Feb 19, 2025

2022-2023 Graduate Catalog

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Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner

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The Post-Graduate Certificate as a Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner is provided in hybrid format for non-clinical courses and is designed for nurses who already have a graduate degree in nursing from an accredited program in another concentration, such as nurse educator, nurse administrator, or Clinical Nurse Leader. This certificate consists of 37 credits taken over 2 to 3 years. A maximum of 12 equivalent graduate level credits may be transferred.

Admission Requirements

• MSN degree from accredited program

• Current unencumbered Michigan RN license

• College chemistry with grade of C or higher, 3 credit course, general, organic, or biochemistry.

Required Courses (37 cr)

NURS 610 - Pathophysiology for FNP 3 cr
NURS 612 - Pharmacology for FNP 3 cr
NURS 615 - Advanced Health Assessment 4 cr
NURS 620 - Health Promotion and Role for FNP 3 cr
NURS 636 - Differential Diagnosis 1 cr
NURS 641 - Primary Care I FNP for Chronicity 3 cr
NURS 643 - Primary Care II FNP for Pediatrics 3 cr
NURS 645 - Primary Care III Gender/Mental Health 3 cr
NURS 647 - Primary Care IV FNP for Acute/Transition 3 cr
NURS 651 - Clinical Office Procedures 1 cr
NURS 772 - Epidemiology & Population Hlth in ANP 3 cr
Nurs 674A - FNP Clinical A 2-4 cr
Nurs 674B - FNP Clinical B 2-4 cr. cr
Nurs 674C - FNP Clinical C 2-4 cr