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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · 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

Online family nurse practitioner program for BSN-prepared nurses with in-person precepted clinical practice and on-campus immersions; 51 credit hours and 672 clinical hours.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
51 credit hours
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current, active, unrestricted RN license with no disciplinary action
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Certification preparation
Prepares nurses for the AANP (FNP-C) and ANCC (FNP-BC) national certifications
Source: nursing.uc.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 a Title IV-eligible institution with a nursing program accredited by ACEN or CCNE
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Overall minimum BSN GPA of 3.0 (recommended)Recommended
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Work experience
1 year minimumMinimum of one year of RN experience in the United States
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Three letters of reference
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Essays / personal statement
Goal statement of 500-700 words
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$85NursingCAS application fee (domestic)
Source: nursing.uc.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: $11,228
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,562
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,678
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,224
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $24,996
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Spring, Summer, Fall Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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
672 clinical hours
Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus visits
Starting Spring 2027, Advanced Health Assessment students complete a three-day on-campus immersion before practicum
Source: nursing.uc.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) · College of Nursing, Cincinnati, OH

    Initial: September 29, 2001 · Most recent: January 25, 2016 · Term expires: December 31, 2026 · Next review: Spring 2026

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

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: nursing.uc.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (OH) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.uc.edu/about-us/accreditation.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.uc.edu/academic-programs/msn/family-nurse-practitioner-.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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