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University of Memphis · Loewenberg College of Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner

MSNRN-to-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 coursework with in-person clinical practicums in the student's area; all MSN concentrations share a 12-credit-hour core. Offered with BSN-to-MSN and RN-to-MSN (non-nursing bachelor's) admission pathways.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN, RN-to-MSN
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Not verified
Credits
40 credit hours
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Loewenberg College of Nursing, Memphis (main campus) — Memphis, TN

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Eligibility to practice as a registered nurse in Tennessee or in an approved state where clinical assignments are completed
Source: memphis.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 3Undergraduate minimum cumulative or all undergraduate nursing course GPA of 3.0 (2.75-2.99 may be admitted after two concurrent graduate nursing courses with grades of B or better)
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Letters of recommendation from at least three persons
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Essays / personal statement
Personal statement on prior professional experience, career goals and reasons for graduate study
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
3 semester hours (or 4 quarter hours) of undergraduate statistics
Source: memphis.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: $8,520
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,960
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,824
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $9,576
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $13,590
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Fall, Spring Source: memphis.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • Applications received September 1 - July 1

    Fall

    Source: memphis.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Rolling admissions

  • Applications received May 1 - December 1

    Spring

    Source: memphis.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Rolling admissions

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
Nurse practitioner students are required to be on campus up to three times during the program (1-3 day experiences)
Source: memphis.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Clinical placements
Online coursework paired with in-person clinical practicums in the student's local area
Source: memphis.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) · Loewenberg College of Nursing, Memphis, TN

    Initial: April 15, 2005 · Most recent: September 30, 2019 · Term expires: June 30, 2030 · Next review: Fall 2029

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

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (TN) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. memphis.edu/nursing/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. memphis.edu/nursing/program-admit/msn/msnprograms.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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