Doctor of Nursing Practice: Organizational & System Leadership (DNP)

An online DNP with a specialization in organizational and system leadership, preparing nurses for administration, executive leadership and academic faculty roles. Applicants apply through NursingCAS.

Official program name

Doctor of Nursing Practice: Organizational & System Leadership (DNP)

Awarded degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Source: usd.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Degree level

Doctoral — professional doctorate

University

University of South Dakota — Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences

Source: usd.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Administering location

Vermillion, SDWhere 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 LeadershipNursing (BSN, MSN)

Specializations

Organizational & System Leadership

Source: usd.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Required credits

Not verified

Duration

Not verified

Teaching language

English (not separately stated)

Academic delivery

Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.

Source: usd.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Campus visits

Campus visits: not verified

Practical placement

Placement requirement: not verified

Class schedule

Not verified

Study intensity

Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

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

Application fee

RequiredUSD Graduate School application fee is paid separately from the CAS application and cannot be waived

Source: usd.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other requirement

RequiredApplication through NursingCAS

Source: usd.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We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

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

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

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

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 Education (stated on USD's online nursing programs page listing the RN-BSN, MSN and DNP)Source: usd.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

• USD operates under NC-SARA policies in offering online courses and degree programs to residents of 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; California residents may also enroll. Official pageSource: usd.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

• a Distance Education Program Leading to Licensure may only admit students who are located in states where the program meets the educational requirements for professional licensure State-by-state disclosureSource: usd.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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

International applicants

• Distance education courses or programs are not offered outside the United States without prior written approval from the University.Source: usd.edu · verified October 10, 2026

1. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
2. usd.edu/About/Accreditation-and-Consumer-Information/Licensure-Track-Program-and-Pass-Rates — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
3. usd.edu/About/Accreditation-and-Consumer-Information/State-Authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
4. usd.edu/Academics/Graduate-Programs/Nursing-Practice — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
5. usd.edu/Admissions-and-Aid/Graduate-Admissions/How-to-Apply/Specialty-Graduate-Program-Applications — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
6. usd.edu/Landing-Pages/Nursing — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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