MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner Online
Improve health outcomes in your community by providing high-quality care for individuals and families in a variety of healthcare settings. Gain the advanced nursing skills to help optimize patient health across the lifespan.
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Program Overview
Positively impact patient care with the expertise gained in the MSN – FNP: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner
Prepare for a rewarding career in preventative outpatient medicine with the MSN – FNP: Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner degree program. Deepen your knowledge of diagnosis and clinical decision-making with a focus on the quality and safety of patient care. Explore advanced practice nursing concepts like physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology as you progress through our flexible, 100% online coursework.
Our experienced faculty provide personalized attention that equips you with expertise in the clinical management of healthcare for children, adults, aging adults and vulnerable populations. This CNEA-accredited online MSN – FNP prepares you to sit for multiple certification exams, including the ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (FNP-BC™) and AANPCB Nurse Practitioner-Certified (NP-C®) exams.
Learning outcomes:
- Integrate evidence-based practice to plan, implement and manage patient-centered primary care across the life span
- Utilize advanced assessment and diagnostics skills to identify and address real and potential health problems
- Engage in primary prevention, health promotion and education to improve patient outcomes
- Evaluate the impact of the nurse practitioner role on the delivery of primary healthcare
- Promote a culture of quality and safety in all aspects of care
- Examine the impact of social determinants on individual and population health
- Function as a vital member of the interdisciplinary primary care team
- Contribute to the ongoing development of professional nursing practice
- Integrate evidence-based practice to plan, implement and manage patient-centered primary care across the life span
- Utilize advanced assessment and diagnostics skills to identify and address real and potential health problems
- Engage in primary prevention, health promotion and education to improve patient outcomes
- Evaluate the impact of the nurse practitioner role on the delivery of primary healthcare
- Promote a culture of quality and safety in all aspects of care
- Examine the impact of social determinants on individual and population health
- Function as a vital member of the interdisciplinary primary care team
- Contribute to the ongoing development of professional nursing practice
Career opportunities:
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Primary Care Provider
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Primary Care Provider
Also available:
Millersville University offers a variety of nursing programs in a flexible online format. Explore our full range of online nursing programs.
$26,015*
Total Tuition
20 months
Duration
43
Credit Hours
Accreditation
The Millersville University Master’s Degree in Nursing, Post-Graduate Certificate in Nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037. 202-909-2487.
Tuition
Earn an accredited MSN – FNP affordably with our budget-friendly tuition
Millersville University offers accessible and affordable online nursing programs. Take advantage of affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition for our MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner online program.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSN – FNP | $605 | $1,815 | $26,015 |
*Tuition listed is total cost for in-state resident including fees. Total cost for out-of-state resident with fees is $30,218.25. Total cost excludes application fee. Tuition and fees are subject to change at any time; changes become effective on the date of enactment.
Tuition breakdown:
$26,015*
Total Tuition
$605
Per Credit Hour
Calendar
Choose the start date that best fits your schedule
Millersville online programs are flexible and convenient, offering multiple start dates per year. View the calendar to choose your start date and review the corresponding deadlines.
| 8 week courses | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1 | 5/12/25 | 5/2/25 | 5/5/25 | 5/12/25 |
| Fall 1 | 8/25/25 | 8/15/25 | 8/18/25 | 8/25/25 |
Now enrolling:
5/2/25
Apply Date
5/12/25
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Admissions
Apply to the online MSN – FNP with ease
Review our streamlined admission process for this online MSN program. Requirements for the MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner online program include:
- Complete the online application and submit this waiver code: MUGRADONLINE
- Official transcript(s) from all previous colleges or universities attended
- Active RN license in Pennsylvania or in the state where clinical practice or internship is to be arranged
- BSN or B.S. in Nursing from an accredited program (CCNE, CNEA or ACEN)
- Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- When GPA is below this, provisional acceptance may be considered if you demonstrate graduate study potential by other means
- Two professional letters of recommendation; one must be from a supervisor
- Statement of intent (include why you’re interested, why you think you would succeed in the program and what you plan to do with the degree in the future)
- Minimum of two years of clinical experience in nursing
- Interview with nursing program coordinator
- MU will establish two times each week when interviews will be held. Once you are notified that your application is complete, you will be provided a link to schedule a 20-minute interview. An admission decision will be made immediately following the interview.
- MU assumes all materials will be submitted at least one week in advance of the interview, allowing the University to make an immediate decision afterward. Interviews can be scheduled with incomplete applications, but the admission decision will be delayed until all outstanding materials are submitted.
Plan to provide these additional documents with your completed application:
- Current resume, including all clinical experience to date
- Copy of your RN license, including state where licensure is held, RN number and expiration date
- Verify completion of the following courses (course name, institution name, year completed):
- Undergraduate or graduate statistics course
- Undergraduate or graduate nursing research course
- Undergraduate or graduate physical assessment course
Additionally, these documents are required for the online program:
- Copy of CPR Card from the PDE’s approved list of CPR programs
- Act 34 Child Abuse Clearance
- Act 151 Criminal History Check
- Act 114 FBI fingerprinting (identogo.com, PDE option)
Instructions for Document Submission
Applicants can submit transcripts/documents to:
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
Millersville University
c/o Graduate Admissions
P.O. Box 1002
Millersville, PA 17551
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Active RN License
- Two years of clinical nursing experience
Courses
Discover what you’ll learn in the online Master of Science in Nursing – FNP
Students in the MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner online program must complete a total of 43 credit hours. Required coursework includes five core courses (15 hours), three advanced practice nursing courses (9 hours) and six specialty courses (19 hours).
