The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) is designed to prepare professional nurses for the FNP role in primary nursing care. The curriculum features theoretically based and clinically focused courses and includes 630 contact hours for clinical practice and 120 contact hours for selected laboratory experiences. FNP graduates are eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification or American Academy of Nurse Practitioner (AANP) certification corresponding to their population foci upon graduation.
Curriculum
Sample Full-time Plan of Study
Plan of Study Grid | First Term |
|---|
| NURS 5680 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 3 |
| INDI 6000 | Introduction to Biostatistical Methods | 3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Second Term |
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| NURS 5910 | Advanced Research for Evidence Based Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 5530 | Public Policy and Health Care | 3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Third Term |
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| NURS 5500 | Family and Cultural Diversity Theories | 3 |
| NURS 5690 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Fourth Term |
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| NURS 6150 | Contemporary Practice | 3 |
| NURS 6740 | Advanced Assessment | 3 |
| | Hours | 6 |
| Fifth Term |
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| NURS 6540 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Adults | 3 |
| NURS 6550 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Adults: Practicum 1 | 4 |
| NURS 6750 | Diagnostic Reasoning | 1 |
| | Hours | 8 |
| Sixth Term |
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| NURS 6560 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Families | 3 |
| NURS 6570 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Families: Practicum 2 | 4 |
| | Hours | 7 |
| Seventh Term |
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| NURS 6580 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Older Adults | 2 |
| NURS 6590 | Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care of Older Adults: Practicum 3 | 5 |
| NURS 5220 | Field Experience Seminar | 3 |
| NURS 6650 | Transition to Practice | 1 |
| | Hours | 11 |
| | Total Hours | 50 |
