DNP Advanced Nursing Practice (Innovation Leadership) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program in advanced nursing practice with a concentration in innovation leadership is an advanced nursing practice degree. This program is designed to take your thinking and career to the next level by leveraging innovation theory, complexity science and the application of the latest evidence to advanced health system outcomes.

What you will study

84 credit hours including the required applied project course (DNP 716) Required Core (13 credit hours) DNP 704 Principles of Evidence-based Care in Advanced Practice (4) DNP 705 Health Care Outcomes Management (3) DNP 708 Systems Thinking in a Complex Healthcare Environment (3) DNP 709 Individual and Innovation Leadership in Healthcare Practice (3) Concentration (9 credit hours) DNP 713 Analysis of Organizational Cultures in Health Care (3) DNP 714 Professional Relationships in Healthcare (3) NUR 640 Integrative Theories of Innovation Health Care (3) Other Requirements (23 credit hours) DNP 679 Biostatistics: Principles of Statistical Inference (3) DNP 703 Innovation in Communication-Scholarly and Professional Writing (2) DNP 711 Healthcare Policy and Innovation (3) DNP 712 Clinical Residency and Management (12) DNP 715 Dynamics and Principles of Information in Health Care (3) Electives and Research (36 credit hours) Culminating Experience (3 credit hours) DNP 716 Leadership of Innovation in Health Care (3) Additional Curriculum Information Completion of an evidence-based doctoral applied project focused on a clinical issue relevant to advanced practice nursing is required.

Career pathways

Graduates of the innovation leadership concentration of the advanced nursing practice doctorate have the knowledge and training to change or create sustainable health care in their community. Career examples: chief executive officer, chief nurse executive, clinical director.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Applicants must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution to apply to this program. While the master's degree may be in any area, the applicant must hold either a bachelor's degree or master's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution to apply. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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