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The University of Texas at Tyler · School 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

47 credit hours: 18 in general core courses and 29 in FNP specialization; all but three courses have a clinical component, and a capstone project applies the learning.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework, Hybrid
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
47 credit hours
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
UT Tyler (Tyler campus) — Tyler, TX

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current unencumbered RN licensure in the state(s) where clinical practicum will occur
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
License restrictions
Students must reside in and complete all clinical hours in Texas
Source: uttyler.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

Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Minimum GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 semester credit hours of undergraduate work
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prior degree
BSN from a nationally accredited nursing program
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Essays / personal statement
One-page personal statement
Source: uttyler.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$50$50 for domestic students; $75 for international students
Source: uttyler.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: $7,020
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $22,320
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,432
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,534
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $15,498
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 arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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, Tyler, TX

    Initial: April 15, 2005 · Most recent: October 19, 2022 · Term expires: June 30, 2033 · Next review: Fall 2032

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

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (TX) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. uttyler.edu/academics/colleges-schools/nursing/graduate/index.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. uttyler.edu/academics/programs/family-nurse-practitioner-msn.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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The University of Texas at Tyler

RN to BSN Track

BSNRN-to-BSNFor licensed nurses
  • Tyler, TX
  • Online coursework
  • As little as 12 months of intensive study
  • $9,895 (basis not stated by the school) · All students
  • For: RN with an associate degree or diploma

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