Overview

About the program

The Executive Healthcare Leadership DNP program at the University of South Carolina prepares you to become an advanced practice nurse or for a leadership role. Through online classes and select on-campus immersions, you’ll gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to implement evidence-based practices and system-wide changes to improve patient outcomes.

The Executive Healthcare Leadership concentration is open to both BSN and master’s-prepared applicants. Program graduates are prepared to influence health care environments through professionalism, leadership, strong communication skills and business knowledge.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advance Nursing in Population Health
Health Politics
Organizational Theories and Systems in Healthcare
Application of Statistics for Evidence Based Nursing Practice
Evidence and Nursing Practice
Applied Technology in Health Care
Executive Health Care Leadership
Financing of Health Care

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00

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Summer entry - Application for BSN-entry
Fall entry - Application for Post-master's entry

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

60 for post-BSN

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Columbia, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum GPA of 3.0 (from all earned degrees)
Transcripts from all Colleges/Universities (regardless of number of credits earned)
3 Letters of Recommendation (from a doctorally prepared registered nurse or physician)
Personal Goal Statement (respond to prompt included in application)
Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Current Unencumbered RN Licensure in State of Practice
Verification of Work Hours form confirming applicants with an MSN have at least 2000 hours within the past 3 years and applicants with an MBA/MPH/MHA have at least 4000 hours within the past 3 years

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

29760 USD / year

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Out-of-State

29760 USD / year

≈ 29760 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13734 USD / year

≈ 13734 USD / year

Living costs

Columbia

United States

999 - 1508 USD / month

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Overview

About the program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Columbia

Funding

Scholarships Information

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