Grand Canyon University · College of Nursing and Health Care Professions

Master of Science in Nursing: 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

Fifty-three-credit FNP track offered online and in the evening in 16-week courses, with 750 supervised clinical hours and two on-campus experiences.

Credential: Master's degree in nursing
Specialty track: Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery: Online coursework
Study intensity: Not verified
Duration: Not verified
Credits: 53 credits
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Phoenix, AZ

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: Not verified
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
Eligible student states: Program available in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

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

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

Tuition & fees

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$760 per credit
Online students
Calculated$40,280 — 53 credits × $760 per credit; excludes other fees
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,390
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,390
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $873
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $10,138
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $10,138

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: 750 hours of directly supervised clinical practice with qualified preceptors
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus visits: Required 2-day on-campus experience (course-level); program lists two on-campus experiences
Source: gcu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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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 and Health Care Professions, Phoenix, AZ
Initial: April 8, 2006 · Most recent: November 4, 2020 · Term expires: June 30, 2031 · Next review: Fall 2030
Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

Sources

CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (AZ) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
gcu.edu/degree-programs/msn-family-nurse-practitioner — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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