Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Program

Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Admission Requirements

Program enrollment is limited. Admission is very competitive and highly selective. The Anesthesia Program Admissions Committee uses a holistic process to evaluate applications and gives preference to applicants judged best qualified to succeed. You must meet the following requirements to be considered for admission:

DNAP Degree Prerequisite Courses

Applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.0 from a regionally accredited institution for each of the following prerequisite courses. All prerequisite courses for application must be 3 credits or more.

UM-Flint equivalents in parentheses; refer to the Transfer Equivalency Guide for non-UM course equivalencies:

• College Algebra, one of the following: Completion of MTH 111 with a grade of B (3.0) or better, documentation of successful completion of AP Algebra with a score of 3 or better, successful completion of AP Calculus with a score of 3 or better, or successful completion of Algebra CLEP exam with a minimum score of 63. 
• Statistics – graduate or undergraduate level
• General Chemistry for Health Sciences (CHM 150) or Principles of Chemistry I (CHM 260)
• General Chemistry for Health Sciences Lab (CHM 151) or General Chemistry Lab (CHM 261) — strongly recommended
• Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (CHM 220) or Biological Chemistry for Health Sciences (CHM 252)
• Pathophysiology (NSC 207)
• Human Anatomy & Physiology I* (BIO 167) and Human Anatomy & Physiology II* (BIO 168)

* Single semester Anatomy & Physiology courses must be 5 or more credit hours.

Recent repeats of the following courses are required if taken more than ten years prior to application to the program:

• Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (CHM 220) or Biologic Chemistry for Health Sciences (CHM 252)
• Human Anatomy & Physiology I (BIO 167) or Human Anatomy & Physiology II (BIO 168)

Applicants presently enrolled in a single final prerequisite course may apply for admission consideration only if all other prerequisite course requirements have been met. Applications otherwise incomplete will not be reviewed. Documentation of enrollment in prerequisite course must be included at the time of application.

Professional Criteria

The following criteria establish the eligibility baseline for admission consideration:

• Current, unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse with no history of an encumbered professional license (RN, LPN, NP, EMT, paramedic, etc.) in Michigan or one of the United States or protectorates
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or an appropriate biological science (with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0) from a regionally accredited institution)
• Entry-to-Practice Nursing grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 from a regionally accredited institution
• GPA of at least 3.0 in required prerequisite courses
• Minimum of one year of experience as a registered nurse in a critical care unit such as SICU, MICU, and CCU. Other critical care units may be considered if the applicant has a working knowledge of mechanical ventilation, invasive hemodynamic monitors (e.g., pulmonary artery, central venous pressure, and arterial catheters), and is proficient in vasopressor titration.
• Currently working in a critical care unit
• Evidence of at least eight hours of CRNA shadowing within 12 months of the application deadline to which you are applying
• Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) certification
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider (ACLS) certification
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (PALS) certification

Due to the length of time that it may take international applicants to become licensed as a registered nurse in the United States, applicants who are pending receipt of a license will not be considered. CCRN, TNCC, or other specialty certifications are not required but strengthen the application.