Family Nurse Practitioner, CERT

The program is designed for professional registered nurses who have previously earned a Masters degree in nursing and who now want to becone eligible to be certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Students in this program complete theory and practicum courses necessary in order to be eligible to sit for the Family Nurse Practitioner certification examination (American Association of Nurse Practitioners or American Nurses Credentialing Center).

The Post - Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program requires completion of 680 practicum hours. Students will be required to complete NUR 5081, The Role of the APN (3) credits, as an additional prerequisite if they have not completed a graduate level role course.

Required Credits: 35

Program Code: CERT-FNP

Required Courses

NUR 5461 Advanced Pathophysiology Credits: 3.0
NUR 6001 Advanced Health Assessment of the Adult Client Credits: 3.0
NUR 6011 Advanced Pharmacology Credits: 3.0
NUR 6041 Advanced Nursing Practicum I Credits: 4.0
NUR 6111 Advanced Practice Nursing I Credits: 3.0
NUR 6121 Advanced Practice Nursing II Credits: 3.0
NUR 6130 Advanced Nursing III Credits: 3.0
NUR 6210 Advanced Health Assessment of the Pediatric and Childbearing Client Credits: 1.0
NUR 7011 Advanced Nursing Practicum II Credits: 4.0
NUR 7070 Advanced Nursing Practicum III Credits: 4.0
NUR 7253 Advanced Role Practicum for Family Nurse Practitioner Credits: 4.0