Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston enables students with a practiced-focused Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree as a nurse practitioner (NP), clinical nurse specialist (CNS), or nurse anesthetist to complete the additional coursework necessary to earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
If you hold an MSN and certification as an NP, CNS, or nurse anesthetist, you can complete the core coursework required to obtain a DNP degree at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston. You will gain in-depth knowledge of evidence-based practice, translational science, nursing informatics, and more.
New students are enrolled in the Spring and Fall semesters. Review the admission requirements.
Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree in nursing, master’s degree in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and post-graduate APRN certificate programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. The baccalaureate program is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing. http://www.bon.state.tx.us/
