Health Innovation and Leadership DNP

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice

Overview

A 72-credit DNP specialty from the School of Nursing delivered primarily online over three or four years, with a one-week campus session each semester and 1,000 practicum hours at sites arranged by the school. The page states CCNE accreditation and that only US citizens or permanent residents are accepted.

Official program name: Health Innovation and Leadership DNP
Awarded degree: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Administering location: Minneapolis, MNWhere 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
Required credits: 72 credits
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: three-year or four-year program plan
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

DNP specialty delivered primarily online with a required one-week campus session each semester and practicum hours.

Source: online.umn.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 + campus visitsCoursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location.
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits required
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practical placement: Practical placement required
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Campus visit Required
One-week on-campus session each semester (core courses, programming, specialty courses, advisor meetings).
once each semester, one week · Twin Cities campus
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practicum Required
1,000 hours at practicum sites arranged by the school.
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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”.

Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Admission GPA 3.0
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
International applicants: RequiredOnly US citizens or permanent residents are accepted; the program does not meet F-1 visa requirements.
Source: online.umn.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.

Other deadline
Application review begins December 2
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: online.umn.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students — Resident and nonresident	$1,100	per creditEstimated tuition$79,200 = 72 credits × $1,100 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: online.umn.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: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

The University of Minnesota participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA). Official pageSource: odl.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

The DNP program does not meet F-1 visa eligibility requirements; only US citizens or permanent residents are accepted.Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

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

odl.umn.edu/developing-programs/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
online.umn.edu/health-innovation-and-leadership-dnp — Official program page, 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

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Key facts

Online format
Online coursework + campus visits
In-person requirements
Campus visits required; practical placement required
Subject
Nursing Leadership
Length
three-year or four-year program plan · 72 credits
Tuition
$1,100 per creditAll online students — Resident and nonresident
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
Minneapolis, MN

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Official program page

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