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Doctor of Nursing Practice in the Field of Executive Leadership

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice

Overview

A 43-credit post-MSN DNP in executive leadership for nurse leaders, with experiential projects often within the student's organization and a three-course DNP project. Students complete 1,000 post-baccalaureate practice hours, typically 500 of them within the DNP curriculum.

Official program name
Doctor of Nursing Practice in the Field of Executive Leadership
Awarded degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — professional doctorate
University
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location
Washington, DCWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Required credits
43 credits
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Fall
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Bulletin lists the post-MSN DNP Executive Leadership as exclusively online; practice hours required.

Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.Coursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Practical placement required
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

  • Practicum Required

    1,000 post-baccalaureate practice hours; the remaining 500 after an MSN are included in the DNP curriculum

    Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

  • DNP project: planning, implementation, and evaluation and dissemination
    Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree
RequiredBSN plus a master's in nursing or a relevant field such as an MBA, MPA or MPH
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Professional license
RequiredActive and unencumbered RN license from a U.S. state or territory
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Prerequisite courses
RequiredGraduate-level inferential statistics within the past five years
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Statement / essay
Required500-750 word statement including a general idea for the DNP project
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredCurrent resume
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

TOEFL iBT
Required — minimum 100International requirement; internet-based.
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
IELTS Academic
Required — minimum 7International requirement; individual bands 6.0 or higher.
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Priority deadline

    December 1 · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

  • Application deadline

    May 15 · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

Not verified — check the university's state authorization page before applying from outside Washington, DC.

Professional licensure

Not verified — check the university's disclosure for your state.

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. bulletin.gwu.edu/find-your-program/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
  2. bulletin.gwu.edu/nursing/dnp-executive-leadership/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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