Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree (DNP)

• Apply for Admission via Apply Texas Application
• Submit official transcripts from every post-secondary institution attended via NursingCAS using the NursingCAS transcript request form.

• $50 for US citizen, $70 for International Students
  • Pay during application process
  • Pay fee online: Pay Online
  • Pay fee on campus to Business Office

Please Note: Applicants who wish to apply for a different program will be required to submit a new application. The application processing fee is required for each application submitted.

Application requirements specific to this program :

• Degree Requirements
  • Nurse Practitioner Track: Have earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited institution.
  • Executive Leadership Track: Have an earned Master of Science in Nursing with an administration focus or equivalent. Equivalent degrees include Master of Business Administration, Master of Healthcare Administration, or Master of Public Administration. Applicants must be prepared to submit program descriptions for evaluation of equivalency.
• Have earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale) in last 60 credit hours of graduate course work.
• Submit your ApplyTexas application materials to Gradweb@tamucc.edu after you have received a Student ID and submit all official transcripts through the CONHS Nursing CAS  Required Application materials include:
  
  • A 500 word essay in which you explain why you are enrolling in a Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The essay should cover the three areas identified in the instructions.
  • A detailed professional resume using guidelines provided.
  • A minimum of Three professional reference forms via the CONHS Nursing CAS template.
  • Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate course work taken at any accredited college or University attended (Foreign College credits/transcripts require an official foreign evaluation). 
  • Applicants who were born outside of the U.S. and did not attend a U.S. High School or post-secondary institution for a minimum of two years nor received a U.S. Nursing License may be required to provide official, passing IELTS or TOEFL English Proficiency test scores. Additional exceptions may apply.
  • Nursing License
    • Nurse Practitioner Track:
      • Submit a copy of a current valid unencumbered license with authority to practice as nurse practitioner (NP) in Texas.
      • Provide evidence of national certification appropriate to NP designation.
    • Executive Leadership Track: Submit a copy of a current valid unencumbered license as a registered nurse with authority to practice in Texas.
• All graduate students are required to have successfully completed a graduate level research course as well as a graduate-level inferential statistics course. The statistics course can be completed prior to admission OR before completing 12 semester hours of DNP course work. Students are responsible to document completion of these courses via a transcript that is submitted to the Graduate Nursing Academic Advisor. Credit earned for the research or inferential statistics courses does not count for credit in the DNP program.
• Complete an admission interview.

Submit all supporting documents thru CONHS Nursing CAS.

• Complete a criminal background check.
• Complete a ten-panel non-chain of custody urine drug screen.
• Purchase professional liability coverage through the University. Fees for this coverage are included in the fees paid at the time of registration at the beginning of each academic year.
• Meet Texas Department of State Health Services immunization requirements for students involved with direct patient contact. Students who are not in compliance with these requirements will not be allowed to complete field activities. These requirements, as stated in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 97, Subchapter B, Rule 97.64 include the following:

a)Students may be provisionally enrolled for up to one semester to allow students to attend classes while obtaining the required vaccines and acceptable evidence of vaccination.

b)Students cannot be provisionally enrolled without at least one dose of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine if direct patient contact will occur during the provisional enrollment period.

c)Polio vaccine is not required. Students enrolled in health-related courses are encouraged to ascertain that they are immune to poliomyelitis.

d)One dose of tetanus-diphtheria toxoid (Td) is required within the last ten years.

e)Students who were born on or after January 1, 1957, must show, prior to patient contact, acceptable evidence of vaccination of two doses of measles-containing vaccine administered since January 1, 1968.

f)Students must show, prior to patient contact, acceptable evidence of vaccination of one dose of rubella vaccine.

g)Students born on or after January 1, 1957, must show, prior to patient contact, acceptable evidence of vaccination of one dose of mumps vaccine.

h)Students shall receive a complete series of hepatitis B vaccine prior to the start of direct patient care or show serologic confirmation of immunity to hepatitis B virus.

i)Students shall receive two doses of varicella vaccine unless the first dose was received prior to thirteen years of age.

• Complete of a series of hepatitis A vaccine or serologic confirmation of immunity to hepatitis A virus before enrollment in courses with clinical laboratory experiences.
• Provide results of tuberculosis screening annually.
• Hold a Current American Heart Association CPR Type C certification.

Application requirements for international applicants:

• Copy of current Visa (if applicable)
• English Language Proficiency. TAMUCC currently accepts the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) within the last 2 years  :
  • Official TOEFL score minimum paper-based score of 550 or internet-based score of 79-80
  • Official IELTS score minimum 6.5
  • TOEFL/IELTS will be waived if a valid Texas Nursing License is submitted.