Students must complete the following core courses.
NURS 501: Role Development and Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course serves at the introductory course for the Masters of Science in Nursing degree. It is designed to provide a foundation to advance practice nursing. In this course, students will explore nursing concepts and theory. Emphasis is placed on bridging the theory – practice gap. Students will apply this theoretical basis in exploring advanced practice role development. Advanced nursing practice core competencies will be introduced and analyzed.
NURS 502: Research and Evidence-Based Practice Methodology
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Advanced research in nursing builds on previous knowledge of research and statistics to develop a research-oriented approach to practice. The learner will analyze methods and techniques of research and interpret their usefulness for application in practice. Theory and practice will be used in defining nursing problems and in development of a research proposal. Prereq/Coreq: NURS 501
NURS 503: Advanced Practice Professional Issues and Health Policy
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide an in-depth analysis of the issues impacting the practice of advanced nursing by focusing on the historical, social, and political forces which impact advanced nursing practice. The advanced nurse’s roles and responsibilities in understanding and shaping health policy are considered.
NURS 504: Nursing Informatics and Healthcare Technology
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Discussion of the ways in which information and technology influence practice and decision -making in various aspects and specialties of nursing practice, such as clinical, education, leadership and research, is the major focus of the course. Advances in technology that support and enhance the delivery of care and interdisciplinary communication are addressed. The legal, ethical, cultural, economic and social factors affecting healthcare are also explored.
NURS 698: Capstone Project
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Capstone project is intended to be innovative, scholarly, and relevant to advanced nursing practice. It is completed under the supervision of an individual faculty member. Taken during last year of MSN curriculum courses.
Students must complete the following advanced practice nursing courses.
NURS 511: Advanced Pathophysiology
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Advanced physiology and pathophysiology at the cellular, organic, and systemic level will be the focus of this course. Interdependence of organ systems in health and disease will be emphasized as a basis for clinical assessment and management.
NURS 512: Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides the framework for diagnosis and clinical decision making. Assessment skills and procedures for individuals across the life cycle will be developed. Information gathered in the assessment process will provide a basis for the evaluation of the health status of individuals. An analysis of an individual's response to wellness and illness will include examination of concepts of cultural influences, social determinants of health, health seeking behaviors, stress, and adaptation.
NURS 513: Pharmacology and Alternative Therapeutics in Nursing Practice
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Principles of pharmacology are applied to the therapeutic management of the individual and the family across the life cycle. Emphasis is placed on prescribing and monitoring pharmacology and alternative therapeutic regimens. Adverse drug reactions and multiple drug interactions are included.
Students must complete the following specialty courses.
NURS 531: Clinical Management of the Pediatric Population
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides the family nurse practitioner student with the necessary knowledge and clinical experience to assist young families with health promotion and chronic and acute health problems. The biophysical, cognitive, and psychosocial development of members of the young family is explored. The role of the family nurse practitioner in caring for the young family is identified. (Prerequisites: NURS 501, 503, 511, 512, 513). 125 clinical hours will be completed in this course.
NURS 532: Clinical Management of Women's Health
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides the family nurse practitioner student with the necessary knowledge and clinical experience to assist women with health promotion and chronic and acute health problems. The unique biophysical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of women are explored. The role of the family nurse practitioner in caring for women is identified. (Prerequisites: NURS 501, 503, 511, 512, 513). 125 clinical hours will be completed in this course.
NURS 533: Clinical Management of the Adult Population
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Provides the family nurse practitioner student with the necessary knowledge and clinical experience to assist adults with health promotion and chronic and acute health problems. The unique biophysical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of adults are explored. The role of the family nurse practitioner in caring for adults is identified. (Prerequisites: NURS 501, 503, 511, 512, 513). 125 clinical hours will be completed in this course.
NURS 534: Clinical Management of the Geriatric Population
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides the family nurse practitioner student with the necessary knowledge and clinical experience to assist the geriatric client with health promotion and chronic and acute health problems. The unique biophysical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of the geriatric population are explored. The role of the family nurse practitioner in caring for the geriatric population is identified. (Prerequisites: NURS 501, 503, 511, 512, 513). 125 clinical hours will be completed in this course.
NURS 535: Clinical Management of Vulnerable Populations
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides the family nurse practitioner student with the necessary knowledge and clinical experience to assist vulnerable populations with health promotion and chronic and acute health problems. The unique biophysical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of various unique populations are explored. A special focus on population level health is included. (Prerequisites: NURS 531, 532, 533, 534). 125 clinical hours will be completed in this course.
NURS 536: Special Considerations for Family Nurse Practitioner Practice
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Integration of theory and practice to embody the role of the family nurse practitioner. Focus is on preparation for role including preparation for credentialing, position negotiation, future education (Prerequisite: NURS 535). 125 clinical hours will be completed in this course.
