Post-Master's Certificate in Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Master's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Master's
Number of Credits to Completion: 38.0 credits; 720 clinical hours
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 2 years
Financial Aid Eligibility: Aid eligible*
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 51.3801
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 29-1141
*The current plan of study for this program would only allow for federal financial aid (including Federal Direct Student Loans) for terms that are at least a minimum of 4.5 credits for graduate courses and 6.0 credits for undergraduate courses. This is based on current regulations from the U.S. Department of Education.
About the Program
The Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner (FNP) online program focuses on the application of advanced-practice nursing knowledge — including physical, psychosocial and environmental assessment skills — to manage common health and illness problems of clients of all ages and their families. This certificate is offered to those individuals who have earned a master's degree in nursing and seek further preparation to become a family/individual across the lifespan nurse practitioner (FNP). Graduates will be eligible to sit for the AANP's Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination and the ANCC's Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination.
The nurse practitioner faculty is committed to quality and excellence in the nurse practitioner (NP) programs. Students meet on campus for mandatory on-campus intensive (OCI) learning experiences, simulation and evaluation. Students will attend an in-person on-campus intensive in NURS 534 for four days during week one of the summer quarter. Dates are subject to change. During the OCIs, students engage in simulated clinical learning experiences conducted in the College of Nursing and Health Professions' state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary patient simulation lab. These visits provide direct guidance and mentoring from faculty and the opportunity to collaborate with peers. Mandatory, on-campus visits are essential to students transitioning into the NP role.
The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| Support Courses | ||
| NUPR 520 | Nurse Practitioner Clinical Orientation Seminar | 0.0 |
| NURS 548 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3.0 |
| NURS 549 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3.0 |
| NURS 550 | Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning | 4.0 |
| NURS 664 | Professional Issues for Nurse Practitioners | 1.0 |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| NURS 534 | FNP I: Primary Care of the Emerging Family | 5.0 |
| NURS 535 | FNP II: Primary and Episodic Care of Infants, Children and Adolescents | 5.0 |
| NURS 536 | FNP III: Primary Care of Adults and Older Adults Across the Adult Age Spectrum I | 5.0 |
| NURS 537 | FNP IV: Primary Care of Adults and Older Adults Across the Adult Age Spectrum II | 5.0 |
| NURS 538 | FNP V: Integrative Practicum in Family Practice Across the Lifespan | 4.0 |
| NURS 556 | Pharmacology for Family Nurse Practitioners | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 38.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| NUPR 520 | 0.0 | NURS 556* | 3.0 | NURS 550 | 4.0 | NURS 534 | 5.0 |
| NURS 548 | 3.0 | NURS 664 | 1.0 | ||||
| NURS 549 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| NURS 535 | 5.0 | NURS 536 | 5.0 | NURS 537 | 5.0 | NURS 538* | 4.0 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Total Credits 38 | |||||||
* Note: This term is less than the 4.5-credit minimum required (considered half-time status) of graduate programs to be considered financial aid eligible. As a result, aid will not be disbursed to students this term.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, contact:
Graduate Nursing Division
CNHPGraduateDivision@drexel.edu
Additional information is available on Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions Post-Master's Certificate Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner webpage and on the Drexel University Online Post-Master's Certificate Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner webpage.