The School of Nursing offers a Post master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate for nurses with master's degrees in nursing who want to develop advanced practice knowledge and skill in primary care of the family. Included in the course of study are advanced health assessment, pharmacology and comprehensive assessment and management of common acute, chronic and complex health problems across the life span within a culturally diverse environment. Travel to campus is required for advanced assessment and FNP role option courses.

The FNP program, as part of the Graduate Nursing Program at CSUDH, is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate N sing Education (CCNE). The University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (W ASC). This program meets the requirements of the California Bo d of Registered Nursing and is a BRN approved program. Graduates of this program are eligible to be certified as nurse practitioners in the State of California. Eligibility to be certified as a nurse practitioner in other states requires the successful completion of a national certification examination.

Students who successfully complete this program are qualified to take the American .Nurses Credentialing Center and/or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners' certification examinations as Family Nurse Practitioners.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Completion of a master's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution and NLNAC or CCNE accredited nursing program or the equivalent as determined by the Student Affairs Committee.

• Overall grade point average of 3.0 (on a four-point scale) in units attempted, or demonstrated academic ability as required by the graduate faculty, following the appeal process.
• Current RN licensure in the United States.

Pre- Requisite Requirements

Health Assessment: An academic, upper division, undergraduate course with clinical lab experience or equivalent is required of Post master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate students.

Pathophysiology: An academic upper division, undergraduate course or equivalent course is required for Post master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate students.

• MSN 526 Pharmacology (3)
• MSN 527 Advanced Health Assessment (3) 
• MSN 528 Advanced Pathophysiologey(3)
• MSN 556 Primary Care of Family I (4)
• MSN 558 Primary Care of Family I: Role Performance (3)
• MSN 566 Primary Care of Family II (4)
• MSN 568 Primary Care of Family II: Role Performance (3)
• MSN 576 Primary, Care of Family III (4)
• MSN 578 Primary Care of Family III: Role Performance (3)
• MSN 588 Primary Care of Family IV: Role Performance (3)

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