Admission Requirements Doctor of Nursing Practice
Admission Requirements
- MSN degree from a regionally accredited institution and CCNE/ACEN/CNEA accredited nursing program
- Cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale in all college work
- Have at least one year of professional nursing experience
- Hold current, unencumbered licensure as an RN in the U.S.
- Official transcripts from every post-secondary school where a degree was earned and any graduate-level coursework
- Transfer credit request form
Notes:
- Applicants who do not meet the minimum GPA requirement will be required to submit one letter of recommendation.
- The acceptance of transfer credit is at the discretion of Maryville University, click to view our transfer credit policy.
- Maryville’s online nursing programs require students with an international education background to have their BSN from a CCNE/ACEN accredited program for the MSN and BSN-DNP programs, and their MSN from a CCNE/ACEN accredited program for the Post-Master’s Certificate, DNP, and DNP-NP programs. Please reach out to an enrollment advisor for more information.
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