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Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program

Dr. Valerie Miller, Coordinator

For students who already hold a Master of Science in Nursing, the following Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate is available. Family Nurse Practitioner Certificates require completion of 20-29 semester credit hours. Students who have taken Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Health Assessment, and Advanced Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics within the past three years are not required to repeat those nine hours of coursework if they can pass an exam demonstrating competency in these areas.

Certificate Requirements

Required Courses (21-32 hrs.)

NURS 5350Advanced Pathophysiology
NURS 5352Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioners
NURS 5354Advanced Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics
NURS 5339Diagnostic Methods and Procedures
NURS 5453FNP Primary Care 1
NURS 5454FNP Primary Care II
NURS 5455FNP Primary Care III
NURS 5111The Advanced Practice Role
NURS 5347FNP Internship I
NURS 5112Transitions to Practice
NURS 5349FNP Internship II

NOTE: NURS 5453, NURS 5454, NURS 5455, NURS 5347, NURS 5349 - direct patient care clinical experiences are required for a total of 750 hours.

Completion of the Certificate

All certificates will be awarded by The University of Texas at Tyler and reflected on the student’s official transcript once conferred.