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

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-27 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-22 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-17 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

110

Take A Free Practice Test!

TOEFL^® IBT

Schedule TOEFL®

PTE Academic

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6.5

Prepare for Your English Test

Cathoven AI IELTS Preparation

Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

Credits

43 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

San Marcos, United States

Disciplines

Family & Consumer Science Public Health Nursing View 520 other Masters in Public Health in United States

Join for free or log in to access our complete career info list.

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

110

Take A Free Practice Test!

TOEFL^® IBT

Schedule TOEFL®

PTE Academic

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6.5

Prepare for Your English Test

Cathoven AI IELTS Preparation

Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

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 Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

16720 USD / year

≈ 16720 USD / year
Out-of-State

16720 USD / year

≈ 16720 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9020 USD / year

≈ 9020 USD / year

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

In order for us to give you accurate scholarship information, we ask that you please confirm a few details and create an account with us.

Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

On this page

About

Overview

Program Mission

Career Options

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

Our partners