The BSN-to-DNP program is a lock-step program.? Students must also successfully complete the courses in each semester to progress to the next.??

To receive the BSN-to-DNP, students must:

  • Complete all course work as required with an overall GPA of 3.0 or better
  • Complete all required clinical and practice immersion hours
  • Successfully complete the DNP scholarly project before graduation
  • Successfully complete annual benchmark exams, before progressing into next phase of the program
  • Successfully pass the DNP comprehensive examination, which is an integrative experience to demonstrate students? mastery of the outcome objectives of the program
  • Pass a comprehensive clinical nurse anesthesia oral board examination