DNP Advanced Nursing Practice (Nurse Anesthesia) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program in advanced nursing practice with a concentration in nurse anesthesia prepares you, as a registered nurse, for advanced clinical practice in anesthesia across surgical, procedural and perioperative settings. The program integrates doctoral-level education in advanced nursing practice with specialty preparation in nurse anesthesia.

Faculty: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Department: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

Required Core (3 credit hours) DNP 705 Health Care Outcome Management (3) Concentration (61 credit hours) ANE 701 Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (3) ANE 711 Advanced Pharmacology for Anesthesia I (3) ANE 713 Advanced Pharmacology for Anesthesia II (3) ANE 721 Principles of Anesthesia I (3) ANE 722 Principles of Anesthesia II (3) ANE 731 Applied Anesthesia Skills I (2) ANE 732 Applied Anesthesia Skills II (2) ANE 741 Clinical Practicum I (5) ANE 742 Clinical Practicum II (5) ANE 743 Clinical Practicum III (5) ANE 744 Clinical Practicum VI (5) ANE 745 Clinical Practicum V (5) ANE 746 Clinical Practicum VI (5) ANE 751 Professional Business Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (3) ANE 761 Perioptive Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (3) ANE 781 Advanced Anesthesia Practice Synthesis I (3) ANE 782 Advanced Anesthesia Practice Synthesis II (3) Other Requirements (20 credit hours) DNP 604 Advanced Human Pathophysiology Across Lifespan (3) DNP 605 Advanced Health Assessment Across Lifespan (3) DNP 608 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Across Lifespan (3) DNP 649 Advanced Physiology (3) DNP 703 Scholarly Communication and Professional Writing (2) DNP 704 Foundations of Theory, Research and Evidence-based Practice (3) DNP 709 Individual and Innovation Leadership in Healthcare Practice (3) Culminating Experience (8 credit hours) DNP 793 Applied Project (8) 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

As a graduate, you are prepared to practice in every setting where anesthesia is delivered, caring for patients across the lifespan and providing a full spectrum of anesthesia and pain management services before, during and after surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic and obstetrical procedures.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. You are eligible to apply to the program if you have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution. You must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = ''A'') in the last 60 hours of your 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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