Overview

Students of the Villanova University work with physicians and nurse practitioner preceptors, and are given access to a wide variety of clinical agencies and practice settings. The Family Nurse Practitioner is the most versatile NP role allowing graduates to care for patients, families and communities in a wide array of practice sites from community-based clinics to primary care offices and from retail clinics to urgent care centers.

What you'll learn

The core courses prepare you with the foundational knowledge required of all graduate students. These core courses can be taken on campus or online. Our clinical courses enable you to build on your existing clinical skills, broaden your knowledge base related to care of the family and individual across the lifespan, and gain the knowledge and skills essential to independent or collaborative practice in primary care settings. FNP applicants should demonstrate competence in caring for adults and children.

At completion of this track, graduates will be able to:

Integrate advanced knowledge and experience in delivering safe, effective quality care of patients across the lifespan in primary care.
Demonstrate competence in managing the health/ illness status of patients in primary care.
Monitor and ensure quality health care for clients in primary care.
Incorporate an understanding of family systems and dynamics in planning and providing primary health care for a wide range of patient populations.
Demonstrate leadership and competence in implementing the role of the primary care nurse practitioner.
Engage in counseling, communication, collaboration and teaching in a manner that reflects caring, advocacy, ethics and professional standards.
Conceptualize one's individual role as a primary care nurse practitioner and one's personal philosophy of primary care practice.

Graduates are highly respected for their knowledge and expertise and are employed in primary care settings across the country. Graduates also have the option to continue in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Health Assessment
Essentials of Nursing Practice
Foundation in Nursing and Health
Pathophysiology
Nursing and Health Policy
Health Care: Veterans & Family

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

39 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Health Sciences View 1044 other Masters in Nursing in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete Online Application for Admission
Personal Goal Statement identifying career goals that are congruent with the purposes of the program and indicate appropriate communication and writing skills
Resume
Application fee
TOEFL or IELTS (non-native English speakers)
Transcripts from all schools attended must be submitted. Transcripts originating from academic institutions outside of the U.S. must be translated and a course-by-course evaluation performed by World Education Service or a comparable credential evaluation service.
Three (3) Letters of Recommendation
Upon acceptance, a comprehensive criminal background check through Complio (Villanova's online compliance tracking service) is required.
Each applicant must document the ability to speak, read and write English as evidenced by satisfactory scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

42120 USD / year

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Out-of-State

42120 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

42120 USD / year

≈ 42120 USD / year

Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

800 - 1300 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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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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