Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree (DNP)

• Apply for Admission via Apply Texas Application
• An applicant may defer admission to an earlier/later semester. Applications are valid for one year. One deferral is allowed per application.

• $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 :

• Have earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited institution.
• Have earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale) in last 60 credit hours of graduate course work.
• Submit official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate course work taken at any accredited College or University.
• Complete the CONHS Doctoral Application Form to include.
  • Write 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 application form.
  • Submit a detailed professional resume. See guidelines provided in CONHS Doctoral Application Form.
• Submit three professional letters of recommendation using CONHS Doctoral Reference Form.
• Submit a copy of a current valid unencumbered  with authority to practice as a registered nurse in Texas.
• Submit a copy of authorization to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Texas.
• Provide evidence of national certification appropriate to APRN designation.
• Provide evidence of completion of a graduate-level inferential statistics course with a grade of B or better (may be conditionally admitted while applicant completes this requirement).
• Complete an admission interview.

*Please allow 3-5 business days to receive Student ID before submitting additional supporting documents.

Submit all supporting documents online.

• 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.