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Graduate Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner

USA

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What will I learn?

The FNP specialty prepares students as a beginning-level primary care provider for families. Upon completion of the program students are eligible to take an FNP national board certification examination. To qualify for entry into the FNP Graduate Certificate program, students must have a degree in nursing as an advanced practice nurse.

The College of Nursing at the University of Arizona offers a variety of programs at the graduate level. Programs are available for students pursuing a first degree in nursing, as well as students interested in advancing in the professional as leaders, advanced practice nurses, and nurse researchers.

As a graduate of the FNP specialty, you will be prepared as a beginning-level primary care provider for families. Upon completion of the program you will be eligible to take an FNP national board certification examination. To qualify for entry into the FNP Graduate Certificate program, you must have a degree in nursing as an advanced practice nurse. The program requires a minimum of 30 credits of clinical course study and 540 clinical practical hours.

Which department am I in?

College of Nursing

Study options

Full Time (minimum credit: 31 units)

Tuition fees
$39,558.00 (33,37,665) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

January 2025

Venue

The University of Arizona

TUCSON,

Arizona,

85721, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

To qualify for entry into a Certificate program, you must have a degree and active licensure as an advanced practice nurse (nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist or certified midwife). Additionally, applicants to the AGACNP specialty must have RN experience in an acute care setting. Certificate programs admit for a fall start only.

  • Advanced practice nursing degree (MS or higher, focusing on APRN certification)
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Unrestricted RN licensure within the U.S. AND current APRN certification (NP, CRNA, CNS, CNM)
  • Submit the UA Graduate College application by the international deadline date
  • Submit a minimum TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 550 paper based (PB), 79 internet based (iBT) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) composite score of 7 (no subject area below a 6).
  • Transcripts and Degrees: Submit CGFNS documentation for nursing degrees earned outside of the United States.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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