Doctor of Nursing Practice
King University

Program Details

Become a nursing professional equipped with the clinical, organizational, financial, and leadership skills to implement transformational change and improve healthcare outcomes. King University’s CCNE-accredited Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is an academically rigorous program that prepares you to integrate Christian faith, scholarship, and service into your career and daily life as a nursing leader.

Offered in a part-time blended format, this DNP includes online coursework, face-to-face colloquia, and required clinical hours. You’ll learn alongside a cohort of supportive peers in classes with small student-to-faculty ratios, which allows for a more individualized experience.

King University’s dedicated, expert nursing faculty will lead you through online courses with topics in theoretical foundations, nursing informatics, evidence-based practice, nursing research, data analytics, healthcare policy, and more. Your coursework and clinical experience will conclude with a faculty-mentored project that features scholarly research and data you’ll gather from a practice setting convenient to you. 

You can complete the 36-semester-hour DNP in two years and pursue several advanced careers, such as a chief nursing officer, hospital chief executive, university faculty, advanced practice nurse, healthcare policy developer, case manager, quality and safety officer, infection control practitioner, and policy specialist.

Learning Pace

Institution-Paced

% Online

Mostly Online

Program Accreditation & Licensing

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

School Accreditation & Licensing

King University is accredited by:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

Program Requirements & Restrictions

Minimum Education

Master Degree

Recommended GPA

3.0 or above (4.0 scale)

Application Requirements

Essay/Writing Sample, Interview, Occupational License, Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Resume/CV, Statement of Purpose/Intent

Additional Info

  • This program requires three two-day visits to the Knoxville Hardin Valley Campus.