Contact Name: Christy Davidson DNP, RNC–OB , Director of Nursing

Contact Name: Renee Ingel PhD, MSN, RN, Interim Director

Program is primarily online with one Saturday class day per month

Carlow University DNP Program focuses on leadership in change at a systems level.

Contact Name: Latina Brooks, PhD, CNP, FAANP, MSN and DNP Program Director

DNP tracks to choose from: Practice & Educational Leadership, Executive Leadership, and Nurse Anesthesia

Contact Name: Janice Griffin Agazio, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAANP, FAAN, Associate Dean and Director of the Doctoral Programs

Our program is innovative incorporating project planning during coursework and supporting a clinical focus in residency and project coursework. We keep our class sizes small so that we can provide individualized attention through coursework and project completion.  

Aim
The purpose of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, D.N.P., is to prepare expert advanced practice nurse clinicians and leaders within a practice-focused doctoral program.

Goal
Graduates are prepared to assume leadership positions in nursing/health care, with the ultimate goals of improving health care and the health status of people.
Program Objectives

Graduates of the program are prepared to:

Analyze and apply scientific knowledge and skills to provide the highest level of advanced practice nursing.
Implement emerging science and practice innovations in health care.
Evaluate and initiate changes in response to social, political, economic, and ethical issues in health care and the discipline of nursing.
Collaborate with members of other disciplines in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs and policies for the improvement of health care.
Assume leadership roles in nursing/health care.

Help meet the demand for advanced practice nurses who can effectively respond to constant change and innovation to create better care for all. Learn the skills necessary for a professional nursing career from one of the best schools for nursing.

Contact Name: Catherine Zurawski, DNP, CRNP, FNP-c, CNE, Director Graduate Nursing Programs

Contact Name: Jill Walsh, DNP, RN, Director DNP Program

Two tracks available: Advanced Practice Leadership and Healthcare Systems Leadership
Practicum hours vary depending on national certification.

Contact Name: Pamela Smith, EdD, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC, Associate Dean & DNP Director

Online program with annual on-campus immersions in Honolulu

Contact Name: Juana Ferrerosa PhD, MSN, PHN, RN, Director DNP Program

The 40-credit program, which is completed through precepted clinical settings, provides a flexible, executive-education Format in which the theoretical content of each course is taught. DNP immersion weekend is onsite and includes orientation and course instruction. The final week of the DNP program is on-site with DNP Project Presentations. Coursework is in 3 sessions (Fridays- 3 hours. online synchronous). Followed by 12 hours of online asynchronous to be completed independently. The didactic portion will be taught using both a Face-to-Face and web-enhanced pedagogical approaches For student/Faculty collaboration, Faculty presentations, and clarification of theoretical content. All clinical courses are offered as immersion practicum experiences, conducted in Faculty approved, in-person, precepted clinical settings. Students are admitted to this program as a cohort in Spring and Fall.

CDU has earned designation as a minority-serving institution by the U.S. Office for Civil Rights and is recognized by the Department of Education (DOE) under Title III B as a Historically Black Graduate Institution (HBGI). The University is a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.

Regionally accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). The CCNE visitation for accreditation is being planned for the earliest time allowed, initial CCNE program accreditations are for 5 years. MMDSON for the Master\\\'s ELM and Nurse Practitioner Program has CCNE Accreditation for ten years from 2017 to 2027. The DNP Program is an add-on Program for Advanced Practice Nurses (both Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists). The CCNE request for accreditation will occur in the 4th semester, one year after the DNP Program begins.

If you have any questions about the admission requirements and process, please reach out to Admission at admissionsinfo@cdrewu.edu

Contact Name: Diane Hunker PhD, MBA, RN, Program Director, DNP Program Coordinator & Professor of Nursing

Chatham\'s DNP program is a low-residency, online program for advanced professional nurses in various practice roles and is focused on competencies for evidence-based practice and systems leadership. Students can complete the 27 credit DNP program in 16 months with one two-day residency required at the end of the program.

Contact Name: Jan L. Lee, Ph.D, RN, CNE, Chair and Professor of Nursing