Welcome!
The DNP prepares nurses for the highest level of professional practice. As a graduate, you'll be prepared with knowledge and leadership skills needed to improve health and health care by linking clinical practice to theory and evidence. Upon graduating, you'll be ready for many roles, including:
- Clinical Nurse Educator
- Clinician-Scholar
- Developer/Evaluator of Healthcare Programs
- Healthcare Entrepreneur
- Care Manager
Why This DNP Program?
In the Fall of 2005, the University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing became the first school in the Rocky Mountain region to initiate the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. The University of Colorado’s DNP program has approval from the Board of Regents and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE).
Program Requirements
The DNP program is a competency-based curriculum with courses available in a distance accessible format including online and in-class intensives.
If you have an MS degree in nursing with an advanced practice specialty you can complete the DNP with a total of 41 credits in two to three years.
To be awarded the DNP degree, you are required to successfully complete the following requirements:
- The specific program plan for the DNP coursework (currently 41 credits).
- A DNP capstone clinical evaluation project which focuses on advanced practice nursing and applied health outcomes evaluation.
- A publishable paper resulting from the Capstone Project and a DNP Portfolio demonstrating attainment of the DNP competencies.
Take the Next Step
If you are interested in receiving specific information on this program, request your own
personalized information packet about this DNP program. If you're ready to get started, you can take the next step and
begin the application process.