Overview

Family Nurse Practitioner students acquire advanced practice nursing competencies to provide continuity of health care to persons across the life span and to maximize the effectiveness of community and health care system services through collaboration with other health professionals.

Key Features

Family NPs provide primary health care to children, adolescents, adults, and older adults in many outpatient settings. They offer preventive health services and health education, as well as manage acute and chronic diseases. FNPs play a vital role in addressing the national shortage of primary care providers.

Clinical experiences are offered in a variety of ambulatory care settings and specialty clinics in primary care offices including family practice, internal medicine, managed care offices, long-term care facilities, and academic and occupational health settings.

Graduates of this program meet educational eligibility requirements to take either the ANCC or the AANP examination for the Family Nurse Practitioner. 2021 MSN FNP graduates attained an average pass rate of 100% on board certification examinations.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this Family Nurse Practitioner graduate certificate from Kent State University will be able to:

Meet standards for advanced practice certification or other advanced professional distinction.

Demonstrate competencies based on professional standards to assume advanced roles in nursing and for leadership and career advancement, including doctoral study.

Communicate, integrate and apply advanced nursing knowledge and skills to provide equitable, evidence-based and inclusive nursing care, and to promote quality outcomes in nursing and health care.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Health Assessment

Pathophysiology For The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Adult Gerontology Primary Care

Family And Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Role

Primary Care Pediatrics

Primary Care: Family Health And Chronic Illness

Pharmacology For The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Clinical Diagnostics For Advanced Practice Nurses

Primary Care Pediatrics Practicum

Family And Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Role Practicum

Primary Care: Family Health And Chronic Illness Practicum

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

34 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Kent, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Master's degree in nursing or a doctorate in nursing practice from an accredited nursing program

Minimum 3.000 graduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale

Official transcript(s) of all previous graduate coursework

Active, unrestricted registered nurse license in the state in which practicum hours will be completed

Curriculum vitae

Goal statement (no more than 250 words) describing reasons for seeking the certificate in the identified specialty and professional goals (starting with spring 2026 admission term, goal statement is no longer required)

Admission essay (two pages, double spaced, 500 words)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19954 USD / year

≈ 19954 USD / year
Out-of-State

19954 USD / year

≈ 19954 USD / year
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In-State

10706 USD / year

≈ 10706 USD / year

Living costs

Kent

United States

1036 - 1710 USD / month

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