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Nurse Anesthesia Overview

The Nurse Anesthesia Program (NAP) at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing (SON) is pending accreditation by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA). No students may be enrolled in the program until initial accreditation is received. The anticipated start date is August 2026, pending COA accreditation approval.

The Post Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN-DNP), Nurse Anesthesia track is based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice. The purpose of the DNP Program is to prepare advanced practice nurses at the highest professional level of clinical nursing practice, while the NAP is clinically focused to prepare students for the full scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice.

Program Highlights

• Degree Awarded: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
• Program Length: 36 Months (Full-Time) 
• Location: Jackson, Mississippi 

DNP- Nurse Anesthesia Program Tuition and Fees

All amounts are subject to change without notice. Tuition and fee amounts are pending Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning approval.

JBI TRAINING FEES	$850 – charged once to first-semester DNP students
PROGRAM FEE	$500 – per semester

ACADEMIC PERIOD	RESIDENT TUITION	NON-RESIDENT TUITION
Fall Tuition	$9,666.66	$24,166.66
Spring Tuition	$9,666.67	$24,166.67
Summer Tuition	$9,666.67	$24,166.67
TOTAL TUITION	$29,000.00	$72,500.00