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 Evaluation 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:

• 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 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.