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DNP Admissions Qualifications

Reapplying to the School of Nursing?

If you are reapplying to the School of Nursing you must submit all new materials with your application, including transcripts, letters of reference, etc. We will not copy materials previously submitted. Applications missing any piece outlined on the degree or certificate program's Application Requirements page are incomplete and will not be considered by the admissions committee.

Mail application materials in one (1) envelope, free of staples, paperclips, and binders, to Academic Services.


Minimum Requirements to Apply to the DNP Program

  • We do NOT require the GRE for any of our graduate programs
  • A minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the last 90 graded quarter credits
  • Meeting Essential Behaviors for graduate students
  • If your native language is not English, proof of English language proficiency, including spoken English.
  • International applicants must have an active unrestricted US Registered Nurse (RN) license at time of application; if you hold an ARNP license that must also be an active unrestricted US license. You will be required to apply for and obtain Washington State licensure to begin the DNP program should you be offered admission.
  • If your RN degree is not a bachelor degree you must submit Leadership and Community Health Nursing BSN equivalency essays (see page 4 of application instructions)

If Admitted to the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

Additional requirements you MUST meet before starting the program are:

Required Application Materials

  1. DNP application instructions
  2. Online DNP application, including School of Nursing Supplemental Form
  3. resume
  4. three (3) letters of recommendation
  5. admissions questions
  6. scholarly writing sample
  7. completed Background Check, Authorization for Repeat Checks, and Dissemination of Results form
  8. official transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended
  9. copies of English competency (reading, writing, and comprehension, as well as spoken) scores, if applicable
  10. BSN equivalency essays, if applicable