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A graduate certificate in family nurse practitioner (FNP) from MU can help you expand your practice or specialize in family nursing. Continue working as you gain the knowledge and skills you need to advance. Learn from experienced practicing faculty who are renowned researchers and belong to a network of nurses across the nation.
Students who pursue the family nurse practitioner graduate certificate will:
- Learn to provide lifelong, comprehensive primary health care to families through disease management, health education and preventative health services;
- Understand how to work independently and collaboratively to integrate advanced knowledge in the delivery of health care to all populations including rural and underserved communities;
- Be eligible for advanced practice nurse certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. or the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
Quick facts
Official name
Graduate certificate in family nurse practitionerCampus
Program type
Graduate certificateAcademic home
Sinclair School of NursingDelivery mode
100% onlineAccreditation
Higher Learning Commission, Commission on Collegiate Nursing EducationCredit hours
19.5Estimated cost
$12,285.00*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
Program structure
Delivery of this program is 100 percent online: no campus visits are required.
Courses are semester-based. How long it takes to complete the program depends on your academic progress so far. If you want to study part time, the program will most likely take you two years to complete.
Delivery
100% onlineCalendar system
Semester-basedTypical program length
2 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 graduate certificate programs at the Sinclair School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Faculty spotlight
Miriam has been an RN since 1987. She has worked in a variety of roles, including staff nurse and nurse manager in medical-surgical, cardiothoracic and neurosurgery. Miriam has worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner since 1997, working in public health, GYN-oncology surgery — chemo certified, retail health, employee health and clinic manager/director. She joined the Sinclair School of Nursing in 2014. In 2017 she worked with a local health department to establish a mobile clinic to provide health care to rural and underserved populations in the county.