Nurse Practitioner Certification
Core Program Requirements
The Post Master's nurse practitioner tracks require 32 credit hours. The following courses must be completed by all Post Master's nurse practitioner students:
| Hours Required for Nurse Practitioner | credit hours |
| Advanced Assessment/Differential Diagnosis | 4 hrs. |
| Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 hrs. |
| Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 hrs. |
| Advanced Practice Nursing Seminar | 1 hr. |
| Clinical courses in specialty area | 21 hrs. |
Specialty Area Requirements
In addition, nurse practitioner candidates complete 21 credit hours of clinical courses in the specialty area.
Adult Nurse Practitioners (ANP)
Adult nurse practitioner students focus on promoting the health of adults through theory and research-based interventions. Protocols for treatment decisions, referrals and follow-up are used in the management of commonly encountered health deviations in the adult population.
| ANP Clinical Courses |
credit hours |
| N5525: Adult Health Nursing I | 5 |
| N5305: Adult Health Nursing II | 5 |
| N5315: Adult Health Nursing III | 5 |
|
TOTAL |
15 |
|
Preceptorship Courses can be completed in 1 or 2 semesters |
credit hours |
| N5683: Preceptorship I | 3 |
| N5693: Preceptorship II | 3 |
|
TOTAL |
6 |
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Family nurse practitioner students synthesize concepts from theory-based, family-centered nursing practice for the management of culturally diverse and medically underserved families across the life span. Focus is placed on health promotion and health maintenance primary health care settings.
| FNP Clinical Courses | credit hours |
| N5625: Family Health Nursing I | 5 |
| N5305: Family Health Nursing II | 5 |
| N5315: Family Health Nursing III | 5 |
|
TOTAL |
15 |
| Preceptorship Courses (can be completed in 1 or 2 semesters) |
credit hours |
| N5683: Preceptorship I | 3 |
| N5693: Preceptorship II | 3 |
|
TOTAL |
6 |
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
Pediatric nurse practitioner students focus on the common acute and chronic illnesses experienced by children and adolescents. Physiological, behavioral and family theories are used in all phases of clinical maintenance of these clients.
| PNP Clinical Courses | credit hours |
| N5325: Child Health Nursing I | 5 |
| N5305: Child Health Nursing II | 5 |
| N5315: Child Health Nursing III | 5 |
| TOTAL | 15 |
|
Preceptorship Courses (can be completed in 1 or 2 semesters) |
credit hours |
| N5683: Preceptorship I | 3 |
| N5693: Preceptorship II | 3 |
|
TOTAL |
6 |
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)
Women's health nurse practitioner students examine the health care needs of adult and adolescent females treatment modalities, pharmocologic interventions and referral criteria are used in the management of the reproductive and nonreproductive needs of clients.
|
WHNP Clinical Courses |
credit hours |
|
N5425: Women's Health Nursing I |
5 |
|
N5305: Women's Health Nursing II |
5 |
|
N5315: Women's Health Nursing III |
5 |
|
TOTAL |
15 |
| Preceptorship Courses (can be completed in 1 or 2 semesters) |
credit hours |
| N5683: Preceptorship I |
3 |
| N5693: Preceptorship II |
3 |
|
Total |
6 |
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