MSN Core

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• NU 500 - Conceptual Bases for Nursing Credits: 3
• NU 501 - Nursing Informatics Credits: 3
• NU 503 - Nursing Research: Methods and Utilization for Evidence Based Practice Credits: 3
• NU 506 - Nursing Leadership Credits: 3
• NU 508 - Policies, Politics & Change Credits: 3
• NU 509 - Nursing Ethics Credits: 3

Family Nurse Practitioner Courses

The catalog software lists courses by default in numerical order, however, that is not the order they are to be taken.  Please click on each course to view the course description and course pre-requisites.  Note: The FNP Theory and Clinical courses are sequential. 

• NP 601 - Advanced Physical Health Assessment Credits: 3
• NP 602 - Advanced Pharmacology Credits: 3
• NP 603 - Advanced Pathophysiology Credits: 3
• NP 604 - Family Nurse Practitioner I Credits: 3
• NP 605 - Family Nurse Practitioner II Credits: 3
• NP 606 - Family Nurse Practitioner III Credits: 3
• NP 609 - FNP I Clinical Credits: 3
• NP 610 - FNP II Clinical Credits: 3
• NP 611 - FNP III Clinical Credits: 3

Capstone Core

• NU 801 - Scholarly Work Credits: 3

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• NU 802 - Professional Paper Credits: 3

Program Enrollment Requirements

Please Note: For the remainder of the 2012 academic year and as of March 31, 2012, we are no longer accepting new applications for the MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner program or the Graduate Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner at this time. New applications will be reviewed in January 2013.

The MSN Family Nurse Practitioner specialization has a competitive admissions process. In order to gain a clear sense of the applicant’s fit within our primary care focused FNP program, the following processes and eligibility criteria have been developed. Desired applicants should be problem solvers and potential health leaders in their communities. For full acceptance into the MSN Family Nurse Practitioner specialization, applicants must meet the following additional requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree from a nationally accredited institution with at least a 3.0 GPA (on a 4-point scale).
• Provide an official transcripts of unencumbered and current RN license, that can be verified and is recognized by the State Board of Nursing where the applicant is licensed.
• Submit a 500 word essay describing a clinical practice situation which requires the applicant to use problem-solving skills successfully and how the applicant will take a leadership role as an FNP.
• Proficiency in English (SJC/GPS requirements for TOEFL).
• Show evidence of training in standard precautions.
• Have health clearance and be prepared to consistently meet clinical agency requirements for health status verification.
• Maintain personal malpractice liability insurance.
• Be willing to submit to clinical agency criminal background checks.
• Have a minimum of one year clinical experience before enrolling in clinical courses (FNP I, II & III) for new graduate nurses.
• Have recent clinical experiences (three of past five years) before enrolling in clinical courses for experienced nurses.

Pre-Admission Requirement

All applicants with a baccalaureate degree in another field who are graduates of a diploma or associate degree program in nursing must successfully complete two one-credit courses (NU510/NU511) with a grade of an A.  NOTE: Successful completion of these courses does not guarantee acceptance into the MSN-FNP program.

• NU 510- Community Health Nursing Assessment (counts as 1 nursing elective credit) NU 510 (Community Health Nursing Assessment) ONLY per director approval with appropriate documentation and a telephone interview. This course is offered as a 1 credit elective to provide an opportunity for the RN who holds a bachelors in another field to enter the MSN program by demonstrating BSN level course outcomes competence AND earn the 1 graduate nursing elective credit by analyzing and reflecting upon Patricia Benner’s ‘From Novice to Expert’.
   
• NU 511-Leadership Nursing Assessment (counts as 1 nursing elective credit) NU 511 (Nursing Leadership Assessment) ONLY per director approval with appropriate documentation and a telephone interview. This course is offered as a 1 credit elective to provide an opportunity for the RN who holds a bachelors in another field to enter the MSN program by demonstrating BSN level course outcomes competence AND earn the 1 graduate nursing elective credit by analyzing and reflecting upon Patrica Benner’s ‘From Novice to Expert’.

Masters degree applicants will be able to transfer up to 6-credits if they have earned at least a B in equivalent courses.

• Affords current nursing majors the transferring of 6-credits into the program.

Post MSN-FNP Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study