University of Tennessee Knoxville
Degree Type
DNP
Program Length
38 months, full time
Credit Hours
95 semester hours
Starting Month
January
Application Deadline
February
Program Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.
Current RN license. Tennessee license required prior to matriculation.
Minimum of 1 year (by the time of the program start date), current, full-time, adult ICU experience as an RN. Acceptable critical care experience includes: working in a unit where invasive hemodynamic monitoring and utilization of vasoactive intravenous medications were a routine occurrence. Examples of such units would be: ICU (Intensive Care Unit), Coronary Care Unit, Surgical ICU, Trauma ICU, Medical ICU, or Cardiovascular ICU. Not acceptable: ER (Emergency Room), ICN (Intensive Care Nursery/ Neonatal ICU), or PARR (Post Anesthesia Recovery Room).
A minimum GPA of 3.0.
A minimum combined score of 297 or greater on the qualitative and verbal sections suggested. No other examinations, such as the MAT, GMAT, LSAT, or MCAT, are accepted. You only need to take GRE if you have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or less.
Required Certifications: ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support). Although the CCRN certification is not required, it is highly recommended and applicants who possess specialty certification will be given priority consideration.
A graduate-level course in statistics from a regionally accredited college/university with a grade of B, or better.
Undergraduate courses in anatomy, physiology, chemistry, physics, pharmacology, and biochemistry are strongly recommended.
Contact
ph: (865) 305-7762
email: dbell@utmck.edu
web: www.utmck.edu