Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner, Postbaccalaureate

Postbaccalaureate Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner

The Doctor of Nursing (DNP) Practice Postbaccalaureate degree program at Wichita State offers nurse practitioner specializations in the areas of Adult Gerontology/Acute Care, Family, or Psychiatric / Mental Health as well as the DNP advanced curriculum.

Degree: DNP
Credit Hours: 77

Learn how WSU's DNP-Family Nurse Practitioner programis the right fit for you.

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Applied learning at Wichita State

At Wichita State, applied learning is everything. In fact, every degree we offer has a guaranteed applied learning or research experience built right into it equipping you with the relevant skills and experience to make you workforce ready before graduation.

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Admission to the program

Applicants must have:

An approved graduate-level statistics course taken within the last 10 years
A bachelor's degree with a major in nursing from a nationally accredited (CCNE, ACEN, NLN) school
A minimum 3.0 GPA in the following areas:
1. Last 60 credit hours of undergraduate coursework
2. All undergraduate nursing courses
3. Any graduate-level courses taken
4. The following four science courses: anatomy/physiology, microbiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology

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Admission requirements

Inside the Program

Students in the School of Nursing get hands-on experience providing a day of free health care to patients with little or no health insurance.

Nursing students provide medical services to patients in need

Each year nursing students get hands-on experience providing a day of free health care to patients with little or no health insurance.

It's all part of the Medical Mission at Home event. Nursing students work with a licensed provider or faculty member to perform medical exams on patients. Participants say the event is a wonderful applied learning experience and an opportunity to give back to the community.

The event also provides patients with much-needed connections for follow-up care.

Curriculum

The family nurse practitioner curriculum will prepare you for the unique role of managing a range of health problems and care across the patient lifespan in primary care, specialty clinics, emergency and correctional departments, educational institutions, long-term care, health and wellness and rural health facilities.

The program consists of 77 credit hours. To graduate, you’ll also complete a DNP evidence-based project and an oral defense.

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Careers

A nursing degree from Wichita State will give you the knowledge and practical skills for high-paying, high-demand nursing careers in diverse health care settings such as hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities, schools and government.

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