Post Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
The graduate post-master’s Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certificate encompasses three (3) unique courses (15 credit hours) pertinent only to the FNP program. These courses contain the content and clinical hours necessary to meet national educational standards for graduate-level, advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) education and nationally recognized core role and populations-focused FNP standards and competencies. These graduate specialty courses are NURS 6347 Nurse Practitioner Role (45 clinical hours), NURS 6612 Family Nurse Practitioner I (224 clinical hours), and NURS 6613 Family Nurse Practitioner II (336 clinical hours).
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Step #1: Submit a UTRGV Graduate Application at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply. There is no application fee.
Step #2: Request your official transcripts to be sent electronically to gradapps@utrgv.edu or mailed to:
Step #3: Admission Requirements & Courses
Click here to view the program’s admission requirements and courses from the current graduate catalog.
The following items are to be submitted after being accepted into the program:
- Evidence of current immunizations required by the Texas Department of Health for students in health-related programs.
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