining distance education courses, required in-person intensive sessions in Knoxville, TN, and clinical practicum courses; part-time clinical studies begin in year two and full-time clinical immersion in year three.

Credential
Other practice doctorate
Pathway
BSN-to-DNP
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Nurse Anesthesia
Delivery
Hybrid
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
36 months full-time
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
South College Knoxville campus — Knoxville, TN

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
Certification preparation
Graduates are eligible to sit for the National Certification Exam (NCE) to become board-certified CRNAs
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

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

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.

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

Other fees

  • Nursing fee: $245 (per quarter) · mandatory Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,450
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,450
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,485
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,764
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,764
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

Campus visits
Required in-person intensive sessions in Knoxville, TN
Source: south.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

  • COA— Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs

    Scope as stated by the source

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

Sources

  1. south.edu/program/doctor-of-nurse-anesthesia-practice/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  2. south.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/26tuition-OngroundHybrid-Programs-Revised-March-2026_ — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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