DNP Completion
The DNP program combines educational delivery methods, allowing students to keep their full-time jobs and live in their own communities. Through hybrid course design, students come to campus for a three-day intensive every semester and conduct the remainder of their courses with technological support.
Program Options:
Administration DNP - 30 credit hours
Clinical DNP - 30 credit hours
Classes meet one or two days a week, depending on course selection for individual semesters.
Have questions about cost? Please visit our Financial Aid page for current doctoral program tuition and fees.
Have questions about the program? Please contact Binh Ha, Graduate Programs Specialist, at tbha@okcu.edu or (405) 208-5960 for more information.
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There is no application deadline, so please apply at any time.
Admission requirements
- Admission to the university
- Official transcripts showing bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and any postmaster’s coursework received directly from the university where the credits were earned
- Demonstrated competency in word processing, basic spreadsheet use, presentation software, and internet skills
- Personally written essay describing how the DNP will help the applicant achieve life and career goals
- Current active Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license or approved national certification. International students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, relevant to their country’s equivalent.
- A master’s degree in nursing (or related field for administration track). May need additional nursing leadership coursework.
- Graduate GPA of 3.250 or higher
- English proficiency as outlined in the English Proficiency Policy for Admission to NURS
- Courses, found in the KSN Student Handbook
Administration Track Curriculum
This Doctor of Nursing Practice completion program is for advanced nurses with careers in administration who already hold master’s degrees in nursing and national certification in administration. The primary focus of this program is to provide the additional doctoral-level theory and coursework needed to produce graduates capable of functioning with the professional clinical practice doctorate. Practicum courses center on adding depth to selected areas of administrative practice, not direct patient care.
Required courses:
Philosophy of Science
Advanced Health Care Policy
Advanced Theory Development
Organizational and Leadership Theory
Translational Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Health Care Information Management
Advanced Resource Management in Complex Systems
Advanced Clinical Practicum I
Advanced Clinical Practicum II
DNP Capstone Project
Clinical Track Curriculum
This Doctor of Nursing Practice completion program is for advanced practice nurses who already hold master’s degrees in nursing and national certification as nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, or clinical nurse specialists. The focus of this program is not to provide sub-specialization clinical courses, but rather to make available doctoral-level theory and coursework needed to produce graduates capable of functioning with the professional clinical practice doctorate.
Required courses:
Philosophy of Science
Advanced Health Care Policy
Advanced Theory Development
Transcultural and Global Health Care
Translational Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Population Health
Clinical Practice Management and Information Systems
Advanced Clinical Practicum I
Advanced Clinical Practicum II
DNP Capstone Project