Texas A&M University · College of Nursing

Doctor of Nursing Practice – Leadership (Online)

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice

Overview

A part-time, post-master's Doctor of Nursing Practice in leadership delivered asynchronously online over seven semesters, including residency and DNP scholarly project/practicum courses. Most clinical hours may be completed in the student's own community.

Official program name: Doctor of Nursing Practice – Leadership (Online)
Awarded degree: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: Texas A&M University — College of Nursing
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location: College Station, TXWhere 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 Leadership Nursing (BSN, MSN)
Required credits: 38 credit hours for APRN-certified students with 500 documented practice hours; 39 to 41 for all other students
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: seven semesters
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Post-master's DNP delivered asynchronously online; most clinical hours can be completed in the student's community.

Source: nursing.tamu.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.
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Practical placement required
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Asynchronous
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Study intensity: Part-time
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

In-person and practical requirements as published

Clinical placement Required
Clinical hours, most of which may be completed in the student's own community.
Student's own community (most hours)
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

DNP Scholarly Project/Practicum courses I–IV.
Source: nursing.tamu.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: RequiredGraduate degree in nursing from a CCNE or NLNAC accredited program and RN license.
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Professional license: RequiredRN license.
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA: RecommendedMinimum 3 — Recommended 3.0 cumulative GPA on all graduate coursework.
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Prerequisite courses: RequiredAdvanced pharmacology, advanced physical assessment and advanced pathophysiology with a minimum grade of B before admission.
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Work experience: RequiredVerification of practice hours (maximum of 500 applied to the DNP).
Source: nursing.tamu.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
Jan. 15 · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: nursing.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadline
June 1 (rolling deadline) · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: nursing.tamu.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

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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

Texas A&M University has been approved to participate in NC-SARA. Official pageSource: online.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

The following programs may lead to a career in which a professional license or certification is required for employment. State-by-state disclosureSource: registrar.tamu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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.

nursing.tamu.edu/degrees/dnp-leadership/index.html — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
online.tamu.edu/state-authorization.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
registrar.tamu.edu/curricular-services/programs/professional-licensure-and-certification/licensure-a — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Online coursework + local placement · Asynchronous
In-person requirements
Practical placement required
Subject
Nursing Leadership · Nursing (BSN, MSN)
Length
seven semesters · 38 credit hours for APRN-certified students with 500 documented practice hours; 39 to 41 for all other students
Tuition
Not verified
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
College Station, TX

Leads to a licensed field: check the licensure disclosure for your state before applying. Details

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