Overview

The Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner at Athabasca University prepares you to diagnose and treat common illnesses and injuries in clients of all ages. You will get theoretical and clinical preparation for your advanced nursing practice.

Please note that this program does not prepare nurse practitioners to work in acute care settings or to focus on a clinical specialty.

If you are a registered nurse seeking initial nurse practitioner licensure, you should apply to this program.

Why take the Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner?

The Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner will take you to the next level in your career. You will be prepared for the future direction of health care.

Program details

The Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner is a 33-credit online graduate program. You must complete at least 18 credits through Athabasca University. The program follows a course-based route. If you wish to complete a thesis, you will need to take an additional 4 courses.

Your clinical practicums are completed during each of the life-stage courses.
All clinical practice must be completed in Canada and you must hold current registered nurse licensure in the province where you are completing your clinical practice program.
You must write a comprehensive examination after completing your nurse practitioner courses.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Evidence-Based Practice in Health Care
Pharmacotherapeutics and Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners
Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioners
Women and Men's Health
Children's Health
Controlled Drug and Substances for NP Prescribers

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-05-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

33 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Athabasca, Canada

Disciplines

Nursing Health Administration Health Sciences View 18 other Masters in Health Sciences in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

By the application deadline, applicants for admission to the Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP) program must be registered nurses who are graduates of a 4-year Canadian (or equivalent) baccalaureate degree program in nursing from an accredited/recognized university.
Applicants in the MN-NP program require a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 in their final 30 credits of graduate or undergraduate study. MN-NP applicants must have recently obtained a minimum of 5,000 verified hours of full-time equivalent direct clinical practice as a registered nurse prior to application. Applicants without a Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Science in Nursing are not eligible to apply to the MN-NP program.

Tuition Fee

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International

2109 CAD/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2109 CAD per module during 60 months.
National

1864 CAD/module

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1864 CAD per module during 60 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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