Doctor of Nursing Practice
Committed to Innovation and Excellence
Lee University offers a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) that provides the convenience of a distance education with authentic and attentive support from faculty, including annual on-campus intensive sessions designed for student success. Students benefit from our distinctive programming related to rural, global and disaster healthcare, with the integration of a Christian worldview. In addition, we have tracks for Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Transformational Executive Nursing Leadership (TENL). We offer several flexible options for both BSN- and MSN-prepared nurses.
- Post-Baccalaureate Nursing to DNP-FNP
- Post-Master’s Nursing (non-APN) to DNP-FNP
- Post-Master’s Nursing (APN) to DNP
- Distinctive programming related to rural, global and disaster healthcare provider preparation
- Includes integration of telehealth and a Christian Worldview
- Admissions accepted Spring-Summer-Fall
- Annual campus intensives designed for student success
- Supportive Distance Learning
DNP Application Deadlines
Fall |
April 15 - Priority Deadline |
July 1 - Final Deadline |
*Students may be given permission to take a course(s) without a completed application.
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Majors
Doctor of Nursing Practice (Nurse.DNP)
- Develop knowledge and skills that will prepare you to lead evidence-based change and improve health outcomes in complex healthcare systems
- Designed for MSN-prepared APRNs with national certification as nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified registered nurse anesthetist
- Complete your DNP in as few as 4 semesters of full-time study
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner (NGFNP.DNP)
- Skill immersion opportunities in a state-of-the-art simulation lab with integration of telehealth
- Preparation for board certification as Family Nurse Practitioner
- Designed for students with BSN or MSN without national certification as APRN
- Complete your DNP in as few as 9 semesters of full-time study
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Transformational Executive Nursing Leadership (NTENL.DNP)
- Combine your passion for leadership with business expertise and learn how to leverage data to influence organizational decisions
- Designed for students with BSN or MSN
- Option to complete the MBA in conjunction with the DNP
- Students entering with BSN can complete the DNP-TENL in as few as 7 semesters of full-time study
- Students entering with MSN in administration, leadership, management or similar concentration can complete the DNP-TENL in as few as 5 semesters of full-time study
- Graduates of MSN programs other than those listed above will have an individualized plan of study
School of Nursing
PO Box 3450 Cleveland, TN 37320-3450 (423) 614-8526 dnp@leeuniversity.edu Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST |