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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville · School of Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner

DNPBSN-to-DNPFNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Public

Award: Doctor of Nursing Practice

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

Overview

Primarily online coursework with generally one on-campus immersion per academic year, available part time or full time, with a DNP project.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
BSN-to-DNP
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Hybrid
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
66 hours
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
SIUE Campus — Edwardsville, IL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current unencumbered RN license in the state of the practicum
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Certification preparation
Graduates are eligible for the FNP certification exams of ANCC and AANPCB
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Degree in nursing from a CCNE or ACEN accredited program
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Minimum undergraduate nursing GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Work experience
1 year minimumOne year of full-time professional nursing practice (1,872 hours) before the first specialization clinical course
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Three professional reference forms via NursingCAS
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Interview
Applicant interview, by invitation only
Source: siue.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.

  • $700 per credit

    All students · 2026-2027

    Calculated$46,200 — 66 credits × $700 per credit; excludes other fees

    Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

  • General student fees: $114.80 (per credit hour) · mandatory Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $8,846
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $8,846
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $3,179
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $7,700
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $7,700
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
On-campus immersion experiences, generally one per academic year
Source: siue.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) · School of Nursing, Edwardsville, IL

    Initial: April 3, 2013 · Most recent: April 11, 2018 · Term expires: December 31, 2028 · Next review: Spring 2028

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

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
Certification exam pass rate2020100%FNP national board exam, first-time, all test takers (self-reported)
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (IL) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. siue.edu/academics/graduate/degrees-and-programs/doctor-of-nursing-practice/family-nurse-p — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. siue.edu/academics/graduate/degrees-and-programs/doctor-of-nursing-practice/family-nurse-p — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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