Earn your Doctor of Nursing Practice from Loma Linda University School of Nursing, a leader in transformative nursing education since 1905.

LLU School of Nursing: Master's Degree to DNP

Start a life-changing path as a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).

Earning your DNP positions you for career advancement and greater impact in your area of specialty, allowing you to build a fulfilling career that aligns with your values and goals.

Learn how to apply research and improve healthcare quality and outcomes while receiving advanced training in your chosen field. Many options are available, including full- and part-time schedules in a wide range of specialties.

 

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A Whole-Person Education

Following Christ’s example of compassionate healing, the School of Nursing equips you with the essential training you need for whole-person care as a DNP.

Program Highlights

  • In this hybrid program, most classes meet asynchronously online with a schedule of quarterly in-person meetings. 
  • The Doctor of Nursing Practice project can be completed in your current workplace. 
  • The program emphasizes a wide range of NP practice strategies as well as best practices in the NP professional role.
  • Clinical sites are provided for all DNP students.

 

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Course Sampling

  • Healthcare Systems Leadership
  • Ethics and Health Disparities
  • Translational Research for Advance Practice
  • Doctor of Nurse Practitioner Project
 

Quick Facts

11 specialty pathways

to choose from

2-year, 9-month
hybrid program (full-time)

Part-time options in many specialities

Educating nursing leaders

since 1905

Take the Next Step to Serve

Begin a life-transforming future with LLU. Explore our program pathways for DNPs.