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DNP Application Requirements (for all concentrations):

The application requirements below are needed from all students, regardless of concentration:

• Official transcripts from听EVERY SINGLE听college/university听EVER听attended*
  • High school credits are the only exception to this rule.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)/Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
• Proof of professional liability insurance
• Three letters of recommendation听
  • One preferred from a previous nursing professor holding a doctoral degree
• Professional resume or CV
• Personal statement of professional goals (APA format recommended, 500-800 words)

In addition to the general items above, each concentration has specific documents:

Advanced Practice Nursing Concentration:

• Florida Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license
  • Professional resume must also show at least one (1) year of recent work experience as an APRN
• National Nurse Practitioner certification
• Clinical hours attestation form听showing minimum 500 clinical hours completed in your previous MSN program听
• Prerequisites (completed with a 鈥淏鈥� grade or higher):
  • Advanced Pathophysiology
  • Advanced Pharmacology
  • Advanced Physical Assessment

Accepted Master鈥檚 Degrees: Clinical MSN (for nurse practitioners)

听Leadership in Population and Community Health Concentration:

• Registered Nurse (RN) license
  • One (1) year minimum experience required
• Clinical hours attestation form听showing (if any) clinical hours obtained in your previous graduate program听
• Experience in leadership/managerial/supervisory position听preferred

Accepted Master鈥檚 Degrees: MSN, MPH, MBA, MHA or related discipline.

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