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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

Part-time hybrid DNP with primarily online foundational courses, on-campus sessions every three to four weeks in FNP coursework, and a DNP project.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
BSN-to-DNP
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Hybrid
Study intensity
Part-time
Duration
4 to 5 years
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Chicago Campus — Chicago, IL; Rockford Campus — Rockford, IL; Urbana Campus — Urbana, IL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Valid RN license in Illinois or a bordering state if completing clinical placements there
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Certification preparation
Graduates are eligible for APRN board certification from ANCC or AANP
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA
Minimum 3At least a 3.00/4.00 GPA for the final 60 semester hours of the first baccalaureate degree
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prior degree
Nursing baccalaureate from a CCNE- or NLN-accredited program, or a non-nursing baccalaureate plus an RN license
Source: nursing.uic.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.
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,656
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $28,345
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $3,160
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $14,108
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $25,481
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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 placements
Faculty arrange practicum sites and preceptors for DNP students
Source: nursing.uic.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) · College of Nursing, Chicago, IL

    Initial: April 20, 2009 · Most recent: February 20, 2019 · Term expires: December 31, 2029 · Next review: Spring 2029

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (IL) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.uic.edu/programs/doctor-nursing-practice/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.uic.edu/programs/doctor-nursing-practice/admission-requirements/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.uic.edu/programs/doctor-nursing-practice/dnp-focus-areas/family-np/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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