The general DNP program is designed for students with a master's degree in nursing seeking a terminal degree in nursing practice. This pathway is designed for the student who does not wish to add another emphasis to a post-master's degree.
The DNP student must meet DNP competencies and have foundational graduate and practice core or equivalent courses. Generally, graduate and practice core courses have been completed at the master's level, and credits from SAU or other accredited institutions may be used to fulfill these requirements if they were completed with a grade of B or better. When these courses have not previously been taken or are not recent enough (generally within five to ten years), they may be taken at SAU as part of the student program and are not pre-requisite to
admission.
Prerequisite courses are not counted as part of the curriculum for which students must complete 75% at SAU. These general and practice core classes may be counted as electives in the student's DNP program.