Nurse Anesthesia Program
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Requirements at a glance
Min GPA3.00
Science GPA3.00
ICU minimum1 year
CCRNRequired
GRENot required
ShadowingRequired
Details
- ICU experience
- SICU, CTICU, CCU, MICU, PICU; NICU, PACU, ED, cath lab, OR not accepted
- GPA details
- All college coursework; science with lab
- Prerequisites
- Statistics, Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry with lab, Microbiology
- Shadowing hours
- CRNA or anesthesiologist, official form
- How to apply
- School portal (NKU graduate admissions)
- Deadline
- June 1 to Aug 30; no late applications
- Interview
- In person, mid-October
- Tuition
- $803 per credit hour resident ($1,028 non-resident), 2026-27; BSN-DNP 106 credits, computed total $85,118
- Class size
- 24
- Format
- Not stated on the program site
ICU must be within past 2 yrs; up to 24 BSN-DNP students yearly.
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Sources and accuracy
Last verified: Oct 4, 2026
Requirements change every cycle. Always confirm with the program before applying. “Not stated” means we could not find it on the program’s official pages.
- nku.edu/academics/programs/nursing-dnp/doctorate-anesthesia.html
- nku.edu/student-account-services/tuition/index.html
Accreditation: Council on Accreditation (COA), last review October 2022, next review October 2032.
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