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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville · School of Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice (Post-Master's)

DNPMSN-to-DNPFor 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

Offered primarily online with one to three days of immersion in August each year, culminating in a doctoral project.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
MSN-to-DNP
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
30 hours
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
SIUE Campus — Edwardsville, IL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Nurse with a master's degree
Source: siue.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license

Which states' residents may enroll has not been verified. An online program's campus state does not establish where students can live.

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.

  • $700 per credit

    All students · 2026-2027

    Calculated$21,000 — 30 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
Immersion experiences of one to three days each August
Source: siue.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

  • 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

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/post-masters/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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