Graduates of this program will earn a DNP degree and be eligible to sit for the ACNP exam.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has set a 2015 date for full implementation of the DNP as the entry level for advanced practice.

Curriculum

BSN-DNP

Fall Entry
• Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - BSN-DNP - 9 Semester Schedule
• Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - BSN-DNP - 12 Semester Schedule

Spring Entry

• Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - BSN-DNP - 11 Semester Schedule
• Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - BSN-DNP - 14 Semester Schedule

Post Master’s

Fall Entry

• Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Post Master’s - 9 Semester Schedule
• Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Post Master’s - 12 Semester Schedule

Spring Entry

• Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Post Master’s - 11 Semester Schedule
• Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Post Master’s - 14 Semester Schedule

Course descriptions are available in the University of South Alabama Undergraduate/Graduate Bulletin.

For additional information related to the specialty, please contact:

Dr. Charlene Myers
Phone: 251-445-9447
Email: CMyers@usouthal.edu

For Additional Information

DNP Essentials

If you have further questions about the application process, contact the college of nursing at condnp@usouthal.edu or 251-445-9412.

Office of Graduate Studies
USA College of Nursing - HAHN 3086
5721 USA Drive N.
Mobile AL 36688-0002
(251) 445-9400
Email: condnp@usouthal.edu
FAX: (251)445-9416

The DNP program is accredited by the

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 887-6791.