Overview

Gain the advanced knowledge and practical skills required to innovate, lead, and impact patient care and outcomes at the highest level. As a busy nurse, Franklin University’s Doctor of Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP-FNP) track combines learning and practicum hours to accelerate your degree program – a program you can complete in about 3 years.

Apply what you learn while you learn with practicum hours and a scholarly project woven into the program

At Franklin, you can continue working while you advance your career, thanks to convenient online courses designed to challenge and advance your skills. Even better, you’ll progress quickly because our online Doctor of Nursing practice degree features course-based practicum.

For the DNP with FNP concentration, you’ll apply and demonstrate your competency for a total of 1,100 practicum and clinical hours, starting with your major area courses, continuing through your DNP seminar courses and FNP clinical hours. You may be able to achieve 500 hours from transfer credit or residency. Eligible students may be able to transfer up to 12 credit hours in coursework in addition to these 500 clinical hours. Plus, BSN to DNP students who complete the required bridge courses can earn up to 125 practicum hours for those courses.

Advance your capabilities and improve your clinical contributions with a scholarly approach to the nursing discipline

Prepare yourself for an advanced role as a nurse practitioner by earning a clinical doctorate and completing a DNP scholarly project using evidence-based practice that leads to a problem-solving intervention. Franklin’s DNP program is rooted in evidence- and systems-based quality improvement and clinical practice, application and translation. You’ll study in several distinct areas, including major area courses, DNP seminar courses and concentrated Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) courses. Built-in learning outcomes mean you are evaluated and measured as you progress through your program of study.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Evidence-Based Prac & Qual Improvement

Clinical Prevention and Health Care Outcomes

Leadership, Policy & Interprofessional Collaboration

Advanced Pathophysiology

Advanced Pharmacology

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

53 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Columbus, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Applicants for the DNP program must hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree (for admission through our BSN to DNP option) or a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree. The degree final cumulative GPA must be at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Applicants who earned lower than a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale can petition for admission to the program chair by submitting an essay detailing other criteria that the applicant believes should be considered to demonstrate their ability to be successful in a graduate program of study. This petition could include details on the applicant’s work experience, work ethic, level of professionalism, personality characteristics, level of difficulty of program of study previously completed, etc. Click here to view the Admissions Checklist: Doctoral Nursing Programs.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15882 USD / year

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Out-of-State

13214 USD / year

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In-State

13214 USD / year

≈ 13214 USD / year

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Apply what you learn while you learn with practicum hours and a scholarly project woven into the program

Advance your capabilities and improve your clinical contributions with a scholarly approach to the nursing discipline

Programme Structure

Key information

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Credits

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Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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