Doctoral Nurse Anesthesia Track

The DNP Nurse Anesthesia track is a full-time, 36-month integrated format that prepares the baccalaureate-educated nurse to become a doctorally prepared nurse anesthetist. The curriculum is designed to meet the standards of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA).

• Classes will be asynchronous and synchronous for this hybrid program.
• While courses will be taught online, students will be required to be on-campus once a year throughout the three-year program for intensive skills instruction and competency assessments.
• This is a national program with clinical sites across the United States. Graduates of Ursuline College with SNAP receive a Doctor of Nursing Practice DNP degree and are eligible to sit for the
• National Certification Exam (NCE) for Nurse Anesthetists administered by the NBCRNA.

Graduates who successfully complete this written exam are certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs).