The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) prepares graduates to deliver primary health care in collaboration with other health providers. Care is provided to clients across the lifespan in various conditions of health with acute or chronic illnesses. Graduates with this specialization are eligible for the ANCC and AANP certification examinations(49-54 semester credits).

OPTION

Courses

 Coursework

 Thesis 

 Project

NURS 615: Advanced Practice Nursing: Introduction to Roles and Issues 

 3 cr 

3 cr

 3 cr

NURS 626: Research Methods for Advanced Practice Nurses

 3 cr 

3 cr 

3 cr

NURS 670: Health Policy, Legislation, Economics and Ethics

3 cr

3 cr

3 cr

PHA 645: Pharmacotherapeutics: Application to Advanced Practice 

4 cr

4 cr

4 cr

NURS 631: Advanced Assessment Across the Lifespan

4 cr

4 cr

4 cr

NURS 760: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Throughout the Lifespan 

4 cr

4 cr

4 cr

NURS 623: Pathophysiology Applied to Advanced Practice Nursing

4 cr

4 cr

4 cr

NURS 765: FNP Practicum I

5 cr

5 cr

5 cr

NURS 771: FNP Practicum II 

7 cr 

7 cr

7 cr

NURS 776: FNP Practicum III: Small Group Instruction

3 cr

3 cr

3 cr

NURS 777: FNP III: Internship

9 cr

9 cr

9 cr

NURS 798: Thesis or NURS 788: Project

0 cr

5 cr

2 cr

Total credits 

49 cr

54 cr