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Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Advanced Post-Masters Certificate

NOTE: This is a post-graduate certificate registered with New York State.

Roberts’ Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’s Certificate is designed for licensed nurses with an M.S. in Nursing who want to play a critical role in the future of their profession.

  • An individual plan of study based on your previous education 
  • ONLINE and asynchronous with one-week intensive lab experience on campus
  • Fulfill criteria for the certification exam for FNP (AANC or AANP)
  • Develop your expertise through coursework and clinical experiences
  • Implement evidence-based care
  • Prepare to work in multiple primary care settings

Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Courses

Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing

Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing

Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning

Diagnostic Skills and Procedures Lab

Primary Care I Adult Patient
Two courses with clinical

Primary Care II Older Adult
Two courses with clinical

Primary Care III Reproductive Health
Two courses with clinical

Primary Care IV Pediatrics
Two courses with clinical

Health Policy, Advocacy, and Leadership for the Advanced Practice Nurse

Non-matriculated students are welcome to apply to take individual courses.

Tuition & Fees

The 2024-2025 cost per credit hour for this program is $954 per credit.

With 40 credit hours in the program, that's a total of $38,160 to complete the program!

Note: Completion of a Post-Master's Certificate may require additional credits outside of what is provided in the program.  Fees vary by program and cost is subject to change each academic year. Roberts Wesleyan University reserves the right to change the fees above at any time without prior notice.

Admission Requirements

  1. Current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the US or Canada
  2. Clinical experience as an RN at least equivalent to 2 years full time in the last 4 years
  3. Master’s Degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution
  4. Cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale in both graduate and undergraduate programs
  5. Official transcript and course syllabi from all previous undergraduate and graduate institutions attended
  6. At least a B minus (B-) in a graduate-level research course
  7. Preadmission interview and/or info. meeting may be required
  8. Completion of the program application

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Options

Certification by either​ AANC or AANP and licensure is required to practice.

Questions?

Meet Your Enrollment Representative!

James Blake
Assistant Director of Admissions