Overview

Program Features

There is a strong emphasis on health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, and illness management. The clinical component provides interdisciplinary experiences working with other healthcare providers in caring for individuals and their families.

Students in the Family Nurse Practitioner program of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston participate in 660 precepted clinical hours that prepare them to be skilled practitioners. Graduates are eligible to take the FNP certification examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB).

Graduates of the advanced practice degrees are eligible to take national certification exams and eligible for licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse in Texas Requirements for other states vary and graduates should check individual state requirements prior to applying for an advanced practice status or license.

The School offers both a Master of Science in Nursing and also a Post-Graduate completion program. The Post-Master’s program is customized depending upon previously completed graduate coursework. Students admitted to the FNP Post-Master’s program will create a degree plan with their academic advisor.

Also, after being admitted to the FNP track, students can apply to concurrently enroll in the Emergency/Trauma Care Post-Graduate program.

An academic advisor is assigned at the time of admission. The student and the academic advisor together will complete a degree plan to specify which courses are to be taken to complete the degree requirements.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nursing Informatics

Nursing Research & Epidemiology for Evidence-Based Practice

Evaluation and Application of Research

Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing

Family Nurse Practitioner

Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 30 months
Part-time
- 42 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

41 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Houston, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Health Sciences View 1037 other Masters in Nursing in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A completed online application

$60.00 non-refundable application fee

Official transcript from each post-secondary institution attended

A Baccalaureate degree in nursing earned from an accredited program. Applicants must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

A completed basic statistics course.

Three (3) satisfactory academic/professional references. Supply individual references with an applicant letter of reference form (pdf)

A course-by-course evaluation of international credentials by Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) for individuals with degrees/courses from outside the US

A professional curriculum vitae or resume

Documentation (via resume or vitae): One year clinical experience as a registered nurse

An interview may be required of qualified applicants. All interviews are by invitation

Writing samples may be required at the time of an interview

Work experience

One year clinical experience as a registered nurse

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

14196 USD / year

≈ 14196 USD / year
Out-of-State

14196 USD / year

≈ 14196 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

4536 USD / year

≈ 4536 USD / year

Living costs

Houston

United States

1067 - 1950 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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