Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Post Master’s Certificate

Contacts Dr. Rebecca Appleton

Location420 Prichard Hall

Telephone304-696-2632

Website

Program Description

The purpose of the Post Master’s Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner program is to prepare nurses who have a Master of Science in Nursing degree as family nurse practitioners. The graduates of this program are eligible to take the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center Certification Examination for Family Nurse Practitioners and/or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Examination for Adult and Family Nurse Practitioners.

Admission Requirements

This program is Fall admission only. Applicants should follow the admissions process described in this catalog or at the Graduate Admissions website at www.marshall.edu/graduate/admissions/how-to-apply-for-admission.

Students must also submit a separate application to the MSN program at www.marshall.edu/nursing/degrees/marshall-university-master-of-science-in-nursing/admission/.

The FNP track requires a GPA of 3.0 for admission into the program.

In addition: The Post Master’s Certificate program is available to a limited number of qualified applicants. Admission is determined on a competitive basis. Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements.

1. Master of Science in Nursing from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited program. Applicants who are graduates of programs outside the ACEN or CCNE jurisdictions will be evaluated on an individual basis.
2. Evidence of a current unencumbered license as a registered nurse in a U.S. jurisdiction. Verification form is included in the MSN application package.

Course Requirements 

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
NUR 623	Adv Pathophysiology	3
NUR 625	Advanced Physical Assessment	3
NUR 627	Advanced Family Nursing 1	5
NUR 628	Advanced Family Nursing II	5
NUR 629	FNP Summer Practicum	3
NUR 630	Advanced Pharmacology	4
NUR 635	FNP Practicum	7

Note: For further information on any of these programs,
please contact Dr. Bobbie Taylor by phone at 304-696-2626
or by e-mail at taylor394@marshall.edu.

Plan of Study 

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Credit Hours
NUR 623	Adv Pathophysiology	3
NUR 630	Advanced Pharmacology	4
	Credit Hours	7
Spring
NUR 625	Advanced Physical Assessment	3
	Credit Hours	3
Second Year
Fall
NUR 627	Advanced Family Nursing 1	5
	Credit Hours	5
Spring
NUR 628	Advanced Family Nursing II	5
	Credit Hours	5
Summer
NUR 629	FNP Summer Practicum	3
	Credit Hours	3
Third Year
Fall
NUR 635	FNP Practicum	7
	Credit Hours	7
	Total Credit Hours	30