Post-BSN to DNP Program

Follow these steps to complete the Georgia Southern application: 

• Visit our website for the College of Graduate Studies. Complete the requested information and create a login name and password.
• Follow this link and initiate an online application. The cost for the application is $50. After completing this online form, the application must be supported by transcripts, GRE scores, two letters of recommendation, and a statement of your career goals and research interests. International students should submit scores from the TOEFL exam (Test of English as a Foreign Language), and have transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (WES).

Admission Requirements

1. Bachelor’s degree in the proposed field of study (BSN). BSN program must include a Health Assessment course with a grade of C or better.

2. Current Georgia RN license OR multistate license.

3. One year of full time clinical nursing employment prior to entering the nurse practitioner health assessment course. Proof of full time clinical nursing employment may be required.

4. If you are applying for the adult/gerontology acute care NP track, one year of critical care nursing employment.

5. Prerequisite undergraduate statistics course or a statistically oriented methodology course, with a grade of C or better.

6. Submission/completion of documentation:
   1. College of Graduate Studies application
   2. Georgia Southern Health Services form
   3. School of Nursing Student Health Appraisal forms
   4. Proof of current malpractice liability insurance
   5. Proof of American Heart Association or Red Cross BLS certification
   6. Three letters of professional recommendations. A phone interview may be necessary.

Upon Acceptance

• Nursing Student Health forms
• Proof of current RN malpractice liability insurance (policy cover page) with name, dates of coverage and amount (1 million incident/3 million aggregate)
• Proof of “Student NP” malpractice insurance before entering ANY clinical NP courses that require clinical hours or involve direct patient care.
• NP students will be required to complete all clinical practicums with a qualified preceptor. NP students must be proactive and secure preceptors for the clinical practicums.

All admission application materials must be received by March 1 for admission consideration to the fall cohort. Students who are admitted to the Post-BSN to DNP program will be provided with an individualized year-round program of study upon acceptance.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/master’s degree program in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and/or post-graduate APRN certificate program at Georgia Southern University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

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• Integrate core knowledge from the liberal arts, sciences and nursing as the foundation for advanced level professional practice.   
• Use knowledge of organizational systems, leadership principles and resources to become responsible, safe and accountable advanced level professional nurses that demonstrate professional standards of moral, ethical and legal conduct.
• Demonstrate advanced level clinical judgment/decision making by using health care information, technology, scholarship, inquiry and current evidence to improve individual and population health care outcomes.
• Collaborate using advanced interprofessional communication to develop partnerships with other members of the health care team that improve patient health outcomes.

The purpose of our DNP program is to prepare advanced practice nurses and leaders to evaluate and improve health care. Our ultimate goal is to improve health care and the health of populations and individuals, with a special focus on rural and underserved communities.

The School of Nursing anticipates that graduates of this program will seek certification as family nurse practitioner (FNP), adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner (AGPCNP), adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AGACNP), or psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) and state licensure as an APRN.

The School of Nursing has determined that the required classes and educational activities of this online academic program will qualify a graduate of this program to take the board examinations listed above, which are used by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

The School of Nursing only supervises clinical placements in Georgia and South Carolina. All students enrolling in the program must have an active Georgia or South Carolina nursing license or an eNLC compact license. The program cannot enroll any student physically residing in AL, AZ, CO, ID, LA, MO, NE, ND, NY, OH, PA, SD, TN, or WA. Before enrolling, students physically residing in states other than Georgia or South Carolina, must attest that they will complete clinical hours in Georgia or South Carolina and that they will seek initial licensure as an APRN in Georgia or South Carolina.

Georgia Southern makes every effort to ensure information about educational requirements for licensure or certification is current; however, state requirements may change. Separate from educational requirements, state licensure boards may require applicants for jurisprudence examinations, background checks, proof of RN license, proof of clinical hours, or additional training. For more information, as well as for a list of applicable state boards, visit the Georgia Southern State Authorization and Professional Licensure web page.

For all online programs:

Federal law requires colleges and universities to make certain disclosures to prospective students of these programs. These disclosures include information on the University’s authority to operate outside of Georgia, complaint processes, adverse actions, and refunds.
For required disclosures in general with regard to online programs offered by the University, visit the Office of Legal Affairs website.

Many of the clinical programs offered by the Waters College of Health Professions require a clinical internship or practicum experience to fulfill degree requirements.  Pursuant to the University’s legal agreements, participants in clinical experiences are required to abide by the workplace rules of the clinical site. Sometimes these rules include vaccination requirements. As always, WCHP will continue to make every effort to place students at clinical sites. However, please be aware that we may be unable to locate a site to accept unvaccinated students, which may cause a delay or inability to progress and complete the program of study.