Regis University · Loretto Heights School of Nursing, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice

Overview

A post-master's Doctor of Nursing Practice offered online in 8-week courses, with Advanced Leadership in Health Care and Advanced Practice Registered Nursing specializations. It requires 28-33 credit hours depending on prior clinical hours, starts each May, and is accredited by CCNE; tuition for 2026-2027 is $1,108 per credit hour.

Official program name: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Awarded degree: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: Regis University — Loretto Heights School of Nursing, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location: Denver, COWhere 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: Nursing (BSN, MSN)Nursing Leadership
Specializations: Advanced Leadership in Health Care (ALHC) · Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN)
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits: 28-33 credit hours, based on clinical hours completed in the master's program
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: two-year (six-semester) or three-year (nine-semester) plan of study
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: May
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Post-master's DNP offered 100% online with no required campus visits; practice hours are required.

Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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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.
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: No mandatory campus visits
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practical placement: Practical placement required
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Clinical placement Required
A total of 1,000 post-BSN practice hours, counting hours accrued in the master's program
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visit Not required
No campus visits required
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Online courses in 8-week terms
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Advanced Leadership in Health Care (ALHC)
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN)
Source: regis.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: RequiredNursing graduate degree from an NLN or AACN-CCNE accredited program
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Professional license: RequiredActive RN license
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum GPA of 3.0, with a B or better in all graduate nursing courses
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Prerequisite courses: RequiredStatistics course with a C or better before NR 707
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Interview: OptionalAdmissions interview may be required
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Background check: RequiredDrug screening and criminal background check
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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
November 1 · for May (annual start)
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadline
April 1, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time · for May (annual start) · America/New_York
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
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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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students	$1,108	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$31,024 = 28 credits × $1,108 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing EducationSource: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

The Loretto Heights School of Nursing cannot accept or enroll students who intend to reside and/or do clinicals in Kentucky, Louisiana, New York or North Dakota while pursuing distance MS nursing, post-graduate certificate or DNP education. Official pageSource: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Regis University has been an institutional SARA participant since 2015 and states it is authorized to offer out-of-state educational activities in all 50 states, with program-specific exceptions for nursing. Official pageSource: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

regis university cannot guarantee an individual's attainment of any professional licensure or certification, in any field, in any jurisdiction. State-by-state disclosureSource: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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

International applicants

International students interested in online programs are told Regis cannot guarantee that a program meets the curriculum requirements of their country and should review admissions guidelines to verify eligibility.Source: regis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
regis.edu/academics/majors-and-programs/graduate/nursing-dnp — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
regis.edu/regulatory/professional-licensure — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
regis.edu/regulatory/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Online coursework + local placement
In-person requirements
No mandatory campus visits; practical placement required
Subject
Nursing (BSN, MSN) · Nursing Leadership
Length
two-year (six-semester) or three-year (nine-semester) plan of study · 28-33 credit hours, based on clinical hours completed in the master's program
Tuition
$1,108 per creditAll online students, 2026-2027
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
Denver, CO

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