Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

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Degree Completion

50 Credits
Total for MS: FNP Program

36 Credits
Residency Requirement

Full Time - 2 Year Program

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Year 1 - Fall

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 565: Nurse as Educator	3
NURS 612: Family Nursing Theory	3
NURS 621: Clinical Pathophysiology	3
NURS 607: Advanced Health Assessment	3
TOTAL	12

Year 1 - Spring

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 610: Nursing Theory	3
NURS 616: Advanced Nursing Research	3
NURS 640: Pharmacology for Advanced Practice	3
NURS 641: Clinical Management/FNP I	5
TOTAL	14

Year 1 - Summer

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 613: Innovation in Information, Quality, and Safety	3
TOTAL	3-6

* NURS 700: Thesis is an optional course

Year 2 - Fall

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 626: Leadership for the Advanced Practice Nurse	3
NURS 642: Clinical Management/FNP II	6
Graduate Elective	3
TOTAL	12

Year 2 - Spring

COURSE	CREDIT
NURS 643: Clinical Management/FNP III	6
Graduate Elective	3
Culminating Graduate Project	0
TOTAL	9

Part Time - 3 Year Program