The Drexel University Nurse Anesthesia Program is a full-time, doctoral-level track offered through Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions and delivered in partnership with major regional healthcare systems in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The program follows a 36-month curriculum that integrates advanced anesthesia sciences with extensive clinical immersion, including training at large tertiary hospitals, community facilities, and specialty surgical sites. Students progress through a structured clinical sequence that emphasizes increasing autonomy, exposure to complex surgical cases, and broad experience in general, regional, obstetric, pediatric, and specialty anesthesia while completing doctoral coursework in leadership, systems-based practice, and evidence-based care.

Degree Type

DNP

Program Length

39 months, full time

Credit Hours

89 quarter credits

Starting Month

January

Application Deadline

April/September

Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.

Licensed or eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

A minimum of two years recent full-time critical care experience with: Critically ill and unstable patients, Invasive hemodynamic monitoring, Ventilatory care, and Pharmacologic management. Preferred areas include: Coronary Intensive Care, SICU (Surgical Intensive Care), MICU (Medical Intensive Care), CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care), PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit), and Level I Emergency/Trauma Unit.

A minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in both BSN and general science coursework.

A compiled GRE score of 300 or higher on the verbal and quantitative sections on the 130-170 score scale. A compiled GRE of 1000 or higher when combining the verbal and quantitative scores on the 200-800 score scale.

MAT scores can be submitted in place of the GRE. GRE or MAT scores required and taken within five years of application.

Shadow a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist for a day.

Contact

ph: (215) 762-7863
email: lrb33@drexel.edu
web: www.drexel.edu