Online Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Master's Certificate
Expand Your Scope of Practice with a FNP Post-Master's Certificate Program
If you’re an active registered nurse with an MSN in another specialty, you can grow your skills and opportunities by earning a Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate. As an FNP, you’ll enjoy greater flexibility, personal fulfillment, a higher salary, and increased opportunities to pursue a more traditional work schedule.
Rockhurst University’s Online FNP Post-Master’s Certificate program provides:
- Ability to earn your post-master's certificate in just 4 semesters*
- 100% online coursework in addition to clinical hours
- Full clinical placement services provided
- Delivery by the highly respected Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Preparation to care for patients of all ages and to meet the health care needs of diverse populations
Guided by Jesuit values, Rockhurst University prepares advanced practice nurses to care for the needs of the whole person through rigorous academics, rich and varied clinical experiences, and a spirit of inquiry and reflection.
Affordable
Competitive tuition
Graduate in 1.25 years
Transform your career in just 4 semesters*
Clinical placement
Complimentary services
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- Post-master's certificate from an accredited institution
- Active nursing license
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- 2 Letters of recommendation
- Personal statement
- Check state authorization
- Must reside in one of the following states: Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, or West Virginia
- 20 credit hours
- 750 clinical hours
- $765 per credit hour
- 3 starts per year
- 4 semesters*
- 1 campus immersion
- 1 virtual immersion
*may vary depending on evaluation of your MSN courses
Advanced Practice Nursing Foundations
Incorporate scientific and theoretical concepts from nursing and other relevant disciplines to improve nursing practice in a variety of settings
Evidence-Informed Quality Improvement
Adopt a lifelong learning approach to care that draws upon research and data to ensure safety and quality for patients and organizations
Leadership, Systems, and Policy
Serve as an effective and collaborative nurse leader from organizational, systems, and policy perspectives
Students from Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia are welcome to apply to the online Post-Master's FNP program. Please see our State Authorization page for more detailed information. Please see our State Authorization page for more detailed information.
Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences is approved by the State of Missouri to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). As a participating institution, Saint Luke’s College may offer online programs to students in other SARA member states without seeking authorization in that state.
Rockhurst University and Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The online Post-Master's FNP program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)*.
*The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, and post-graduate APRN certificate programs at Rockhurst University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
