Post-Graduate Certificate - Family Nurse Practitioner
Simmons offers an online post-master’s/post-doctoral certificate program to prepare current Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to become an FNP. Upon graduating, you will meet the requirements to sit for the national board examinations for FNP certification.
The streamlined Post-Graduate Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner program requires just 22 credits and 672 clinical hours. You can earn your FNP post-graduate certificate online in as few as 12 months (full time) or 20 months (part time). See course sequences for full-time and part-time schedules.
In our post-graduate certificate program, you’ll find the same innovative, supportive learning experience as in the online MSN program, including predictable online course scheduling, clinical placement services, and an on-campus immersion experience.
To be eligible for this program, you must be a licensed, certified APRN with a graduate degree in nursing (MSN or DNP).
Degree Requirements
Full-Time Sequence
Term One
| NURP 534 | Immersion & Clinical Qualification Course | 1 |
| NURP 532 | FNP II Primary Care Nursing | 3 |
| NURP 510A | FNP Clinical Decision-Making I | 2 |
*NURP 510A includes 8 clinical hours per week.
Term Two
*NURP 511A includes 20 clinical hours per week.
Term Three
*NURP 512A includes 20 clinical hours per week.
Part-Time Sequence
Term One
| NURP 534 | Immersion & Clinical Qualification Course | 1 |
| NURP 532 | FNP II Primary Care Nursing | 3 |
Term Two
*NURP 510B includes 12 clinical hours per week.
Term Three
*NURP 511B includes 12 clinical hours per week.
Term Four
*NURP 512B includes 12 clinical hours per week.
Term Five
*NURP 513B includes 12 clinical hours per week.