Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate

The program leading to a post-master's certificate in Primary Health Care is designed to prepare registered nurses who possess MSN degrees to become certified as Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP). This program is available on a part-time or full-time basis.

Admission Requirements

1. Submission of a FGCU Post-Baccalaureate Non-Degree Application to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
2. Master's degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program with cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on 4.0 scale.
3. Submission of official transcripts from each post secondary institution attended.
4. Current and unrestricted RN license with eligibility for Florida Licensure.

Program Prerequisites

1. Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology
2. Advanced Health Assessment (Competency Validation Required)
3. Concepts and Roles of Advanced Practice (taken within past five years)

Required Courses (20 hrs)

• NGR 6192 Advanced Therapeutics (3)
• NGR 6240C Primary Health Care I (5)
• NGR 6741C Primary Health Care II (3)
• NGR 6330C Primary Health Care III (3)
• NGR 6252C  Primary Health Care IV (6)

Additional Graduation Requirements

• Earn a minimum of 20 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on all course work attempted at FGCU.
• Earn a grade of C or above in all required courses.  A grade of C- does not satisfy the requirement of a minimum grade of C.