{"id":4751,"date":"2022-02-24T21:48:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T21:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/nursing\/?post_type=program&#038;p=4751"},"modified":"2025-07-28T17:33:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:33:29","slug":"doctoral-degree","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"\/nursing\/programs\/academic\/doctoral-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Degree Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/nursing\/images\/nursing-california.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Two students CGN DNP with IV equipment\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Graduate Nursing<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"\/nursing\/programs\/academic\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Academic Programs<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"\/nursing\/programs\/academic\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Programs<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"\/nursing\/programs\/academic\/masters-degree\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Master&#8217;s Degree Programs<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"\/nursing\/programs\/academic\/doctoral-degree\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctoral Degree Programs<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"\/nursing\/programs\/academic\/certificate\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Certificate Programs<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/about\/academic-calendar\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Calendar<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <h2>Doctor of Nursing Practice Leadership Program<\/h2>\n<p>The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Leadership program offers applicants with a masters degree in nursing to advance their academic scholarship as system-level leaders. Nurses prepared at the doctorate level integrate evidence-based practice, organizational, economic, and leadership skills contributing to the science of improvement. The DNP degree prepares students to apply and evaluate clinical evidence, designing systems of care delivery that are locally acceptable, economically feasible, and have significant impact on determinants of health and outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/programs\/doctor-of-nursing-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctor of Nursing Practice Leadership Program (DNP-Leadership)<\/a><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <h2>Doctor of Nursing Practice\/Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program<\/h2>\n<p>The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree along with your Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certificate is a hybrid online learning program that delivers the knowledge and skills to prepare you for your FNP role and DNP degree within a flexible schedule. Our campus-based seminar intensives, on the WesternU Pomona campus, and clinical experiences in a designated community will prepare you for clinical and doctoral practice within a variety of healthcare settings.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/programs\/dnp-fnp\/\">Doctor of Nursing Practice\/Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Doctor of Nursing Practice\/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program<\/h2>\n<p>The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree along with your Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate is a hybrid online learning program that delivers the knowledge and skills to prepare you for your PMHNP role and DNP degree within a flexible schedule.\u00a0 Our campus-based seminar intensives, on the WesternU Pomona campus, and clinical experiences in a designated community will prepare you for clinical and doctoral practice within a variety of healthcare settings.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/programs\/dnp-psychiatric-mental-health-nurse-practitioner\/\">Doctor of Nursing Practice\/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <app-accordion class=\"px-24 lg:w-4\/5 mx-auto\">\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              Student Assessment\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <p>Graduates of the DNP program will have knowledge, skills, and abilities that are important across health care settings including an advanced understanding of nursing and health care science; health care system leadership; clinical scholarship and evidence-based practice; transformational information systems; health care advocacy and policy; interdisciplinary collaboration; care delivery improvement; and population-based care of vulnerable populations. Besides course specific assessment such as discussion forums, practice immersion intensives participation, presentations, and scholarly written work, students will develop an individual portfolio integrating the DNP essentials to serve as a representation of their progression through the program and achievement of program outcome competencies.<\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n          <\/app-accordion>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"parent":4487,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-4751","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/4751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/4751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11950,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/4751\/revisions\/11950"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/4487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}