Program Requirements
The Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner prepares students for the FNP certification exam offered through the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Master’s degree requirements
- 11 semester hours (sh) of graduate nursing core courses
- 15 sh of advanced practice core courses
- 26 sh of FNP specialty courses
Total: 52 semester hours plus 765 practicum hours.
Required courses
- NURS 5010: Scientific Inquiry and Knowledge Development (3 sh)
- NURS 5015: Health Care Systems: Organizations and Resources (3 sh)
- NURS 5020: Population-Based Health Care (3 sh)
- NURS 5030: Professional Communication and Collaboration (2 sh)
- NURS 5503: Advanced Practice Nursing: Role Concepts and Transitions (2 sh)
- NURS 5505: Advanced Pathophysiology (3 sh)
- NURS 5510: Advanced Pharmacology (3 sh)
- NURS 5515: Advanced Health Assessment (4 sh)
- NURS 5520: Health and Wellness Promotion (3 sh)
- NURS 5531: Adult Health I Primary Care (6 sh)
- NURS 5540: Adult Health II Primary Care (3 sh)
- NURS 5545: Adult Health II Practicum (1 sh)
- NURS 5561: Pediatric Primary Care (5 sh)
- NURS 5571: Women’s Health Primary Care (4 sh)
- NURS 5610: Advanced Practice Gerontologic Nursing I Primary Care (2 sh)
- NURS 5791: Residency: Family Practice (3 sh)
- NURS 5990: Capstone Project (2 sh)
Please review the entire  for the year you enrolled at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï for official degree requirements. The catalog and your academic advisor will assist you in planning your course sequence.