Family Nurse Practitioner
Overview
Program Highlights
Millikin University's Doctor of Nursing Practice: Family Nurse Practitioner DNP (FNP) is a clinical doctorate program that prepares BSN or MSN nurses to the highest level of clinical expertise and advanced practice nursing. Our students will receive personalized support from a dedicated nursing advisors and will be enrolled as a cohort group that will advance through the program together. In addition:
- Cohorts begin each January
- Part-time and full-time options offered
- Graduates are eligible to take the national certification examination and apply for licensure
- Clinical rotations are arranged by Millikin University faculty
As the environment of health care in our nation has become increasingly complex, the nursing profession has responded by advancing a practice doctorate, which ensures that professional nurses have both the practice expertise and the evidence-based scientific knowledge necessary to impact positively the quality and safety outcomes for patients. In addition, the growing national shortage of nursing faculty who are prepared at the doctoral level can be improved with the increase of DNP-prepared advanced practice nurses.
Additional Program Details
- Classes delivered in a variety of methods including face-to-face, hybrid, and online.
- First-year core classes are delivered in an online format that will allow the students to continue to work full time if desired.
- Students will have face-to-face courses located in Decatur starting the second year.
- Management courses are in-person with some hybrid components.
- Courses delivered year round.
- Theory and practice schedules are set by the School of Nursing in collaboration with its practice partners.
- An advanced (graduate level) statistics course must be completed prior to enrollment.
- Depending on your previous degree:
- Maximum of 70 credit hours
- 1,000+ clinical practice hours
How to Apply
The School of Nursing participates in Nursing’s Centralized Application Service (NursingCas). All materials will be submitted through NursingCas (http://nursingcas.org/).
BSN TO DNP (FNP)
BSN to DNP (FNP)
Getting Into the Program
The School of Nursing participates in Nursing’s Centralized Application Service (NursingCas). All materials will be submitted through NursingCas (http://nursingcas.org/(link is external)).
NursingCAS collects and processes your application documents and verifies your transcripts. We receive information from NursingCas and use it to make our admission decision. We recommend that you order all official transcripts from all college experiences as early in the process as possible. NursingCAS provides detailed information on the transcript process for all applicants. Millikin University requires course-by-course evaluations for transcripts from foreign institutions and we accept evaluations from World Education Services, Inc. (WES) and Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE).
Based on your application, we evaluate all applicants on the following:
Admission Requirements
- Complete the DNP (FNP) application - found on NursingCas.
- Upload all official transcripts from all graduate and undergraduate institutions attended and demonstrate a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Complete a graduate level statistics course prior to enrollment demonstrating a grade of C or above.
- Possess an unencumbered/ unrestricted license as an RN in Illinois or be eligible and obtain upon admission.
- Provide official scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) if the undergraduate cumulative GPA is below 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Provide three (3) written recommendations as described on the application from. (Found on NursingCas)
- Submit a written statement (see application for details).
- Submit a current resume or curriculum vita that demonstrates clinical nursing experience.
- BSN to DNP (FNP) applicants, preference will be given to those with at least one year of full time registered professional nursing experience.
Important Program Dates
Submit application materials via NursingCAS
Interviews: TBD
Select candidates will be invited to interview.
Following acceptance of an offered position, satisfactory credentialing to confirm acceptability into clinical experiences must occur. The failure to obtain credentialing results in the inability to obtain required clinical experiences and, therefore, the forfeiture of the offered position. The credentialing process requires the following be submitted prior to enrollment:
- Position deposit and letter of position acceptance
- Background Check
- Immunizations
- State of IL Professional Registered Nurse Licensure
Orientation for new students entering the DNP (FNP) will be held on campus prior to beginning of classes in January.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) (Full-Time or Part-Time):
- The BSN to DNP (FNP) degree consists of 70 credit hours and includes 1200+ hours of clinical practice.
- For BSN to DNP (FNP) applicants, preference will be given to those with at least one year of full time registered professional nursing experience.
MSN TO DNP (FNP)
MSN to DNP (FNP)
Getting Into the Program
The School of Nursing participates in Nursing’s Centralized Application Service (NursingCas). All materials will be submitted through NursingCas (http://nursingcas.org/).
NursingCAS collects and processes your application documents and verifies your transcripts. We receive information NursingCas and use it to make our admission decision. We recommend that you order all official transcripts from all college experiences as early in the process as possible. NursingCAS provides detailed information on the transcript process for all applicants. Millikin University requires course-by-course evaluations for transcripts from foreign institutions and we accept evaluations from World Education Services, Inc. (WES) and Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE).
Based on your application, we evaluate all applicants on the following:
Admission Requirements
- Complete the DNP (FNP) application - found on NursingCas.
- Upload all official transcripts from all graduate and undergraduate institutions attended and demonstrate a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Show evidence of MSN core courses (Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan, Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan, Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan and Application of Theory to Practice) as well as a Health Care Policy course and a graduate level statistics course prior to enrollment or by the end of the first semester of DNP (FNP) coursework.
- Possess an unencumbered/ unrestricted license as an RN in Illinois or be eligible and obtain upon admission.
- Provide official scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) if the undergraduate cumulative GPA is below 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Provide three (3) written recommendations as described on the application from. (Found on NursingCas)
- Submit a written statement (see application for details).
- Submit a current resume or curriculum vita that demonstrates clinical nursing experience.
- MSN to DNP (FNP) applicants, preference will be given to those with at least one year of full time registered professional nursing experience.
Important Program Dates
Application deadline for Class enrolling January 2023: September 1, 2022
Submit application materials via NursingCAS (http://www.nursingcas.org/)
Interviews: TBD
Select candidates will be invited to interview.
Following acceptance of an offered position, satisfactory credentialing to confirm acceptability into clinical experiences must occur. The failure to obtain credentialing results in the inability to obtain required clinical experiences and, therefore, the forfeiture of the offered position. The credentialing process requires the following be submitted prior to enrollment:
- Position deposit and letter of position acceptance
- Background Check
- Immunizations
- State of IL Professional Registered Nurse Licensure
Programmatic Orientation
Orientation for new students entering the DNP (FNP) will be held on campus prior to beginning of classes in January.
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) (Full-Time or Part-Time):
- The MSN to DNP (FNP) consists of 50-54 credit hours and includes 800+ clinical hours.
- For MSN to DNP (FNP) applicants, preference will be given to those with at least one year of full time registered professional nursing experience.
