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2024-25 Graduate & Non-Traditional Catalog | School of Nursing | Graduate Programs

Family Nurse Practitioner, M.S.

[Family Nurse Practitioner—1203.1]

The Master of Science Family Nurse Practitioner program is a part-time program designed for working RNs who hold a bachelor's degree in nursing and are seeking a role in advanced practice nursing in primary care. Coursework is offered in a fully online format except for a one-week intensive on campus. Students will complete 600 hours of clinical and will learn to provide care to individuals of all ages in a variety of primary care settings. This program can be completed in 3 years.

Admission Criteria:

  • B.S. Degree with a nursing major from an accredited program or the equivalent (or completion of our RN-BS Program)  
  • Licensure as a professional registered nurse within New York State
  • Equivalent of one year full-time employment as a professional registered nurse
  • Current employment as a nurse
  • Accumulated grade point average (GPA) of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00
  • Successful completion (B minus or higher) of a course in statistics
  • Demonstrated proficiency in written communication

Transfer Credits from accredited graduate nursing programs may be considered.

SPECIFICS OF THE FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM, M.S. DEGREE

Minimum Total Hours: 54

Minimum Requirements: Cumulative GPA of 3.0; no grade less than B-.

Credits in the Program:

  • GNSG 5300 (5) Research and Evidence-based Practice for Advanced Practice Nursing
  • GNSG 5100 (5) Nursing Science and Theory for the Master's Prepared Nurse
  • GNSG 6700 (3) Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse
  • GNSG 5540 (3) Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing
  • GNSG 5541 (3) Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing
  • GNSG 5542 (3) Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning
  • GNSG 5543 (1) Diagnostic Skills and Procedures Lab
  • GSNG 6610 (3) Primary Care I for Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult
  • GSNG 6611 (3) Primary Care I: Adult with Clinical Experience
  • GNSG 6620 (3) Primary Care II for Advanced Practice Nursing: Older Adult
  • GNSG 6621 (3) Primary Care II: Older Adult with Clinical Experience
  • GNSG 6630 (3) Primary Care III for Advanced Practice Nursing: Childbearing and Reproductive Health
  • GNSG 6631 (3) Primary Care III: Childbearing and Reproductive Health with Clinical Experience
  • GNSG 6640 (3) Primary Care IV for Advanced Practice Nursing: Pediatrics
  • GNSG 6641 (3) Primary Care IV: Pediatrics with Clinical Experience
  • GNSG 6600 (3) Health Policy, Advocacy, and Leadership for the Advanced Practice Nurse
  • GNSG 6500 (3) Graduate Project Course
  • GNSG 6501 (1) Graduate Project  II