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Chamberlain University-Illinois · Chamberlain University College of Nursing

MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner

MSNFNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private for-profit

Award: Master of Science in Nursing

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

Overview

Online coursework with a supervised practicum and on-ground immersion events covering advanced assessment, pharmacology and primary care practicum courses across the lifespan.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Part-time
Duration
As few as 2.5 years
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
47 credit hours
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Addison, IL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current active unrestricted RN license valid in the state of practicum
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Certification preparation
Graduates prepare to sit for the AANP or ANCC FNP certification exam
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Which states' residents may enroll has not been verified. An online program's campus state does not establish where students can live.

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Nursing degree at the bachelor level or higher from an accredited institution
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Source: chamberlain.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.

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

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $19,341
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $19,341
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,263
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,650
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,650
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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

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 hours
625-hour supervised practicum
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Clinical placements
Practicum Commitment supports students in securing practicum sites and preceptors
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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) · College of Nursing, Chicago, IL

    Initial: February 8, 2010 · Most recent: March 18, 2024 · Term expires: December 31, 2034 · Next review: Spring 2034

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

Published outcomes

Exactly as published, with year and population. Results for one program or campus are never applied to another.
MeasureYearResultPopulation / scope
Certification exam pass rate2023-202590.43%FNP board exam, factoring in all known attempts
Source: chamberlain.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (IL) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. chamberlain.edu/academics/nursing-school/fnp-family-nurse-practitioner — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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