The family nurse practitioner track prepares qualified professional nurses to practice at an advanced level in primary care settings as family nurse practitioners.

The curriculum follows the standards set by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, the American Nurses Association, and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

It provides a sufficient number of hours of precepted practice, thereby enabling graduates to diagnose and manage most common and many chronic illnesses, and to assume the responsibilities commensurate with prescriptive authority.

Working independently and collaboratively with physicians and other members of the health care team, program graduates are competent to provide high quality, cost effective, and individualized primary care across the lifespan of adults or family members of all ages.

Graduates are eligible to take a national certification examination.

Program of Study (47 Credits)