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South University-Savannah Online · College of Nursing & Public Health

MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner

MSNRN-to-MSNFNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private for-profit

Award: Master of Science in Nursing (Specialization in Family Nurse Practitioner)

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

Overview

Online MSN with foundation courses followed by a family nurse practitioner specialization that includes four practicum courses in adult, women's health, pediatric and primary care settings.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN, RN-to-MSN
Source: southuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
62 Credits
Source: southuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Savannah, GA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN; Nurse with a master's degree
Source: southuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Valid and unencumbered RN license in all states or territories where the student is licensed, including the state of clinical rotations
Source: southuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Certification preparation
May be eligible to sit for ANCC or AANP certification examinations
Source: southuniversity.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
BSN from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better, or an MSN/MN from an accredited institution
Source: southuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.5Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale (BSN holders)
Source: southuniversity.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.
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $15,732
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $15,732
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $720
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,056
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,056
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 required clinical hours
Source: southuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Clinical placements
Practicum is arranged by South University at a local clinical setting
Source: southuniversity.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

    Scope as stated by the source

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

Sources

  1. southuniversity.edu/online/degrees-programs/nursing/family-nurse-practitioner-msn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  2. southuniversity.edu/online/degrees-programs/nursing/nursing-rn-to-bsn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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