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Doctor of Nursing Practice, D.N.P. (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration)

At University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Location

United States

Qualification

Doctoral degree

Fees

USD21364

(2026)

Duration

8 Semester(s)

Next intake

21.08.2027

Entry Score

6.5

IELTS

Course info

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a practice-focused terminal degree earned by specialists in advanced practice nursing. The DNP prepares advanced practice nurses (APNs) to analyze systems of care and provide transformational leadership that influences and impacts patient safety and quality of culturally competent care in southeastern, North Carolina. The Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration is designed to produce a professional with advance practice nursing skills to provide mental health care to patients throughout the lifespan. This concentration prepares the graduate for advanced practice provider roles in health care service settings. The DNP program consists of 73 credit hours of coursework including 6 hours concentrated on a DNP project. Each candidate’s program of study will be designed to meet student outcomes for advanced practice as a DNP.

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Duration: 8 Semester(s)

Fees: USD21364

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2027	Wilmington

Entry requirements for University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Degree Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution.
GPA: overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. A GPA as low as 2.75 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Minimum Score Requirement – TOEFL: 79; IELTS: minimum of 6.5 for acceptance, 7.0 for TA consideration; Duolingo: minimum of 115.

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Application Deadline

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Further information

If you aren't eligible for the above entry requirements, you might have a chance to explore pathway options at University of North Carolina - Wilmington. If you want to find out more, speak to our counsellors.