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About the Program

  • All required courses are delivered totally online for you convenience. On-campus attendance requirements are kept to a minimum.
  • Your clinical requirements can usually be completed in your city of residence within the state of Texas, provided course objectives are met. Preceptors and clinical sites are subject to approval per course requirements and expected course objectives.
  • Our program maintains a 100% pass rate for FNP certification.

Credit Requirements

This program consists of 25 credit hours. That means you only have to complete eight courses to earn your certificate.

Application Deadlines

Spring: Oct. 1

  • <blockquote class="quote-block--simple"> <p> “The simulation labs in the Health and Human Services Building have really helped. The mannequins are awesome—they can do everything. You go in there, you’re thrown into a situation, and things change. It’s really good critical-thinking training, to see where you lack, and where your strong points are.”</p> <p class="blockquote-author"><strong>Beatrice Perez</strong>, Class of 2019, Nursing</p> </blockquote>
A Family Nurse Practitioner listening to a little girl's heartbeat at a doctor's appointment.

Certificate Program Courses

  • NUR 6201: Advanced Skills for Advanced Practice Nurses 
  • NUR 6325: Family Primary Care I 
  • NUR 6326: Family Primary Care II 
  • NUR 6327: Family Primary Care I Practicum 
  • NUR 6336: Family Primary Care II Practicum 
  • NUR 6339: Population Health and Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing 
  • NUR 6351: Mental Health Concepts for Advanced Practice Nurses 
  • NUR 6537: Integrated Clinical Practice: FNP 

Total credit hours: 25

*Each course must be completed with a grade of B or better to earn the certificate. All courses must be completed in residence.

A Family Nurse Practitioner meets with family member in the clinic lobby

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