Program Overview

Family Nurse Practitioner, FNP Certificate

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies program is designed for the master's-prepared nurse practitioner with certification in another specialty, or a master's-prepared nurse who wishes to become a family nurse practitioner. Credits are determined by a gap analysis.

Certificate Requirements

• Credits determined by gap analysis.
• Applicants with pre-licensure master of nursing degrees may be required to take additional courses from the graduate nursing common core curriculum to meet all program requirements, if equivalent coursework was not completed in their prior master's program.

Course List

• NURS 640: Advanced Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan 1 | 3 credits
• NURS 642: Diagnostic Reasoning for Family Nurse Practitioners | 3 credits
• NURS 681: Pathophysiology For Advanced Practice Nursing 1 | 3 credits
• NURS 682: Clinical Pharmacology for Prescribing Advanced Practice Nursing 1 | 3 credits
• NURS 721: Advanced Theory and Practice I for Family Nurse Practitioners | 7 credits
• NURS 722: Advanced Theory and Practice II for Family Nurse Practitioners | 6 credits
• NURS 723: Advanced Theory and Practice III for Family Nurse Practitioners | 6 credits
• NURS 724: Advanced Theory and Practice IV for Family Nurse Practitioners | 6 credits
  • Total Credits: 37
  • Total clinical hours: 760

Additional Requirements

• NURS 682 and NURS 640 are required for all non-nurse practitioners enrolled in CAGS.
• Credit for NURS 682 and NURS 640 will only be accepted if the courses were finished within two years of starting clinical practice.
• If a student's original Advanced Pharmacology and/or Advanced Physical Assessment courses were completed more than two years before clinical placements, they must exhibit clinical proficiency through a test-out option.