Program Overview

Family Nurse Practitioner Program

The BSN to DNP curriculum in the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Specialty is a 70 semester-hour curriculum that prepares nurses for entry into advanced practice. The curriculum is designed for students who have earned a bachelor's (or higher) degree in nursing, and who now wish to pursue an advanced nursing practice role.

Program Details

• The FNP program includes 840 clinical practice hours in primary care settings.
• The program also includes completion of a three-semester DNP project.
• The program emphasizes community-oriented primary care.
• Graduates provide comprehensive health promotion services to ambulatory clients; evaluate presenting problems at the client's initial contact with the primary care system; and provide continuing care to clients and their families with acute and stable chronic illnesses.

Admission Requirements

• Students are required to hold an active registered nurse licensure in North Carolina (or a compact state.)
• Clinical rotations are also completed solely in North Carolina.

Program Format

• The program is offered in a hybrid format with the majority of classroom work being completed online.
• Students work collaboratively with interprofessional teams in a variety of settings, such as clinics, schools, health departments, and long-term care organizations.

Certification

• Graduates are eligible to sit for the American Nurses' Association (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) certification examination for Family Nurse Practitioners.

Academic Years

Post-Doctoral Certificate

• AGPCNP and FNP – Post-Doctoral Certificate

2024 ~ 2025 Academic Year

• 24-25 Family Nurse Practitioner DNP Curriculum (part-time)
• 24-25 Family Nurse Practitioner DNP Curriculum (full-time)

2021 ~ 2023 Academic Year

• 21-23 Family Nurse Practitioner DNP Curriculum (part-time)
• 21-23 Family Nurse Practitioner DNP Curriculum (full-time)

2019 ~ 2021 Academic Year

• 19-21 Family Nurse Practitioner DNP Curriculum (part-time)
• 19-21 Family Nurse Practitioner DNP Curriculum (full-time)

Institutional and Professional Licensure Disclosures

• ECU degree programs satisfy the professional licensure and/or certification requirements in North Carolina and prepare students to sit for these exams.
• However, requirements in other states may be different.
• If you are considering a degree program that may lead to a professional license and/or certification, please note that at this time ECU may or may not be able to advise whether a program meets requirements outside of North Carolina.