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.
• 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 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:

REQUIREMENT #1: Submit an Application at- Apply Texas

Once you have submitted via Apply Texas you will receive a Student ID (A#) from TAMUCC In 3-5 business days. You will need this A# throughout the application process.

REQUIREMENT #2: Submit a Resume- Resume Submission Link

This resume should not simply be a list of the places where you have worked but should include an outline of your professional and scholarly activities. It may be more than one page. You should present your information starting with most recent activities and ending with your earlier experiences. You can include activities you completed as a student if you graduated from your undergraduate program less than two years ago. Include in your resume                  

• Name and contact information
• Education (date and name of institutions where degrees earned)
• Professional licensures and certification with expiration dates noted
• Employment (include relevant details to demonstrate level of expertise where appropriate)
• Awards and honors
• Research experiences (in any role other than participant)
• Publications, presentations, workshops in which you were a speaker/presenter
• Professional membership (indicate leadership roles when appropriate)
• Workplace committee/taskforce memberships (include leadership positions you may have held in these experiences)
• Other organizational memberships (include leadership roles when appropriate)

REQUIREMENT #3: Submit an Essay-  Essay Submission Link

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. 

REQUIREMENT #4: Submit a copy of a valid unencumbered Texas Nursing License-  License Submission Link

• 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.

REQUIREMENT #5: Have 3 references submit the- CONHS Reference Form

To do this, go to Recommendation Request.  Fill out your information and provide 3-4 recommender email addresses.  The emails you provide will receive a prompt to complete the CONHS Reference Form on your behalf.  They DO NOT need to submit an original recommendation letter. Three reference must be received for this requirement to be considered complete.

REQUIREMENT #6: Submit an application & submit transcripts via- Nursing CAS

All transcripts must be submitted through Nursing CAS.

NOTE: International students please see “Additional International Applicant Requirements” below.

For clarification, applicants should contact Graduate Academic Advisor, Mrs. Elizabeth Rivera: elizabeth.rivera@tamucc.edu

• 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.