Post-graduate APRN

A post-graduate APRN program option is available for those students who have already earned the master’s prepared nurse or DNP and desire additional specialized preparation as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).

The Graduate Affairs Committee offers portfolio review for those students with a graduate nursing degree who wish to pursue post-graduate study leading to Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP).

Interested students will complete up to 36 hours of coursework from the list below with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Upon successful completion of the recommended courses, the Graduate Nursing Program will complete the requisite documentation verifying the student’s eligibility to take the FNP Certification examination.

The Post-Graduate APRN courses are offered in a primarily online modality with onsite intensives. The complete post-graduate family nurse practitioner program of study consists of the following courses:

Core Courses: 36 Hours

NUR 5010 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 Hours
NUR 5035 Clinical Procedures, Diagnostics, and Treatments 2 Hours
NUR 5140 Advanced Pharmacology 4 Hours
NUR 5300 Advanced Health Assessment 3 Hours
NUR 5605 Introduction to Clinical Practice 3 Hours
NUR 5610 Primary Health Care 1 3 Hours
NUR 5612 Primary Health Care 1 Clinical 1 Hours
NUR 5630 Primary Health Care 2 3 Hours
NUR 5632 Primary Health Care 2 Clinical 2 Hours
NUR 5650 Primary Health Care 3 4 Hours
NUR 5652 Primary Health Care 3 Clinical 2 Hours
NUR 5680 Family Nurse Practitioner Intensive Practicum 1 Hours
NUR 5682 Family Nurse Practitioner Intensive Practicum Clinical 3 Hours
NUR 6170 Transition to Interdisciplinary Practice 2 Hours