Program Overview

Online MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP)

Program Overview

The online Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner program (MSN-FNP) at American International College (AIC) is an optimal pathway to expand your nursing career into the primary health care field. AIC has a long-standing history of making education more accessible to people of all backgrounds, with a legacy centered around diversity, access, and inclusion. With this degree, you can become part of this legacy by providing access to primary health care for people in need in your community.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 3.0 GPA
• Active RN license
• 2 Letters of recommendation
• Personal statement

Program Features

• 46 Credit hours
• 665 Clinical hours
• 2 intakes per year
• Full-time: 8 semesters (2.7 years)
• $850 per credit hour + fees*

State Authorization

Students from a number of states are welcome to apply to American International College’s online Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner program. Please see our State Authorization page for more detailed information.

Accreditation

American International College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). The Master of Science in Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)*

Program Outcomes

The online Family Nurse Practitioner program is designed to meet the educational requirements for a licensed family nurse practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and similar professional designations in other states. You will gain experience addressing such topics as the art and science of advanced nursing, policy and politics of healthcare, health assessment, primary care clinical management. The program includes coursework in research, assessment, advanced concepts of pathophysiology and pharmacology, and more. A 665-hour clinical internship in a practicum is required for successful course completion.

Curriculum

• NUR 5040 – The Art and Science of Advanced Nursing (3)
• NUR 6042 – Advanced Concepts of Health Assessment (3)
• NUR 6540 – Primacy Care Clinical Management: FNP IA (3)
• NUR 6600 – Advanced Practice Capstone I (1)

Employment Outcome

• $124,680 Average Salary for Nurse Practitioners
• 46% Projected growth by 2031
• Common places of employment for family nurse practitioners include:
  • Physician Offices
  • General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
  • Outpatient Care Centers
  • Health Care Practitioner Offices

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