Information for Out-of-State Online DNP Students

The University of Massachusetts Amherst (“UMA”) College of Nursing offers the Doctor of Nursing Practice program that leads to professional licensure in the State of Massachusetts and may allow graduates to be eligible for licensure in other states. This program also meets professional licensure requirements for the states of:  

  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

This program does not meet the qualifications for Alabama, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, or Washington.

Interim DNP Director

Terrie Black

DNP, MBA, CRRN, FAHA, FAAN
Interim Director, DNP Program
Clinical Professor

Terrie Black '15DNP, MBA, CRRN, FAHA, FAAN, is a clinical professor and the interim DNP director at the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at UMass Amherst.

Terrie Black

We have not determined whether our program meets requirements for professional licensure in U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Before enrolling, you should contact the professional licensure agency in your state or territory that oversees this field to determine whether this program will satisfy requirements for professional licensure. View information for out-of-state students.