Doctor of Nursing Practice – Education Online
Prepare for the highest level of clinical nursing practice while sharing your nursing expertise with other healthcare professionals.
Program Overview
Strengthen your nursing practice with a DNP – Education
With 100% online coursework and pay-as-you-go tuition, our online DNP in nursing education program is flexible and affordable while empowering you to achieve your professional goals and expand your career opportunities as a leader in nurse education.
Built for working nurses, this online DNP nursing education program will provide you with relevant nursing and educator expertise you can implement immediately. Learn about industry-specific, contemporary topics such as healthcare informatics, policy, leadership, finance and translational research. Advance your skillset in designing and delivering innovative lessons to expertly educate patients, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Through hands-on research projects and immersive internships, you will work alongside supportive faculty to apply educational theories in real-world practicums.
This ACEN-accredited doctoral program empowers you to enhance your established healthcare competencies and achieve your professional goals. Select your area of interest for study and complete your clinicals, and correlating assignments, in the context of your workplace to personalize your doctorate experience. In addition to completing required core courses, you will take nine hours of education-focused courses to further strengthen your expertise and become a leader in healthcare education.
For state approvals, please consult the Program Map.
In this online DNP in nursing education program, you will learn how to:
- Develop and demonstrate expertise in the design and delivery of effective training and education for nursing and healthcare professions
- Learn to translate research findings into programs that improve patient and healthcare outcomes
- Develop expertise in a specialty area that is of interest to the student
- Identify system or organizational gaps in patient care or organizational effectiveness and develop/implement solutions to close those gaps
- Develop and demonstrate expertise in the design and delivery of effective training and education for nursing and healthcare professions
- Learn to translate research findings into programs that improve patient and healthcare outcomes
- Develop expertise in a specialty area that is of interest to the student
- Identify system or organizational gaps in patient care or organizational effectiveness and develop/implement solutions to close those gaps
Prepare for a variety of educator roles in healthcare, including:
- University Nursing Faculty
- Nursing School Academic Administrator
- Clinical Education Director
- Director of Nursing Education
- University Nursing Faculty
- Nursing School Academic Administrator
- Clinical Education Director
- Director of Nursing Education
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Accreditation
Accredited by ACEN
Tuition
Get excited for A-State’s affordable, pay-as-you-go tuition
Our online Doctor of Nursing Practice – Education program offers the same affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition to all U.S. residents. All administrative fees are included. Tuition may be subject to change on a yearly basis.
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
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Ideal for working nurses, Arkansas State University online programs are delivered in an accelerated format with multiple start dates each year.
| Term | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 1 | 1/13/25 | 12/16/24 | 12/18/24 | 1/2/25 | 1/10/25 | 2/28/25 |
| Spring 2 | 3/10/25 | 2/24/25 | 2/24/25 | 2/28/25 | 3/7/25 | 5/2/25 |
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Admissions
How to apply for admission for the DNP – Education program
We know you’re busy, so we’ve streamlined the A-State admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. Students who are interested in the online DNP in nursing education program must have a Master of Science in Nursing degree from a CCNE, COA, ACEN or CNEA accredited program and a current unencumbered license.
Admission Requirements:
- Online application
- MSN degree
- Current unencumbered RN license
- Complete online application and submit application fee
- Master of Nursing (MSN) from a CCNE, COA, ACEN or CNEA accredited program of nursing from a regionally accredited college or university that includes at least 40 faculty-supervised clinical hours
- Graduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Official transcript(s) submitted by the registrar of any college/university you have attended. Official transcripts are sealed transcripts sent from the granting institution.
- Current unencumbered RN license
Graduates of an MSN program with a specialty option that did not include the required certification eligibility requirements from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and/or the American Associated of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) (Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology; Advanced Health Assessment, including diagnostics and disease management; Advanced Pharmacology; and/or a minimum of 500 faculty-supervised clinical hours) are also eligible to apply. A request for a curriculum “Gap Analysis” to determine an individual plan of study will be requested from the program coordinator prior to starting the program.
This program requires a high level of English proficiency to meet academic and clinical objectives, along with meeting the criteria for licensure. You may be required to provide proof of English proficiency per A-State School of Nursing English Proficiency Standards. Additionally, if you’ve ever attended a professional program in the past, you may be required to provide a letter of good standing.
Request all official transcripts be sent directly to A-State from all colleges or universities attended. Save time by requesting transcripts be sent electronically.
International Students
Students from non-English speaking countries or for whom English is not a native language must take one of the following tests:
Submit all documents to:
P.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467
Fax: 870-972-3548
Email: [email protected]
For Non-US Postal Mail Overnight Delivery Only:
A-State Onlinec/o Central Receiving
2713 Pawnee St.
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Additional information
As part of your file, the following information is required to be completed prior to starting the first course (or the applicable course):
- Satisfactory background check completed through Verified Credentials
- Completion of the Verification of Clinical Practice by the institution where you earned your MSN (applies to non A-State MSN graduates)
Note: These documents are not required to render an admissions decision.
Also, the following information is required to be completed by the completion of your first semester:
- Current CPR Records
- Current TB Skin Test
- Hep B Vaccinations
- MMR 1 and 2
- Professional Liability Insurance
Courses
Explore our comprehensive curriculum
To finish the online DNP in nursing education program, you must complete a total of 36-39 credit hours. There are nine hours of concentration courses. The practicum/clinical hours must also be done in a state in which Arkansas State has State Operating Authority. Please consult the Program Map for state approvals.
Visit the Course Registration page to view the course schedule for this degree.
NURS 881V may or may not be required depending on clinical hours needed.