Family Nurse Practitioner Program FAQs

An FNP provides comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services across the lifespan—from infancy through older adulthood. They are trained to assess, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic conditions, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe medications, and promote health and disease prevention. FNPs practice in a wide range of settings, including primary care offices, community health centers, urgent care clinics, specialty practices, telehealth platforms, and many more.

Graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination through the AANP or ANCC upon completing an accredited FNP program, maintaining a current and unrestricted RN license, and fulfilling all clinical hours established by the program and in accordance with national accreditation and certification standards.

FNPs enjoy one of the most versatile and in-demand career paths in healthcare, with opportunities across primary care, urgent care, telehealth, women's health, community health, and specialty settings—with growing demand, full practice authority in many states, and meaningful impact across diverse patient populations locally, nationally, and globally.

A purpose-driven registered nurse (RN) who embraces autonomy, thrives in diverse clinical settings, and is deeply committed to practicing at the highest level of safety and patient advocacy while improving healthcare outcomes for the individuals and communities they serve.

Our clinical faculty identify and secure placements within the UHealth system and vetted community-based settings, ensuring every experience meets program requirements and supports your development as an advanced practice provider.

While no prerequisite courses are required, we encourage students to strengthen their foundation in the sciences, particularly pathophysiology and pharmacology, which are the first two courses in the curriculum and among the most rigorous. To support a successful transition into graduate study, an online pre-immersion course is offered before the start of each cohort.

Registered nurses with baccalaureate degrees in a discipline other than nursing may be considered for admission, provided they have sufficient foundational science coursework to support success in graduate-level study and meet all other program admission requirements.

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