Clinical setting
NICU acceptance can depend on acuity, patient population, role, and additional adult ICU experience. Each result requires explicit NICU language.
We search the program’s structured admissions notes for an explicit positive NICU acceptance statement. A generic combined ER/PICU/NICU flag alone is not enough to prove NICU acceptance.
Coverage snapshot
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verified matches from 156 records
156 records have a non-null value in the primary evidence field. Unknown remains unknown; it is never converted to “not required” or a numeric zero.
Showing 24 of 64 filtered records. Missing evidence is excluded, never converted into a favorable claim.
NICU acceptance noted
Milwaukee, WI
Evidence note: App Opens: September 1st | Deadline: January 15th | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: NICU is accepted PICU is accepted ER experience is accepted on an individual basis
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Charleston, SC
Evidence note: App Opens: July 1st | Deadline: September 15th | Starts: May | Degree: DNAP | ER/PICU/NICU: Preferred: CCU, ICU, MICU, NICU, PICU, SICU ER experience is not considered acceptable
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Shoreview, MN
Evidence note: App Opens: September 1st | Deadline: August 31st | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: High level NICU and PICU experience is accepted.
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Madisonville, KY
Evidence note: App Opens: May 1st | Deadline: October 1st | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: They accept Neonatal and Pediatric ICU experience They do not count ER experience
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Las Cruces, NM
Evidence note: App Opens: May 1st | Deadline: February 1st | Starts: January | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Prefer trauma ICU, CVICU and/or surgical ICU experience (other intensive care areas that are acceptable include: neuro ICU, burn ICU, PICU, NICU, MICU, and CCU) They do not consider ER ex
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Highland Heights, KY
Evidence note: App Opens: May 1st | Deadline: August 16th | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Acceptable critical care units include: surgical intensive care, cardiothoracic intensive care, coronary intensive care, medical intensive care, pediatric intensive care They do not consider N
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Rochester, MI
Evidence note: App Opens: March 1st | Deadline: Early Decision: July 15th Regular: December 15th | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Accepted units: surgical, cardiothoracic, coronary, medical, pediatric & neonatal ICUs ER does not satisfy the ICU requirement
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Columbus / Dayton, OH
Evidence note: App Opens: not specified on their website | Deadline: December 8th | Starts: not specified on their website | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Does not accept ER experience
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Norfolk, VA
Evidence note: App Opens: not specified on their website | Deadline: July 15th | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Acceptable critical care experience includes ICU, SICU, CCU, MICU, or PICU and high acuity surgical ICU experience.
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
North Chicago, IL
Evidence note: App Opens: August 7th | Deadline: December 1st | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: They accept Neonatal and Pediatric ICU experience Those who have experiences in other areas may be considered provided they can demonstrate competence with managing unstable patients, inva
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Newark, NJ
Evidence note: App Opens: May 15th | Deadline: August 15th | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Pediatric ICU is accepted Experience in NICU and/or Emergency Department will not be considered
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Minneapolis, MN
Evidence note: App Opens: not specified on their website | Deadline: September 15th | Starts: September | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Accepted units include: cardiac, neuro, neonatal, and pediatric ER does not meet the program definition of critical care Flight nursing will be considered on a
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Oakland, CA
Evidence note: App Opens: August 15th | Deadline: October 15th | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Neonatal and Pediatric ICU count toward critical care experience They do not accept ER or Flight Nursing as critical care experience
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Knoxville, TN
Evidence note: Applications for the DNP with a Concentration in Nurse Anesthesia are no longer being accepted, and all future cohorts will be admitted as DNAP-seeking students | ER/PICU/NICU: Not specified on the website, but it's best to confirm with the school admissions
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Fort Worth, TX
Evidence note: App Opens: December 15th | Deadline: May 15th | Starts: January | Degree: DNAP | ER/PICU/NICU: NICU experience only considered if other criteria meet or exceed expectations Consideration will also be given to PACU, flight nursing, ER, step-down unit or heart catheterization lab
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Columbus, OH
Evidence note: App Opens: August 1st | Deadline: October 16th | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Accepts PICU & NICU
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Galveston, TX
Evidence note: App Opens: August 6th | Deadline: December 1st | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Experience in adult, pediatric, and Level IV neonatal critical care units is considered acceptable critical care experience They do not count ER experience
Record updated Aug 9, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Philadelphia, PA
Evidence note: App Opens: August 1st | Deadline: December 5th | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Accepted units include: surgical ICU, medical ICU, cardiac ICU, neuro ICU, cardiothoracic ICU, trauma ICU, pediatric ICU, & neonatal ICU
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Kansas City, MO
Evidence note: App Opens: not specified on their website | Deadline: August 15th | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: They do accept neonate and pediatric critical care experience, but ER experience will not count as critical care
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Fort Sam Houston, TX
Evidence note: App Opens: November 1st | Deadline: August 1st | Starts: June | Degree: DNP Upon accepting an offer to USAGPAN, you will be required to sign an active-duty service obligation for the entire length of the program, followed by an additional 5-year service commitment after graduati
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Tucson, AZ
Evidence note: App Opens: June 1st | Deadline: August 1st | Starts: May | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: They do accept experience in coronary, cardiac, burn, flight crew, medical, surgical, trauma, neuro, and pediatric They do not count neonatal ICU or ER experience
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Detroit, MI
Evidence note: App Opens: March 1st | Deadline: Early Decision: June 30th Regular: October 31st | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Preferred: SICU, MICU, CICU, PICU/NICU Applicants have also been accepted whose experience is primarily in a Level I or II ER, provided they can demon
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Chicago, IL
Evidence note: App Opens: not specified on their website | Deadline: November 1st | Starts: August | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Acceptable critical care experience includes current, full-time employment in an intensive care unit.
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
NICU acceptance noted
Miami, FL
Evidence note: App Opens: September 1st | Deadline: February 1st | Starts: January | Degree: DNP | ER/PICU/NICU: Accepts Pediatric ICU experience They do not routinely accept candidates with only ER, OR, or step-down ICU experience
Record updated Aug 6, 2026
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