Online Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Master's Certificate
Provide quality care for all ages with your advanced expertise.
Prepare to advance your existing career as an advanced practice nurse with your online Post-Master’s Certificate in Family (Individual Across the Lifespan) Nurse Practitioner. Our coursework will teach you how to deliver primary care and provide diagnoses and treatment plans to individuals of all ages in a variety of settings, including independent practice. Work closely with faculty experts to complete your clinical hours and prepare for the national Family Nurse Practitioner licensure exam.
Program Information
The focus of your online FNP certificate is to help you provide comprehensive, attentive care to family members in varied life stages. This spans infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, older adulthood and families maturing together.
Degree
Certificate
School
Duration
2.5 years
Required Credit Hours
35 Credit Hours | 775 Clinical Hours
Modality
Online
Reading Duquesne’s mission wasn’t just informative, it was confirmation. I knew
I wanted to be educated in an environment that values service, holistic development,
and a higher purpose. That was the moment I felt certain that Duquesne was the right
place for me.
While online learning platforms provide schedule flexibility, I most enjoyed
the campus residency sessions as they were packed with essential content that has
been vital for me to know in my first CRNP role.
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Admissions
Admissions Requirements
To qualify for our online PMC programs, you must meet the following prerequisites:
- Hold a BSN and MSN from an accredited college or university
- Hold a current, unencumbered RN license
- Complete an undergraduate or graduate-level statistics course with a “C” or higher
The faculty admissions committee may look more closely at nursing and science grades
when making admissions decisions.
Admissions Process
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Professional goal statement
- Official transcript(s)
Transfer Credit Policy for PMC CRNP Students
- A maximum of 9 graduate credits, completed within the past 5 years from a previously earned graduate degree, may be transferred.
- A grade of “B” or higher is required.
- The Advanced Standing Request form must be submitted during the admissions process for transfer credits to be considered.
Curriculum
- GPNG 533 Advanced Pathophysiology Applications (3 credits)
- GPNG 550 Clinical Prevention and Population Health Promotion for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credits)
Spring 2027
- GPNG 534 Advanced Pharmacology Applications (3 credits)
Summer 2027
- GPNG 535* Advanced Physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Applications (75 total clinical hours include 50 hours precepted and 25 campus residency hours) (3 credits)
* Students enrolled in GPNG 535 are required to come to campus for three days. In addition to the campus visit, precepted clinical hours are also required for GPNG 535.
Courses underlined are considered clinical courses. Students must refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for all clinical policies and procedures specific to their program.
- GNFN 542 Primary Care I (75 clinical hours) (3 credits)
- GNFN 543 Primary Care II (225 clinical hours) (5 credits)
- GNFN 544** Primary Care III (200 clinical hours; 25 residency hours) (6 credits)
**Students enrolled in GNFN 544 must also complete the three day on-campus requirement.
Courses underlined are considered clinical courses. Students must refer to the Graduate Student Handbook
for all clinical policies and procedures specific to their program.
- GNFN 545 Primary Care IV (225 clinical hours) (6 credit hours)
- GPNG 546 Transitioning to Role of Advanced Practice Nursing (Comprehensive Exam)(3 credit hours)
Do you have questions about the Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’s Certificate
program? The Family Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’s Certificate program at Duquesne University
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