Marymount’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program provides the highest credential in nursing practice and prepares professionals to assume leadership roles in the health care system.  The program emphasizes quality instruction in evidence-based practice, health care policy, leadership and epidemiology.  Graduates are expert clinicians, prepared to serve as nursing leaders and change agents in the complex and rapidly evolving health care environment.

There are two ways to achieve your DNP at Marymount:

  • BSN to DNP is for BSN prepared nurses who wish to obtain their DNP and complete the required course and clinical work to specialize as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
    • Credits  75 credits
    • Full-time: 8 semester
    • Part-time: 11 semesters
    • 750 direct patient care hours & 500 project hours

Online BSN to DNP FNP Option Available Online BSN to DNP PMHNP Option Available

  • Post-Master’s DNP is for students who already hold a masters degree in nursing
    • Credits 31-35 credits
    • Part-Time: 6 semesters
    • 1,000 post-baccalaureate practice hours (500 can be carried over from previous MSN degree)

Online Post-Master’s DNP Option Available

The DNP specific courses are offered in an executive format that combines independent asynchronous learning with virtual online meetings through audio video conferencing.  Small cohort sizes foster collegiality, collaboration and professional success.

Marymount University is affiliated with  numerous  health care agencies and clinical sites throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia area. These partnerships provide students with rich practice opportunities in clinical settings.  Close proximity to the nation’s capital opens students to experiences with lobbyists, health care policy makers and nursing executives as courses with residency requirements are completed.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Marymount University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, www.ccneaccreditation.org.