Contact Name: Marjorie Young, DNP, RN, IBCLC, FNP-BC, Associate Director of Graduate Programs

Contact Name: Josh Hamilton, DNP, RN-BC, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, CNE, CTMH, FAANP, Dean & Graduate Program Director

Our DNP curriculum design team brings over 100 years of nursing teaching experience and even more relevant work experience in settings such as national nursing agencies and clinical facilities—from acute care to academic hospitals. Our curriculum brings relevant practice issues to life resulting in a dynamic advanced practice DNP program for those seeking preparation at the highest level of nursing practice.

Transformational healthcare leaders are needed more than ever before. Our DNP program inspires you to focus on impacting healthcare outcomes either through direct or indirect care with a choice of specializations — Executive Leadership and Public Health and Policy. Rasmussen University is one of the few institutions to offer DNP Public Health and Policy as a combined specialization. Either specialization can help prepare you to drive meaningful change in line with your interests and talent.

Contact Name: C. Andrew Martin, DNP, MS, RN, CNE, ACRN, CHPN, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Online Doctor of Nursing Practice

Contact Name: Patricia Cullen, Ph.D., RN, PNP-BC, Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) & Nurse Practitioner (NP) Programs | Professor

Contact Name: Justin DiLibero, DNP, RN, APRN-CNS, DNP Program Director

Contact Name: Donna Proulx, PhD, RN, CCRN-CSC, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Director

We offer two DNP Tracks: A Professional Practice Track (for APRNs who have passed a national certification exam), and a Systems Leadership Track (for post-MSN students and RNs who have earned a BSN and a Master\'s Degree outside of Nursing in a Health-Related field).

Contact Name: Denise Ramponi, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-BC, Director, DNP Programs

Great on-line Masters to DNP program, flexible for the worker and supportive of students.  Option to attend 2 Immersion weekends on campus to meet your faculty and fellow cohort of students.  Complete program in 5 semesters.  Writing adviser and statistician available to assist with DNP project.  

Contact Name: Kevin Ballard, DNP, FNP, FAANP, DNP & FNP Program Director, College of Nursing

Students can enter at the post-master\'s level to earn a DNP in one of three leadership tracks: Academic Leadership, Clinical Leadership, or Executive Leadership. All tracks are 47 credits, 4 semesters. Completely online. https://rm.edu/dnp/
Students can also enter at the post-bachelor\'s level to earn an MSN with single or dual APRN certification (FNP, PMHNP, and/or ENP) as well as a DNP. 81-108 credits for both degrees, 5-6 semesters, depending on the APRN track. Primarily online with visits to campus for intensive skills acquisition. https://rm.edu/msn/

Contact Name: Marquis Foreman, Ph.D, RN, FAAN, Dean

Contact Name: Mercedes Echevarria, DNP, APN, Associate Dean of Advanced Nursing Practice