The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Nurse Anesthesia Program is a collaborative Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) track offered through the UNC Charlotte School of Nursing in partnership with Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center (CMC), preparing registered nurses for advanced anesthesia practice and eligibility to sit for the National Certification Examination. The full-time program requires about 89 credit hours and is completed over nine semesters, with one class admitted each summer and an intentional cohort structure of roughly 24 students per year. Accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) through October 2034, students complete rigorous didactic instruction, high-fidelity simulation, and clinical immersion primarily at Atrium Health facilities in the Charlotte area, and the program consistently reports strong outcomes — including high first-time board pass rates and 100 % employment for recent graduates.

Degree Type

DNP

Program Length

27 months, full time

Credit Hours

67 semester hours

Starting Month

August

Application Deadline

September, October and January

Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.

Current license in North Carolina or a compact state for the state identified by faculty before enrollment.

A minimum of 18 months current full time critical care experience with adult clients. Acceptable critical care experience includes: Adult Intensive Care Unit, Surgical ICU, Coronary ICU, Trauma ICU, Neuro ICU, or Cardiovascular ICU. Not acceptable: Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, Emergency Department, Operating Room, Flight Team, Pediatric or Neonatal ICU.

Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or greater. A GPA of 3.0 or greater in the following completed science courses: Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, and Microbiology.

Minimum scores of 950 under the old GRE format or 293 under the current GRE format.

Required Certifications: BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support).

An undergraduate statistics course with a grade of C or greater.

Contact

ph: (704) 355-2375
email: [email protected]
web: www.carolinashealthcare.org