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Kent State University at Kent · College of Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner

MSNFNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Public

Award: Master of Science in Nursing

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

Overview

Concentration of the Kent State MSN preparing nurses for advanced practice with clinical experiences in primary care, family practice, emergency and long-term care settings; offered mostly online with full- and part-time plans.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Hybrid
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Four to five semesters (two academic years) full time; three to four years part time
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Kent Campus — Kent, OH

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Active, unrestricted RN license in the state where clinical coursework will be completed
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Bachelor's and/or graduate degree from an accredited registered nursing program
Source: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.75Minimum 2.750 undergraduate/graduate GPA
Source: kent.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: $11,595
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,708
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $172
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,483
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $23,352
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • March 1

    Fall (priority)

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

  • October 1

    Spring (priority)

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

  • March 1

    Summer (priority)

    Source: kent.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.

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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, Kent, OH

    Initial: April 20, 2002 · Most recent: March 14, 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: kent.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (OH) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. kent.edu/nursing/nursing-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. kent.edu/nursing/nursing-msn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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  • On-campus
  • Minimum 121 total credit hours (LPN and Allied Health roadmap)
  • For: Licensed practical / vocational nurse; Other health professional (e.g. paramedic)

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