Course Equivalency Evaluation
If you wish to use a previously completed graduate level course from another institution to meet the DNP program requirements, you must submit a Course Equivalency Petition with appropriate supporting documentation. Evaluation requests will not be reviewed until a student has accepted an offer of admission to the DNP Program. . Be sure to keep records of approved course equivalency evaluations as they are not reflected on the University of Minnesota transcript.
The following equivalency evaluation criteria must be met:
The following equivalency evaluation criteria must be met:
- Course(s) must be at the graduate level as defined by the institution offering the course
- Objectives of the completed course must be equivalent to the DNP required course
- Course(s) must have been completed within the 5 calendar years prior to the first term of enrollment in the DNP program
- Grades earned in the completed course must abide by Doctor of Nursing Practice Grading Standards.
- Credits related to the DNP Project (NURS 7100, NURS 7102, and NURS 7110) may not be satisfied by courses completed prior to admission to the program.
- For post-baccalaureate DNP students, no more than 40% of the total required credits for the degree may be satisfied through courses taken at an institution other than the University of Minnesota.
- For post-masters DNP students, no more than 10 credits of required DNP courses may be satisfied through courses taken prior to the first term of enrollment in the DNP program.