The Family Nurse Practitioner track is a 75-credit hour graduate nursing curriculum to prepare registered nurses to deliver primary health care to clients of all ages focusing on underserved individuals from a variety of cultures. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, disease prevention, management of acute and chronic illnesses, and advanced skills. This is an online program with required on-campus and virtual immersions. The program uses a variety of clinical experiences.

The program of study conforms to educational guidelines from the Texas Board of Nursing, the Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (AACN, 2021), the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), and National Taskforce on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education (NTF, 2022). Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for national Family Nurse Practitioner certification examinations offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
NUR 5153	Advanced Practice FNP I Primary Care Practicum	1
NUR 5250	Advanced Family Practice III/Low Resource Clinical	2
NUR 5251	Family Nurse Practitioner International Clinical	2
NUR 5356	Family Health Care Management II	3
NUR 5348	FNP I: Primary Care for FNP APRNS	3
NUR 5440	Primary Care Women’s Health and Pediatric Management for the Family Nurse Practitioner	4
NUR 5357	Family Health Care Management III	3
NUR 5359	Advanced Family Practice II	3
NUR 5450	Family Nurse Practitioner Residency	4
Total Hours		25