Overview

Key facts

Students in Nursing Practice at Georgia Southern University are trained for advanced-science-based practice and practice-oriented research in private-and/or public sector careers to include clinical practice, health education, research application, leadership, and analysis of health care outcomes.

The DNP is a versatile degree which prepares advanced practice nurses (nurse practitioners (NP), certified nurse midwives (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), and clinical nurse specialists (CNS) to provide leadership in public and private organizations; assess health care needs, develop and implement new health care practices, care and evaluate health care outcomes; recommend health care policy; and interact with other health care providers and agencies at diverse levels.
The program serves both the full-time student preparing for an advanced career in advanced practice nursing, as well as currently employed nursing professionals seeking advanced education to augment their existing skills to assume leadership positions. The DNP program builds on a high quality nursing master’s curriculum.

Programme Structure

Course include:

Nursing
Scholarly Writing at the Graduate Level
Health Policy Concerns in Delivery Systems
Independent Study - Graduate
Biometrics

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-05-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

77 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Nursing View 304 other PhDs in Nursing in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Hold a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from an accredited institution with an advanced practice nursing focus.

Minimum of a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) graduate GPA.Prerequisite-Statistics.

Program requires a prerequisite in Introductory Statistics with a grade of C or better.

Submission/completion of all of the following materials: Complete College of Graduate Studies online application with payment of required fee.

Georgia Southern University Health Services Form.

All materials are to be submitted online through the College of Graduate Studies Admission’s office with the application.

Three letters of recommendation.

Forms in the online application are acceptable, or you can attach 3 recommendation letters to the application.

Proof of American Heart Association Level C (2 person-BLS) CPR certification.

Tuition Fee

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International

91014 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1182 USD per credit
National

89320 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1160 USD per credit
In-State

21868 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 284 USD per credit

Living costs for Statesboro

900 - 1400 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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