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Azusa Pacific University · School of Nursing

MSN with NP Specialties

MSNAGPCNPFNPPNP-PCPMHNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private nonprofit

Award: Master of Science in Nursing

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

An MSN for RNs with a BSN offering AGPCNP, FNP, PNP-PC and PMHNP specialties across 44-56 units, preparing graduates for California advanced practice certification and national certification exams.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Primary Care NP, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
On-campus
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
44-56 program units
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Azusa (Main Campus) — Azusa, CA; Inland Empire — CA; San Diego — CA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Copy of RN license status
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Certification preparation
Provides preparation for FNP national certification examinations
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
BSN from an NLN- or CCNE-accredited program
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0 for regular admission
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Two recommendations from professional references
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$45$45 nonrefundable application fee
Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

  • $895 per credit

    All students

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $39,380 – $50,120 total program

    All students — Base cost range as printed (asterisked on the page)

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $42,900
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $42,900
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $700
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,180
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,180
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • Priority deadline April 1, final deadline June 15

    Fall (August) start

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

  • Priority deadline October 20

    Spring (January) start

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Master's (MSN) · School of Nursing, Azusa, CA

    Initial: October 3, 2003 · Most recent: February 28, 2018 · Term expires: December 31, 2028 · Next review: Spring 2028

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

State board of nursing approval

  • BRN— California Board of Registered Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: apu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (CA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. apu.edu/programs/masters-in-nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. apu.edu/programs/msn-np/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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