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University of Illinois Chicago · College of Nursing

Post-Master's DNP for APRNs

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

Didactic coursework plus a DNP project and practicum; the practicum combined with master's-level clinical hours brings students to 1,000 clinical hours.

Credential
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway
MSN-to-DNP
Source: nursing.uic.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Chicago, IL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Nurse with a master's degree
Source: nursing.uic.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

Documents
Verification of post-baccalaureate clinical hours and proof of advanced practice certification before enrollment
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.

  • $1,129 per credit

    All students — Quick facts apply to all DNP programs except nurse anesthesia

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

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 hours
1,000 clinical hours required for the DNP, combined from master's clinical hours and the DNP practicum
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/dnp-focus-areas/post-masters-dnp/post-mas — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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