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Overview
Graduates will be prepared to skillfully translate research and utilize evidence-based practice knowledge to provide healthcare for individuals, families, and populations with an emphasis on primary care.
Students learn and practice the theory and techniques of providing primary healthcare using an integrative approach.
Program Mission
The Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) program from Texas State University educates and prepares graduates, using innovative teaching strategies and state-of-the-art technology. Graduates provide ethical, safe, and effective patient-centered care and contribute to present and emerging research and health management practices. Graduates demonstrate competence in clinical judgment, collaborate as members and leaders of interprofessional healthcare teams, and utilize scientifically-based interventions. As caring professional nurses, graduates manage illness; promote, maintain, and restore health; and provide end-of-life care for diverse individuals, families, populations, and global communities across the lifespan.
Career Options
Graduates pursue careers in a wide variety of clinical settings as a family nurse practitioner and may choose to continue with doctoral study. Graduates are qualified to sit for one of the following national certification examinations:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification Exam (FNP)
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Certification Exam (FNP)
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Advanced Health Assessment Practicum
- Diagnostic Reasoning and Procedures Practicum
- Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics
Advanced Health Assessment
Young and Middle Adult Primary Care
- Pediatric and Adolescent Primary Care
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 52
TOEFL® IBT 78
Credits
48 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Family & Consumer Science Public Health Nursing View 1355 other Masters in Public Health in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA 3
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
PTE Academic 52
TOEFL® IBT 78
Other requirements
General requirements
- bachelor of science in nursing (B.S.N.) degree from a regionally accredited institution and from a nursing program accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or other nationally recognized nursing education accrediting body. The student's B.S.N. degree must be reflected on the transcript at the time of application.
- a copy of an official transcript from each institution where course credit was granted
- minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
- minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale in your nursing course work
- grade of C or better in an upper-division statistics course. The course must be completed at the time of application and reflected on submitted transcripts.
Tuition Fee
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International
18360 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 765 USD per credit during 24 months. -
National
18360 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 765 USD per credit during 24 months. -
In-State
8568 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 357 USD per credit during 24 months.
Living costs for San Marcos
921 - 1707 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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