Your Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Starts Here
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Oral Roberts University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice is primarily completed online,
with an on-campus residency requirement most semesters. As part of the esteemed Anna
Vaughn School of Nursing, this post-bachelor's program consists of a Family Nurse
Practitioner tract which specifically targets BSN RNs who will have completed at least
2,000 hours of professional nursing practice prior to enrollment in year two of the
program.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice is a practice-oriented degree and prepares you to translate
and test research findings in clinical practice settings. Our unique mission to develop
Spirit-empowered leaders will enable you to improve healthcare systems through evidence-based
research. While serving in your preferred environment, the DNP program will allow
you to learn current technologies and practices that enhance nursing knowledge and
patient education.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Oral Roberts University is accredited by
the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
The Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is the accrediting body for
the undergraduate program. ORU Online is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
(HLC) and utilizes the same world-class curriculum as traditional courses.
LICENSURE
Oral Roberts University is an NC-SARA (National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements)participating university. “SARA is an agreement among member states, districts and
territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering
of postsecondary distance education” (nc-sara.org).
While we would love to admit students from all 50 states, we must abide by each state’s
Board of Nursing (BON) educational requirements for advanced practice nurse licensure
upon graduation from a distance learning program. The following lists are provided
for your guidance. We encourage each non-resident applicant to contact their BON and
review your state’s APRN guidelines for licensure. You can find your BON contact informationhere.
Colorado Connecticut Florida Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kansas Maine Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Montana Nevada New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Rhode Island Vermont Virginia Washington, DC West Virginia
Alaska Arkansas California Georgia Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New York Oregon South Carolina Tennessee Utah Wyoming
Alabama Arizona Delaware Idaho Iowa Kentucky New Hampshire North Dakota Pennsylvania South Dakota Texas Washington (state) Wisconsin
This program is 30-credit hours. You could complete this degree in as little as 20
months when you enroll full-time. We consider full-time enrollment for this program
as taking one 3-credit hour course over a 7-week term, with 6 terms per year. You
take each course with those you enter the program with, and meet up with your instructor
and cohort in a webinar 4 times in each course.
WHAT CAN I DO WTH A DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE DEGREE?
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Healthcare Manager
Healthcare Policy Advocate
Nurse Executive
Nurse Educator
ANY OTHER REASONS TO COMPLETE MY DEGREE ONLINE WITH ORU?
You’ll graduate on time with a team of Success Coaches who’ll walk with you every
step of the way.
You can begin classes ASAP with year-round terms and direct access to our friendly
admissions team.
Fit classes into your schedule so you can balance work and family commitments.
ORU Online is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and utilizes the
same world-class curriculum as traditional courses.
Ask us about our introductory 7-day Graduate Orientation class that will jump-start
your graduate studies. Experience what students around the world have gained earning
a degree with ORU Online.
THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS FOR CURRENT ACCREDITATION REVIEWS
In accordance with CCNE’s procedures, the Commission provides the opportunity for
program constituents and other interested parties to submit, in writing, third-party
comments concerning a program’s qualifications for accreditation.
Written third-party comments regarding programs must be received by CCNE by no later
than 21 days prior to the first day of the scheduled on-site evaluation – or, by March
7, 2022. Only signed comments are accepted by CCNE. CCNE shares third-party comments
with members of the evaluation team prior to the visit, but at no time during the
review process are these comments shared with the program. During its review of the
program, the evaluation team considers third-party comments that relate to the accreditation
standards. All third-party comments submitted to CCNE must be written in English,
consistent with CCNE's policy on Conduct of Business in English.
If you would like to submit a third-party comment for a program currently under review,
please submit to thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org.
Or, if you prefer, mail comments to: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Attn: Third-Party Comments 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20001
If you have any questions about this process, please contact CCNE staff at 202-887-6791 x268.
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Why ORU?
Why ORU?
Oral Roberts University is one of the largest and most influential Christian universities
in the world. We develop whole leaders for the whole world through a unique Whole
Person education. Spirit-empowered leaders come to ORU, not to “stay” in their faith,
but to GROW in faith.