DNP Application Process
Application Details
- Applications for the dual degree AGACNP and CRNA program will be accepted each year from February 1 until April 1. All other DNP applications are reviewed as they are received on a rolling admissions basis.
- No application fee.
Entry Options
- Fall Semester (September) or Spring Semester (January) entry
- Post-Master’s
- Post-Baccalaureate PCFNP
- Post-Baccalaureate AGACNP
- Post-Baccalaureate AGPCNP
- Post-Baccalaureate AGCNS
- Fall Semester entry only
- Post-Baccalaureate PMHNP
- Spring Semester entry only
- Post-Baccalaureate dual AGACNP and CRNA
Program Eligibility
The DNP offers two admission points:
- Post-master’s degree admission for the advanced practice nurse (nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or nurse midwife) who wishes to obtain a DNP degree.
- Post-baccalaureate degree admission for the baccalaureate-prepared nurse who wishes to pursue advanced practice preparation and a DNP degree.
Post-Master’s Admission Eligibility
Admission to the post-master’s program is limited to qualified students who:
- Have earned a 3.3 GPA in master’s-level work.
- Have graduated from an accredited Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) program. An APN program is defined as nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or certified nurse midwife program.
- Have a NYS license as a registered nurse.
- Have NYS certificate as an advanced practice nurse OR eligibility and national professional certification in an APN specialty, if eligible.
- Currently practicing as an APN.
Post-Baccalaureate Admission Eligibility
Admission to the post-baccalaureate program is limited to qualified students who:
- Have earned a 3.3 cumulative GPA in bachelor’s-level work.
- Have earned grades of B or higher in the following undergraduate courses: health assessment, research, and statistics.
- Have a baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.
- Have a NYS license as a registered nurse. If you have a license in another state and are actively getting your NYS RN license, acceptance will be conditional until you obtain a NYS license.
- For the dual AGACNP and CRNA program, have a minimum of one year of current adult ICU experience and current certification of BLS, ACLS, and PALS.
Application Materials Needed
- Completed online application.
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work. (For the quickest transcript processing, please contact each institution attended and request an official transcript with electronic delivery to St. John Fisher University.)
- Two recommendations. These should be from a doctorally-prepared or master’s-prepared health care provider, a current supervisor in an employment setting, and a practicing APRN familiar with your intellectual ability, academic achievement, clinical expertise, and professional commitment. (You will be prompted to assign your recommenders within the online application.)
- Current résumé.
- Professional Education Statement that includes:
- Your reasons for applying to the DNP program.
- Your long- and short-term educational and professional goals and how the DNP program will help you reach these goals.
- How the degree will enhance your experience.
- How you plan to accommodate the program’s rigorous curriculum with all of your competing activities and doctoral study.
- The population that you would like to focus on for your DNP project and describe one clinical problem related to the population that your project will help address.
- How, as a doctorally-prepared advanced practice nurse, you will contribute (e.g., through education, research, and practice) to enhance the health and quality of life for people of all cultures, economic levels, and geographic locations.
Note: You will be prompted to upload your documents during the submission of your application.
Interview Process
Applicants who meet the admission requirements will be required to participate in a formal interview and complete a written case analysis. For admission to the DNP - Nurse Anesthetist program, view the CRNA interview information.
International Student Eligibility
If you are an applicant from outside the United States or are seeking St. John Fisher University to sponsor your student visa, please refer to graduate admissions for international students.
Admissions Contact
For more information on Fisher’s Doctor of Nursing Practice and CRNA programs, contact:
Associate Director of Transfer and Graduate Admissions
