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M. LOUISE FITZPATRICK COLLEGE OF NURSING

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

The post-graduate Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate is designed to prepare experienced nurses for career advancement in caring for patients across the lifespan. Clinical courses build upon existing clinical skills and broaden knowledge base related to care of the family and individuals across the lifespan essential to independent or collaborative practice in primary care settings.

The Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate is 25-35 credits (depending upon transfer credits) and 730 clinical hours. The minimum time for program completion is 1.5 years, and students have up to five years to complete all certificate requirements from first enrollment. Support courses are offered on-campus at 91探花University or online, while clinical courses are taught on-site.

Please contact nursing.recruitment@villanova.edu for the Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate program plan.

 

INFO SESSIONS

ADMISSION

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

GRADUATE HANDBOOK

TUITION SCHOLAR &
ASSISTANTSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

SIMULATION & LEARNING
RESOURCE CENTER

Mary Terhaar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Professor & Associate Dean for the Graduate Nursing Programs
mary.terhaar@villanova.edu

Jan Campbell, BA, MS
Assistant Director, Graduate Nursing Programs
jan.campbell@villanova.edu

Linda Copel  PhD, RN, PMHCNS, BC, CNE, ANEF, NCC, CGP, FAPA
Director, PhD Program
linda.copel@villanova.edu

Debra Shearer, EdD, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Director, Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Track
debra.shearer@villanova.edu

Patti Kostelnak, DNAP, CRNA, APRN
Nurse Anesthesia Program Director, Associate Clinical Professor
patricia.kostelnak@villanova.edu

Inquiries:

PhD Program Inquires & Post-Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice Inquires:
Recruitment and Enrollment Department
nursing.recruitment@villanova.edu

DNP Nurse Anesthesia Inquires:
Recruitment and Enrollment Department
nursing.recruitment@villanova.edu

MSN Inquires (Nurse Practitioner Tracks & Nurse Education Tracks):
Recruitment and Enrollment Department
nursing.recruitment@villanova.edu

Transcripts:

PhD and Post-Master鈥檚 DNP Transcripts:
phddnptranscripts@villanova.edu

DNP Nurse Anesthesia Transcripts
dnpnatranscripts@villanova.edu

MSN Transcripts:
msntranscripts@villanova.edu
 

 

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