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2025-2026 University Catalog

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner, D.N.P. - F.N.P.

Total Credit Hours for Degree (86 Hours)

Program Requirements

Required Graduate Core Courses (18 Hours)

FNP 8324 - Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 Credits
FNP 8325 - Applied Statistics for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 Credits
FNP 8328 - Research and Evidence-Informed Practice 3 Credits
FNP 8331 - Population Health and Emerging Diseases 3 Credits
FNP 8345 - Health Care Informatics 3 Credits
FNP 8348 - Health Care Policy 3 Credits

APRN Core Courses (10 Hours)

FNP 8323 - Advanced Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 Credits
FNP 8426 - Adv Health Assess & Diagnostic Reasoning 4 Credits
FNP 8327 - Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 3 Credits

Family Nurse Practitioner Role and Population-Focused Courses (58 Hours)

FNP 8232 - Practice Management for the Advanced Practice Nurse 2 Credits
FNP 8237 - Practice Leadership for the Advanced Practice Nurse 2 Credits
FNP 8242 - Evidence-Informed Practice I 2 Credits
FNP 8246 - Evidence-Informed Practice II 2 Credits
FNP 8321 - Family Systems 3 Credits
FNP 8322 - Intro to Nurse Coaching Nursing Coaching 3 Credits
FNP 8335 - Advanced Roles for DNP-FNP 3 Credits
FNP 8340 - Vulnerable Populations 3 Credits
FNP 8341 - DNP Transition 3 Credits
FNP 8360 - DNP Project 3 Credits
FNP 8443 - Primary Care for the Chronically Ill 1 4 Credits
FNP 8447 - Primary Care for the Chronically Ill 2 4 Credits
FNP 8530 - Family Nurse Practice I 5 Credits
FNP 8634 - Family Nurse Practitioner II 6 Credits
FNP 8738 - Family Nurse Practitioner III 7 Credits
FNP 8649 - Family Nurse Practitioner Residency 6 Credits

Total Clinical Practicum Hours for Degree (1,035 Hours)