Overview

With an added emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention, our program prepares graduates as highly skilled primary care providers and health care leaders. Learn more with the Nursing - Rural Health Family Nurse Practitioner (Online) program offered by Eastern Kentucky University.

Career Outlook

Family nurse practitioners are Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) educated to provide a full range of primary care services and are becoming a health care provider of choice for many people.

As clinicians with clinical expertise in diagnosing and treating health conditions with an added emphasis on disease prevention and health management, APRNs will be increasingly utilized in collaborative models of care.

Employment of nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists and nurse midwives is projected to grow 45 percent before 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations.

EKU nursing graduates are prepared to practice nursing and take on leadership roles in a variety of settings including:

Job Titles Include:

Hospitals

Community health and mental health agencies

Industrial health centers

Nursing homes

Hospice care centers

Home health agencies

Correctional facilities

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Rural Health Family Nurse Practitioner

Advanced Practice Core Courses

Practicum Courses

Clinical Requirement

Rural Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Nursing Administration

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Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2028-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-11-01 00:00:00

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Credits

47 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Richmond, United States

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

Baccalaureate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program.

Active and unencumbered RN license for all states in which licensed.

A minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0.

3-hour graduate or undergraduate course in statistics with a grade of “C” or higher.

At least one year of RN experience at the time application is submitted.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

35156 USD / full

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Out-of-State

35156 USD / full

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Domestic

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In-State

35156 USD / full

≈ 35156 USD / full

Funding

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Overview

Career Outlook

Programme Structure

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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