
Clinical Experience
Our faculty will partner with you to identify a clinical training location that meets your professional goals. With more than 300 affiliated clinical sites, you'll have access to the setting and specialty that interests you.
Advance in your career as a clinical leader with the skills to support the delivery of high quality and safe care in complex health care systems with a doctor of nursing practice degree.
In our doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program, you’ll graduate ready for the role of an advanced practice nurse capable of leading change and delivering the highest level of quality care.
Our flexible program is offered part-time and full-time and meets you where you are in your nursing career. Whether you already earned a bachelor's or master's degree in nursing, we have a DNP pathway that will help you achieve your academic goals.
Here, you'll develop clinical leadership skills to deliver culturally competent, evidence-based, value-based and system-based care. With guidance from our experienced, full-time faculty, you’ll be prepared for leadership positions in direct care of individuals and populations, as well as for positions that focus on patient outcomes and complex systems management and transformation.
Through our post-baccalaureate RN-DNP pathway concentrations, you will be prepared at graduation to apply for certification examinations to become a family nurse practitioner, adult gerontology clinical nurse specialist, or health systems leader*.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Widener University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
Students who have earned a bachelor's degree in nursing select an option for their DNP academic journey. Each option has specific academic credit and coursework requirements to fully prepare students to meet the criteria for related certification examinations.
View the Loading... to review coursework and curriculum requirements for the MSN-DNP pathway.
Students are required to complete clinical hours.
Students can enroll in the DNP program at either our Main Campus in Chester or at our Harrisburg Campus.
Graduates of accredited bachelor's programs in nursing are invited to apply for admission by submitting evidence of:
GRE scores are not required. International applicants and applicants whose native language is not English must submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores with a minimum score of 213 for the computer-based test or 550 for the paper test.
Graduates of accredited master’s programs are invited to apply for admission by submitting evidence of:
GRE scores are not required. International applicants and applicants whose native language is not English must submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores with a minimum score of 213 for the computer-based test or 550 for the paper test.
Our faculty will partner with you to identify a clinical training location that meets your professional goals. With more than 300 affiliated clinical sites, you'll have access to the setting and specialty that interests you.
Our flexible course delivery system offers full- and part-time options designed for working nurses to ensure that you can meet the program requirements on a timeframe that fits into your schedule.
Part-time students can progress at their own pace within the established seven-year time limit for degree completion for doctoral students.
Majority of DNP coursework is offered online. Post-baccalaureate students will have select on-campus requirements.
Thrive in a learning community that provides close mentorship and one-on-one support. Our expert, full-time faculty members bring active clinical and academic research experience to the classroom. Here, you'll build a network that will follow you long after graduation.
Partner with expert faculty who aren’t just teaching the courses but are creating the science of nursing education.
I ascribe to a pragmatic philosophy of teaching and learning. I believe that nursing education must be practical and logically aligned to the diverse needs of the population we serve.
Widener’s nursing program prepares students for fruitful and fulfilling careers working across the patient lifespan.
Pursue a Widener DNP and chart your path to a rewarding education, career, and future.
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