DNP Nursing Practice at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Programme overview

The DNP is the terminal practice degree in nursing, preparing nurses through clinical placements across the Hawaiian Islands, leadership and health policy education, and a DNP Scholarly Project (6 credits, 270 practicum hours).

Faculty: School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene | Duration: 3 years (8 semesters) full-time for NP pathways; leadership pathway part-time or full-time | Intake: Fall (August) only | Study mode: full-time | Location: Honolulu, HI, United States

What you will study

Pathways include Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP (77 credits, 765 clinical hours), Family NP (77 credits, 765 hours), Psychiatric Mental Health NP for RNs (75 credits, 810 hours) and for APRNs (63 credits), a part-time online Post-Master's in Organizational Leadership (minimum 29 credits, 1,000 supervised hours), and a Shidler EMBA Health Care Management track to DNP.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission pathways: RNs with a bachelor's degree or higher (Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP, Family NP, Psychiatric Mental Health NP); APRNs with a master's degree or higher (post-master's PMHNP); RNs with a master's degree or higher (Post-Master's Organizational Leadership and the EMBA Health Care Management track). Fall (August) admission only.

Graduate applications are accepted for Summer, Fall and Spring terms; Graduate Division begins processing applications from August 1 for the following Fall and Summer semester and from April 1 for the following Spring semester.

All graduate application deadlines are set by the graduate programmes and vary by programme; some programmes set priority deadlines. Most Fall applicants hear a decision by late March/early April and Spring applicants by November/December. Application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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