he Marshall University Board of Governors (BOG) today approved plans for a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program, a degree that allows nurses to practice at the highest level of professional nursing.
Marshall’s College of Health Professions and its School of Nursing will administer the new degree, which is described in the planning documents as a natural extension of the university’s popular family nurse practitioner program. Administrators say the program will deliver convenient access to those in southern West Virginia where no program currently exists. It will also be delivered completely online, meaning students from across the country will be able to enroll. It’s anticipated that 25 nurses will graduate annually from the program once it’s up and running.
The proposed start date is fall 2019. Learn more here.