Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Accreditation & Program Outcomes

Accreditation

The Doctorate Program for the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing at Weber State University, located in Ogden, UT, is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone Number: (404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Clinical Doctorate Program is initial accreditation.

Public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program can be found here.

Doctorate Program Outcomes

The WSU Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing Program Outcomes were developed to ensure the mission and goals set by the administration and faculty are met.

Documentation of outcomes shows the effectiveness of the educational program and serves to guide maintenance and revision of Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing components.

Following graduation from the Doctorate program, the following outcomes will be achieved:

Executive Leadership Emphasis
- Outcome #1: 80% of students who start the program will graduate within 100% of the program emphasis length.
- Outcome #2: 80% of DNP-Executive Leadership graduates will report they are employed in a nursing leadership role 10 months of graduation, as reported on the SON Alumni Survey.
- Outcome #3: 80% of DNP-Executive Leadership graduates will report their DNP education improved their knowledge, application, and/or decision-making skills.
Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Emphases
- Outcome #1: 80% of students who start the program will graduate within 100% of the program emphasis length.
- Outcome #2: 80% of School of Nursing graduates will report they are employed in a nurse practitioner role 10 months months of graduation, as reported on the SON Alumni Survey.
- Outcome #3: 80% of DNP-Nurse Practitioner graduates will report their DNP education improved their knowledge, application, and/or decision-making skills.
- Outcome #4: 80% of students who take the certification exam will pass on the first attempt within 12 months of graduation.

Program Outcome Data

DNP Certification Data

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Report

DNP Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Pass Rates for First-Time Test Takers

Graduation Year	Certification Examination Results
2024 (DNP-FNP 2022 Cohort)	100% (22/22)
2023 (DNP-FNP 2021 Cohort)	100% (20/20)
2022 (DNP-FNP 2020 Cohort)	95.65% (22/23)

DNP Completion Rates

DNP Program Aggregated Data - DNP Program Completion

Note:
*ELA = Estimated Level of Achievement
80% of DNP graduates will complete the program on time

Year	Total DNP Graduates	Option #1: Executive Leadership	Option #2: Family Nurse Practitioner
2023-2025 (2023 Cohort)	77.78% (14/18 - ExL only)	77.78% (14/18 - April 2025)	N/A - Graduating April 2026
2022-2024 (2022 Cohort)	90.32% (28/31)	85.71% (6/7 - April 2024)	91.67% (22/24 - Dec 2024)
2021-2023 (2021 Cohort)	88.24% (30/34)	71.43% (10/14 - April 2023)	100% (20/20 - Dec 2023)

DNP Program Completion Rate Disaggregated by Program Option