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MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner

Program Requirements

Graduates of the FNP Program are required to complete 48 semester hours, which are comprised of 12 credit hours of professional core, 6 credit hours of research, and 30 credit hours of field-specific study.

• NURS 201: Theoretical Foundations in Nursing
• NURS 202: Concepts in Population Health
• NURS 203: Nursing Leadership *
• NURS 220: Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology
• NURS 222: Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning
• NURS 223: Primary Care Seminar *
• NURS 230: Family Nurse Practitioner I
• NURS 231: Family Nurse Practitioner II
• NURS 232: Family Nurse Practitioner III
• NURS 234: Pharmacology

• HSCI 241: Healthcare Enterprise
• HSCI 270: Research Methods for Health Professionals I
• HSCI 271: Research Methods for Health Professionals II

* This course has an on-campus component

programs of study

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Clinical Requirements

Students must record 750 to 800 hours of clinicals with an approved preceptor. FNP students are encouraged to find their own preceptor, but the department can provide information on local clinical sites if needed. Preceptor and site information must be submitted to the department for approval before a student's clinical work can begin, and a faculty member will conduct a site visit at some point during your rotations.