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Graduate Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Programme overview

A distance-education graduate certificate for advanced practice nurses certified in another population focus who want to become Family Nurse Practitioners. It prepares graduates to care for people with acute and chronic health problems across the lifespan.

Faculty: Graduate School  |  Department: College of Nursing  |  Duration: Minimum 12 graduate credit hours; four semesters including summer; must be completed within 2 years  |  Intake: Spring semester  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Coursework covers clinical decision-making and simulation, Family Nurse Practitioner I, II and III, and supervised clinical practice and intensives (NURS 530 to 542). Students develop diagnostic reasoning, patient interview and assessment skills, and treatment planning with faculty and preceptors.

Career pathways

Family Nurse Practitioner; graduates can sit for the national certification exam for the population focus.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master's (MSN or MS) in nursing or DNP from an NLN CNEA or CCNE accredited programme; unencumbered RN and APRN licence in the state of residency and clinical placement; current national APRN certification in a specified population focus; completion within the previous 5 years of Advanced Health Assessment (N639), Advanced Clinical Pharmacology (N648) and Advanced Pathophysiology (N649); an essay answering College of Nursing prompts; 2 references from nursing faculty, supervisors or health care providers holding a master's or higher; online application through Graduate Admissions. Cohorts start in the Spring semester. A gap analysis of prior coursework determines additional courses. Applicants from Alaska, Arizona and California cannot currently be admitted.

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.

Intake: Spring semester

Duration: Minimum 12 graduate credit hours; four semesters including summer; must be completed within 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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