MS in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) major is a two-year, full-time course of study with part-time options. The curriculum 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
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 5400 | Theoretical and Ethical Found | 3 |
| NURS 5680 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 5740 | Advanced Health Assessments (60 lab hours) | 4 |
| INDI 6000 | Introduction to Biostatistical Methods | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Term | ||
| NURS 5530 | Public Policy and Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 5690 | Adv Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| NURS 5910 | Advanced Nursing Research | 3 |
| NURS 5190 | Adv Interpersonal Intervention (60 lab hours) | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Third Term | ||
| NURS 6210 | FNP Cln I:Adolescent and Adult (180 clinical hours) | 7 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| NURS 5500 | Family and Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| NURS 6140 | Adv Pract Nurs: Role and Issue | 2 |
| NURS 6220 | FNP Clin II:Women and Children (180 clinical hours) | 7 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| NURS 6230 | FNP Clin III:Adults/Older Adul (270 clinical hours) | 8 |
| NURS XXX | Capstone: Field Experience, Thesis or Comprehensive Exam | 3 |
| Hours | 11 | |
| Total Hours | 55 | |