College Detail

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PROGRAM DETAILS
Name of University: Valparaiso University
Contact Name: Christina Cavinder, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, Assistant Dean of Graduate Nursing
Contact Email: Christina.Cavinder@valpo.edu
Contact Phone: (219) 548-7797
Street Address: College of Nursing and Health Professions 836 LaPorte Avenue
City: Valparaiso
State: Indiana
Zip: 46383
Link: https://www.valpo.edu/college-of-nursing-and-health-professions/academics/nursing/d-n-p/
Year of First Graduating Class: 2008
Number of Students per Annual Cohort: 25
Post MSN Credit Hours: 27
BSN to DNP Credit Hours: 70
Curriculum Delivery Method: Hybrid (on-ground and on-line)
Tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner, Administration / Executive / Leadership
Additional information:

The BSN to DNP program prepares students as family nurse practitioners. 
The post-master\\\\\\\'s DNP program focuses on leadership and is open to certified APRNs: CNMs, CRNAs, CNSs, and NPs. 
Students are required to come to campus a limited number of times during their academic career: 4 times for BSN to DNP students and 3 times for PM DNP students. All other work may be completed online. Courses have scheduled synchronous classes that may be attended from student\\\\\\\'s homes twice a month. Other classwork is completed in an asynchronous, online format.