Nurse Anesthesia Practice (D.N.A.P.)

Our Nurse Anesthesia program transitioned to the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) in the fall of 2019. The DNAP degree is 36 months, designed to offer registered nurses an advanced education and full scope of practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). Graduates will also meet the requirements for the National Certification Examination (NCE).

To be eligible to apply to the Nurse Anesthesia program, applicants must have the following: Baccalaureate or graduate degree in nursing from an accredited program A minimum of one undergraduate course (3 credits) of Chemistry: Organic or Biochemistry (No General Chemistry) taken within 10 years of application with a final grade of "B" or higher, this prerequisite must be completed before the June 1 application deadline, A minimum of one undergraduate course (3 credits) of Anatomy & Physiology taken within 10 years of application with a final grade of "B" or higher, this prerequisite must be completed before the June 1 application deadline, Overall minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher for the last 60 credits completed, Overall minimum Nursing GPA of 3.0 or higher, Overall Science GPA of 3.0 or higher, Current RN licensure, Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), CCRN Certification, Currently employed in an ICU (SICU, MICU, CICU, Neurotrauma, Pediatric ICU in an academic teaching setting). PACU and ER employment are not accepted as ICU experience, with a minimum of one year full-time ICU experience. Shadowing experience at your hospital of employment. Applicant Personal Statement a summary (1-2 pages) double-spaced highlighting your professional nursing career. Please include reasons for desiring the nurse anesthesia profession. Three (3) professional references are required two (2) from current ICU RN co-workers (in the same position as you) and one (1) from your immediate RN ICU supervisor. You will send the requests electronically in CAS to the three individuals you want to complete them and these individuals must submit their completed recommendations electronically via the Centralized Application System.