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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

An MSN-FNP concentration grounded in a Caring Science model, including an immersion experience tied to the advanced health and physical assessment course and preparation for national NP certification exams.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: usuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Part-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
48 credits (catalog tuition table)
Source: usuniversity.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Online — CA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: usuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
Certification preparation
Graduates are eligible to sit for an AANP or ANCC national certification exam
Source: usuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Eligible student states
USU does not enroll in states where state board of nursing approvals have not been received and remain current
Source: usuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Official transcripts from the bachelor's degree-awarding institution
Source: usuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.5Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or higher or program-specific admission requirements
Source: usuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Other requirement
Applicants must also meet any program-specific admission requirements
Source: usuniversity.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.

Other fees

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,467
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $6,467
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $600
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $5,112
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $5,112
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

Campus visits
Required immersion with standardized patients (in person for students accepted on or before 05/05/2024; virtual for those accepted on or after 05/06/2024)
Source: usuniversity.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

    Scope as stated by the source

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

State board of nursing approval

  • BRN— California Board of Registered Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

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

Sources

  1. usuniversity.smartcatalogiq.com/en/current/general-catalog/payment-policies/tuition-and-fe — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026
  2. usuniversity.edu/about/accreditation — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. usuniversity.edu/degrees/master-of-science-in-nursing-family-nurse-practitioner — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. usuniversity.edu/prospective-students/graduate — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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