Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner

Practice doctorate with a family nurse practitioner track, available post-baccalaureate and post-master's, with a DNP project developed over the final four semesters.

Credential

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Pathway

BSN-to-DNP, MSN-to-DNP

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

Specialty track

Family Nurse Practitioner

Delivery

Hybrid

Study intensity

Full-time, Part-time

Duration

3-year or 4-year sample plans

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Credits

approximately 74 credits

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

Campus

Spokane Campus — Spokane, WA; Tri-Cities Campus — WA; Vancouver Campus — Vancouver, WA

Who can apply

RN with a BSN; Nurse with a master's degree

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

Licensure stage

Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license

License requirement

Current, unencumbered RN license in the catchment area of the campus

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

Certification preparation

Prepares graduates for national certification as a family nurse practitioner

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Minimum GPA

Minimum 3Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 across all college coursework

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Work experience

936 hours of nursing experience (RN, LPN, LVN or RN residency) at time of application

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References

Three references

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Interview

Virtual interview through Kira Talent

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Essays / personal statement

Written response of 500 words or less on social determinants of health, uploaded for the interview

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Application fee

$80NursingCAS fee approximately $80

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

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

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

Other fees

• Course and program fees (recommended budget over the degree): $6,000 (program) Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
• Books (whole program, approximate): $1,300 (program) Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

• November 15 (year not printed)

  Fall (August start) · Priority

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  Date not confirmed

• January 15 (year not printed)

  Fall (August start) · Final

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  Date not confirmed

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 placements

A Clinical Placement Coordinator places licensed students in practicum sites in Washington, northern Oregon or north Idaho

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

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (WA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
2. nursing.wsu.edu/about-us/accreditation/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
3. nursing.wsu.edu/family-nurse-practitioner/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
4. nursing.wsu.edu/graduate-program-options/dnp/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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