APRN Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Learn how to:

• Apply advanced knowledge from sciences and humanities to support advanced nursing practice and role development
• Advance nursing practice through advanced knowledge of nursing theories and concepts
• Apply knowledge and skills to specialized nursing roles
• Apply advanced knowledge and skills to the research process
• Use appropriate theoretical frameworks to provide care for urban-based ethnically and culturally diverse clients, in health and illness
• Plan, initiate, and evaluate change in the health care system
• Use computers and other technologies to manage, evaluate, and investigate health care issues
• Develop and implement leadership strategies to improve health care
• Foster continuity of care through collaboration with multi-disciplined health care teams
• Advocate for health care consumer improvement and advancement of the nursing profession
• Serve the nursing profession as a lifelong learner and professional member of society
• Apply program knowledge and skills to doctoral study
• Demonstrate inter and intra professional effective communication necessary for activities that enhance the care environment to include planning, implementation and evaluation of care to target populations

The Family Nurse Practitioner certificate responds to the health personnel trends and needs of urban state, national, and international communities. Courses focus on the roles and responsibilities of being a Family Nurse Practitioner, and preparing students to practice and lead family care across a variety of health care environments.

Our program provides the environment for practicing nurse professionals to learn and advance the skills needed to serve as experts in the specialized area of primary health care for individuals, families and groups. Graduates incorporate advanced theory and research into the competencies required to assume responsibility and accountability for the health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and management of health for issues related to culturally diverse clients and their families.

Admission Requirements

Any student interested in the graduate-level Family Nurse Practitioner certificate must have the following:

• Master’s degree in Nursing
• 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale for all Master’s coursework
• At least 1 graduate-level course in research
• At least 1 graduate-level in statistics

Important Application Dates

The FNP program admits students for fall, spring, and summer terms. The deadlines to submit your application and all required documentation to the Office of Admissions are:

• July 15th for fall semester
• December 15th for spring semester

To be considered for admission to the graduate-level Family Nurse Practitioner certificate, submit or prepare for the following:

• Coppin State University online application and application fee
• Personal statement detailing your professional goals and objectives
• Official transcripts from each college or university attended Proof of satisfactory completion of statistics and nursing research courses (may be shown within official transcripts)
• 3 letters of recommendation highlighting your personal and professional qualifications
• Photocopy of R.N. licensure active in the State of Maryland or current member of the Nurse Multi-State Licensure Compact
• Official English equivalency scores (for International Student applicants only)
• Personal interview

We recommend you keep copies of all your application documents for your records. These application documents may include transcripts, recommendations, and applications. Also, be sure to contact the School of Graduate Studies as soon as you apply to schedule a meeting with a graduate faculty member.

Important Dates to Remember

• July 15th is application deadline for fall semester
• December 15th is the application deadline for spring semester