Application Instructions
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Program Tracks

  • DNP
    3/21/25
    Our DNP Program equips baccalaureate-prepared nurses to pursue a Doctor of Nursing Practice in family, adult-gerontology, psychiatric/mental health and anesthesia specialties.
  • Post-MS DNP Program
    3/20/25
    The Post-MS to DNP Program prepares established advanced practice nurses to deliver expert care, innovate practice and translate evidence-based care to the clinical setting.
  • Early Assurance Admissions
    12/27/24
    The Early Assurance Program enables ambitious students to begin their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) studies while gaining valuable RN work experience. Undergraduate nursing students from UB and other accredited institutions can apply after the fall semester of their senior year. This program offers early acceptance for well-qualified students aiming to become nurse practitioners in the following specialties: Adult-Gerontology, Family and Psychiatric/Mental Health.

Program Outcomes

  • Critically analyze, synthesize and apply theoretical and empirical knowledge from a variety of sources to improve nursing practice.
  • Provide leadership in ethical, legal and socio-cultural issues for the improvement of nursing practice, patient outcomes and health care delivery.
  • Develop and evaluate care delivery approaches that meet current and future needs of patient populations based on scientific findings in clinical sciences, as well as organizational, political and economic sciences. 
  • Translate evidence to improve nursing practice and health care outcomes.
  • Provide leadership for evidence-based practice through translation of research in practice, evaluation of practice and participation in collaborative research to improve health care outcomes.
  • Use advanced information technology resources as strategies to improve clinical practice, education and research. 
  • Collaborate in the development and/or implementation of health policy regionally, nationally and internationally.  
  • Engage in interprofessional collaboration for improving patient and population health outcomes.
  • Engage in leadership to integrate evidence-based clinical prevention and population health services for individuals, aggregates and populations. 
  • Provide specialized advanced nursing practice that is innovative and evidence-based.

Additional Information

Graduate Course Catalog
DNP Project Information
Technology Requirements
Licensing Disclosures

Preceptor Opportunities

Nursing students in class and the lab in Wende Hall Photographer: Douglas Levere.
Help train a future NP.

Precepting opportunities available for the following DNP program specialties: FNP, AGNP and PMHNP. Preceptors must be two or more years post-graduation from a board-certifying program.

Interested? Contact our program directors: