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Post-Master’s Certificate: Family Nurse Practitioner Program Requirements

The FNP post-master’s certificate requires 48 total semester hours (sh) plus 765 practicum hours.

  • 15 sh of advanced practice core courses
  • 33 sh of FNP specialty courses

Nurse practitioner core and role courses

  • NURS 5503: 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)

Nurse practitioner population-specific courses

  • 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 course requirements. The catalog and your academic advisor will assist you in planning your course sequence.