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 teaches primarily in the graduate program. Her work focuses on post-acute rehabilitation quality indicators and health policy for stroke care.

Terrie Black