The University of Texas at Arlington · College of Nursing and Health Innovation

Doctor of Nursing Practice

DNPMSN-to-DNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Public

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

Overview

Post-master's doctoral program with two practicum courses and a Scholarly DNP Project; offered in accelerated online asynchronous and traditional semester online formats.

Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway: MSN-to-DNP
Source: catalog.uta.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery: Online coursework
Study intensity: Not verified
Duration: Not verified
Credits: 36 total hours
Source: catalog.uta.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: UT Arlington (Arlington campus) — Arlington, TX

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: Nurse with a master's degree
Source: catalog.uta.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

Minimum GPA: Minimum 3.5GPA of 3.5 or higher in an earned master's degree in nursing or post-master's NP or Admin certificate for unconditional admission
Source: catalog.uta.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses: Graduate-level statistics course with a grade of B or higher before admission
Source: catalog.uta.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

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

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $9,206
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $27,138
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,521
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $9,015
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $23,507

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

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

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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 and Health Innovation, Arlington, TX
Initial: October 10, 2011 · Most recent: October 13, 2021 · Term expires: June 30, 2032 · Next review: Fall 2031
Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited
CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Scope as stated by the source
Source: uta.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

Sources

catalog.uta.edu/nursing/graduate/nursing-dnp/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (TX) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/conhi/about-us/accreditation — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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