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South College · School of Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing with a Concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner

MSNRN-to-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 MSN core courses (advanced pathophysiology, pharmacology, health assessment, informatics, research) plus FNP courses on primary care across the lifespan with an emphasis on rural and underserved populations, with supervised practicum experiences.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-MSN, BSN-to-MSN
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Full-time
Duration
18 months (full-time)
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Knoxville, TN

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with an associate degree or diploma; RN with a BSN
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current unencumbered Registered Nurse license (or in progress of becoming licensed), verified through Nursys or the state board
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Certification preparation
Graduates are academically prepared to sit for AANP or ANCC national certification exams
Source: south.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

Application fee
$50$50 application fee
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prior degree
BSN-MSN track: BSN from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prior degree
RN-MSN track: Associate degree in nursing from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Source: south.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.

Other fees

  • Nursing fee: $245 (per quarter) · mandatory Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,450
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,450
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,485
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,764
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,764
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 placements
Students work with South College to identify potential preceptors and sites; the college supports the placement process and ensures affiliation agreements are in place
Source: south.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) · School of Nursing, Knoxville, TN

    Initial: September 5, 2018 · Most recent: September 20, 2023 · Term expires: June 30, 2034 · Next review: Fall 2033

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

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— State Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (TN) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. south.edu/program/master-of-science-in-nursing-with-concentration-in-family-nurse-practiti — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. south.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/26tuition-Online-Programs-Rev.-August-2026_a11y.pdf — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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