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Delivery of this program is blended: You will complete most course work online, but an on-campus visit is required for five days during the summer before course work begins for orientation to the DNP program. Additional campus visits will be required throughout the program, approximately once per year.
For more details, please see the DNP plans of study and the on-campus date schedule.
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The chart below shows when the courses are traditionally offered. Each course is 3 credit hours, unless stated otherwise. The University reserves the right to change or cancel courses as needed.
State authorization
States require that the University of Missouri-Columbia be authorized to deliver university-level distance/online education to their residents. Each state handles this process differently.
Please see our state authorization page for more information.
- Program authorized
- Program authorized with stipulations
- Program not authorized
Not authorized
Students residing in some states are not eligible to enroll in this program. See our state authorization page for a full list of states in which this program is not authorized.
Authorized with stipulations
Students residing in these states may be eligible to enroll in this program, but certain stipulations exist.
- Alaska
- Colorado