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MSN Program
Primary Health Care
 
Post-Masters Certification Program
The Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Post-Master's Certificate Program prepares registered nurses with a Master's Degree in Nursing to be certified as Adult or Family Nurse Practitioners. Twenty (20) credit hours of course work is required.
 
Admission Requirements
  • Submission of Florida Gulf Coast University Non-Degree Enrollment Application
  • Master's degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
  • Submission of official transcripts from each post secondary institution attended. 
  • Current and unrestricted RN license with eligibility for Florida licensure
Program Prerequisites

Each student program is individualized based on educational and experiential background. Program pre-requisites include:

  • Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology
  • Advanced Health Assessment (Competency Validation Required)
  • Concepts and Roles of Advanced Practice (Taken within the last five years)
Required Course work
    Credit Hours
NGR 6192 Advanced Therapeutics  3
NGR 6240C Primary Health Care I  5 (3 + 2)
NGR 6741C Primary Health Care II  3 (1 + 2)
NGR 6330C Primary Health Care III*  3 (1 + 2)
or    
NGR 6215C Primary Health Care V*  3 (1 + 2)
  (for Adult Nurse Practitioners)  
NGR 6252C Primary Health Care IV  6 (2 + 4) 
     20
     

For admission to this program, contact Dr. Marydelle Polk, Program Director, MSN Program at 239-590-7518 or mpolk@fgcu.edu.

 

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Updated March 30, 2007

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