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The University of Texas at Tyler · School of Nursing

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

39 credit hours plus a scholarly project on implementing evidence-based practice; courses cover leadership, organizational change, healthcare finance and policy.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
MSN-to-DNP
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Part-time
Duration
Part-time students can complete the program in three years
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
39 credit hours plus a scholarly project
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
UT Tyler (Tyler campus) — Tyler, TX

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Nurse with a master's degree
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current unencumbered license to practice professional nursing
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Hold or obtain a master's degree before the first day of classes
Source: uttyler.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.

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: $7,020
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $22,320
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,432
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,534
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $15,498
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • Applications accepted throughout the year; admitted two weeks before session start

    Year-round

    Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Rolling admissions

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 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) · School of Nursing, Tyler, TX

    Initial: November 15, 2017 · Most recent: October 19, 2022 · Term expires: June 30, 2033 · Next review: Fall 2032

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (TX) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. uttyler.edu/academics/programs/doctor-of-nursing-practice.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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