Information/Application Process
Students must apply first to the University’s School of Graduate Studies and Research at: andrews.edu/apply. Then they must complete criminal background checks, health forms, and drug screen information to be sent to the Department of Nursing at: Marsh Hall, Room 200, 8475 University Boulevard, Berrien Springs, MI 49104 or e-mail to gradnursing@andrews.edu. For questions regarding the DNP Program, please call 269-471-3312.
Graduation Requirements
Number of Credits
The total number of credits required for the degree of BSN to DNP is 65.
Twenty-one (21) credits are DNP Nursing Core courses and four (4) credits are bridge courses; and 40 credits are DNP/FNP degree specific. Of those 40, 13 credits are clinical/ practicum credits. One clinical/practicum credit is equal to 75 literal clock hours. There is no dissertation to speak of, but there is a scholarly project students are to complete.
The total number of credits required for the degree of MSN-DNP is 56.
This option is for students who are MSN prepared, but are not already FNPs and will be completing the MSN to DNP curriculum. Twenty-one (21) credits are DNP core courses; and 35 credits are DNP/FNP specific. Of those 35, 13 credits are clinical/practicum credits. One practicum credit is equal to 75 literal clock hours. There is no dissertation to speak of, but there is a scholarly project students are to complete.
The total number of credits required for the degree of APRN to DNP is 40.
This option is for those students who are APRNs and wish to complete their DNP degree. Twenty-one (21) credits are DNP core courses; and 19 credits are DNP terminal degree focused. Of those 19, 6 credits are for clinical/practicum. One clinical/practicum credit is equal to 75 literal clock hours. There is no dissertation to speak of, but there is a scholarly project students are to complete.
In order to graduate, students must have a Grade Point Average (GPA) no lower than 3.5. During the program, students are allowed to receive a B- in one course only; but the GPA must be at least 3.0 when this occurs. Two courses below 3.0 will cause termination of the degree process.