The Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner program will be made up of a 48-credit hour curriculum (24 didactic and 18 credit hours blended learning didactic and clinical, and 6 hours for clinical practice internship). The total number of clinical hours upon completion of the program is 720. Prior to admission to clinical, students will need to complete their basic Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner courses: NURS 510 , NURS 520 , NURS 530 , NURS 532 , NURS 550 , NURS 590 , NURS 592 , and NURS 594 . Students will experience a blended learning approach with both didactic online classwork in the addition of completion of 120 clinical hours per course in the courses NURS 670 , NURS 672 , and NURS 674 . The course NURS 690 will provide a 360 clinical hour concentrated clinical internship. A listing of course titles and credit hours per course is listed below.
The blended learning courses NURS 670 , NURS 672 , and NURS 674 will take place on a 16-week schedule and will require didactic online learning in addition to the completion of 120 clinical hours per course. Students must maintain satisfactory grades in the didactic portion of the course in addition to satisfactory clinical performance in order to obtain successful progression. A satisfactory grade is defined as a grade of A or B on a traditional grading scale of A = 90 100, and B = 80- 89.
The clinical course NURS 690 - FNP Advanced Practice Internship is a 6-credit hour course required for successful completion of the program. This course will be offered on a 16-week schedule and will provide a concentrated clinical internship and will require 360 clinical hours for satisfactory completion of the course. Students must have all other coursework completed with satisfactory grades prior to the completion of the Internship.
Clinical Experience
The nursing program provides 720 hours of clinical experience to students enrolled in the Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner program. Students should reference the Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum Handbook for clinical policies and forms.
