Post-Masters APN Certification

The School of Nursing offers a Post-Masters Certification as an Advanced Practice Nurse with a Family Nurse Practitioner focus. The applicant must make an appointment with the program director to determine any leveling work needed. Applicants must have a Master of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited program and an unrestricted, current Texas RN license.

The applicants MSN transcript will be reviewed by the program director with a gap analysis performed to determine course requirements for completion. At a minimum, applicants must successfully complete the courses below.

Courses

Note: By action of the Graduate Council and graduate faculty, all students must have a minimum of 50% of their curriculum in 6000 level courses.

Complete the following:

Required

NURS 6451Family Nurse Practitioner I

4

NURS 6452Family Nurse Practitioner II

4

NURS 6453Family Nurse Practitioner III

4

NURS 6442Advanced Health Assessment

4

NURS 6434Skills for Advanced Practice Nurses

4

NURS 6340Role Development for Advanced Practice

3