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.
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.
Accreditation
The Millersville University RN-BSN (delivered via distance education), Master’s Degree in Nursing (Nurse Educator, Nurse Leader, School Nurse, and Nursing Informatics tracks delivered via distance education), Post-Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Nurse Educator, Nurse Leader, School Nurse, and Nursing Informatics tracks delivered via distance education), and Doctor of Nursing Practice (delivered via distance education) 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 breakdown:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 1 | 8/26/24 | 8/16/24 | 8/20/24 | 8/26/24 |
| Fall 2 | 10/21/24 | 10/11/24 | 10/15/24 | 10/21/24 |
| Spring 1 | 1/21/25 | 1/10/25 | 1/14/25 | 1/21/25 |
| Spring 2 | 3/17/25 | 3/7/25 | 3/11/25 | 3/17/25 |
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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.
Students must complete the following advanced practice nursing courses.
Students must complete the following specialty courses.
