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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · University of Michigan School of Nursing

Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN)

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

Clinical-pathway MSN for BSN-prepared registered nurses; applicants may apply to only one MSN program. Two- and three-year plans of study are published.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: nursing.umich.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
On-campus, Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, MI

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: nursing.umich.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Valid RN license in the state where clinical experiences will be completed, before first term
Source: nursing.umich.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Eligible student states
Online (Digital Education) applicants must be located in the United States for the duration of the program
Source: nursing.umich.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
BSN (or in progress) from a CCNE-, ACEN- or CNEA-accredited program
Source: nursing.umich.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale for credits toward the nursing bachelor's degree; below-minimum applicants reviewed case by case
Source: nursing.umich.edu · verified October 6, 2026
GRE General Test
Not required
Source: nursing.umich.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: $17,977
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $59,775
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $332
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $27,192
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $54,720
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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
Online option requires three on-campus days each term for assessments, skill-building and seminars
Source: nursing.umich.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) · School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI

    Initial: April 20, 2002 · Most recent: November 1, 2021 · Term expires: June 30, 2032 · Next review: Fall 2031

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (MI) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.umich.edu/academics/apply — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.umich.edu/academics/specialties/primary-care-family-nurse-practitioner — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.umich.edu/admissions-and-aid/admission-requirements/u-m-school-nursing-msn-program — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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