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Doctor of Nursing Practice (online)

DNPMSN-to-DNPLeadershipFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private for-profit

Award: Doctor of Nursing Practice

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

Overview

A 30-credit online DNP built around a DNP project requiring 1,000 post-baccalaureate practice hours; the track currently listed is Executive Leadership.

Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway: MSN-to-DNP
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track: Nursing Leadership / Administration
Delivery: Online coursework
Study intensity: Full-time
Duration: As few as 20 months (5 trimesters)
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits: 30 credits
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Online (distance education) — CA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: Nurse with a master's degree
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement: Active, unencumbered RN license in the United States
Source: westcoastuniversity.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: Earned Master of Science in Nursing degree
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA: Minimum 3GPA of 3.0 or higher; 2.7 to 2.99 may be admitted on probation
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References: Two letters of recommendation
Source: westcoastuniversity.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.

$1,106 per credit
All students — Effective starting Fall I 2026 · Fall I 2026
Calculated$33,180 — 30 credits × $1,106 per credit; excludes other fees
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
$33,180 total program
All students — Effective starting Fall I 2026 · program
Excludes: Technology and supply fees listed separately
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

Technology Fee: $500 (per semester) · mandatory Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $21,558
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $21,558
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,127
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,719
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,719

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

Start terms & deadlines

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

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Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical hours: DNP project requires 1,000 post-baccalaureate practice hours
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Clinical placements: A clinical placements team helps students find a preceptor and clinical site locally
Source: westcoastuniversity.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.

No accreditor-directory record or state approval statement matched this program's level yet. That does not mean the program is unaccredited.

Sources

westcoastuniversity.edu/online-programs/doctor-nursing-practice — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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