MS Family Nurse Practitioner at University of North Dakota

Programme overview

Be the primary care provider for your community. Designed for nurses with a bachelor of science in nursing degree to elevate their role to an advanced practice nurse, our M.S. program offers 100% online coursework with one campus visit that will sharpen your ability to assess patients, order and interpret tests, establish diagnoses and manage treatment plans. Then use that knowledge to provide family-focused acute, chronic and preventive care to patients across the lifespan on along-term basis.

Faculty: College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines | Duration: 7 semesters (part-time) (49 credit hours) | Study mode: online | Intake: Fall (June 1), Spring (Nov 1) | Location: Grand Forks, ND, United States

What you will study

Students seeking the Master of Science degree with a major in Nursing at the University of North Dakota must satisfy all general requirements set forth by the School of Graduate Studies as well as particular requirements set forth by the College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines. Our full-time Nursing Clinical Placement Coordinator will assist you in finding clinical placements. Required courses include NURS 500 Theories/Concepts Nursing; NURS 502 Evidence for Practice; NURS 505 Advanced Pharmacology; NURS 522 Advanced Pathophysiology; NURS 523 Health Promotion; NURS 526 Ethical, Legal and Health Policy Issues.

Career pathways

Patients of all ages require convenient medical care, and they seek someone they can trust who can regularly provide it. As a family nurse practitioner, you could be your community’s main point of contact for all health-related questions and concerns.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Approved admission to the Master of Science degree program requires the following of all students: Completion of a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited nursing program An undergraduate or graduate statistics course A minimum GPA of at least 3.00 for the last two years of baccalaureate study (official transcripts must be submitted) Current U.S. unencumbered RN licensure (upload Nursys verification report in application) Student resides in a state in which the University of North Dakota is approved to deliver the Graduate Nursing Program If enrolled in a previous graduate nursing program(s), a letter of good standing from the program director(s) is required unless a degree was conferred Three letters of recommendation Current resume or curriculum vitae Statement of goals One year of experience as a registered nurse preferred – track specific experience desirable Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog. Interview may be required (via web, phone, or in person).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Terms run Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (May-August).

Graduate applications go through the UND admissions application with a $35 non-refundable fee (no waivers); each graduate program sets its own deadline, listed in the Program Finder. Three academic or professional references and a statement of goals are required.

International graduate applicants: Fall May 1, Spring Sept. 1, Summer Feb. 1, unless the program sets a specific deadline. Application fee $35.

Apply through the official page: https://und.edu/admissions/graduate/apply.html

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