DNP

Applying to the School of Nursing

The DNP Program has a two-part application process:

1. The NursingCAS Application ($70 fee)
2. VCU Supplemental Information Application ($70 fee)

Application Checklist

• Create and complete the NursingCAS Application
• Complete the VCU Supplemental Information Application (instructions located in NursingCAS)
• Submit a full-nonrefundable payment for the NursingCAS and VCU Supplemental Information Application
• Regularly monitor your email to follow up on issues such as transcripts and reference delays
• No GRE Required

Required Documents (instructions located in NursingCAS)

• All documents must be submitted to NursingCAS
• Official Transcripts (must include all colleges or universities previously attended)
• Three (3) Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement Essays
• Resume or a Curriculum Vitae
• RN License
• TOEFL/IELTS Test Score (if applicable)

VCU’s DNP program offers two points of entry:

B.S. to DNP: Bachelor’s prepared registered nurses can apply to this pathway to become either a nurse practitioner or a nurse executive. All of the following concentrations offer either a full-time or part-time plan of study:

• Nursing Leadership and Organizational Science (online)
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner  
• Family Nurse Practitioner 
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Master’s to DNP: Advance practiced registered nurses or nurse practitioners who hold a master’s degree can apply to this pathway to earn a clinical practice doctorate. This pathway offers a Quality and Safety concentration as either a full-time or part-time plan of study. Master's Direct Entry and Master's Entry to Nursing Practice degree holders should apply to the B.S. to DNP program.