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You make a difference daily in the lives of patients. It's why you entered the field: to help people. With a Doctor of Nursing Practice with an emphasis in Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP-FNP) from Mizzou, you'll be empowered to continue doing just that, but on a larger scale. You'll be able to provide primary care to patients of all ages. And you'll be able to have a hand in improving patient outcomes through policy and procedures, all while supporting your nursing staff.
The online DNP-FNP is an advanced degree meant to guide you into a leadership position. Through the program, you will learn from Mizzou's renowned nursing faculty how to transition into APRN practice, provide primary care to patients of all ages, and build on your foundational nursing skills. The DNP-FNP represents the highest level of training in the field, preparing you to take on positions with more responsibility. You will lead nurses and guide the future of healthcare on a community level in addition to caring for individual patients.
About the DNP-FNP program
Mizzou's Sinclair School of Nursing created this online, 72-credit-hour DNP-FNP program. Most coursework is completed online, but you will be required to be on campus. Once for a five-day orientation the summer before you begin the program, and about once a year after. To complete the online DNP-FNP program, you'll also be required to complete a clinical residency.
Graduates will be eligible for certification from the following bodies:
Quick facts
Official name
Doctor of Nursing Practice with an emphasis in Family Nurse PractitionerCampus
Program type
DoctorateAcademic home
Sinclair School of NursingDelivery mode
Blended, some campus visits requiredAccreditation
Higher Learning Commission, Commission on Collegiate Nursing EducationCredit hours
72Estimated cost
$45,360.00*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Career prospects
Potential careers
- Primary care provider
- Health care services coordinator
- Institutional health care consultant
- Research nurse
- Clinical instructor
Program structure
Delivery of this program is blended: You will complete most course work online, but an on-campus visit is required for five days during the summer before course work begins for orientation to the DNP program. Additional campus visits will be required throughout the program.
Courses are semester-based. How long it takes to complete the program depends on your academic progress so far. If you already have a master’s degree, you can study part time and complete the program in three years. If you have a bachelor’s degree and want to study part time, the program is more likely to take you five or six years.
Course work includes
- Health care policy and finance
- Physiology/pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Population health
- Family dynamics
- Clinical management of reproductive health
Delivery
Blended, some campus visits requiredCalendar system
Semester-basedTypical program length
4-5 yearsTypical course load
Part timeAccreditation
The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The DNP at the Sinclair School is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.