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MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner (online)

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

A 53-credit online MSN with an MSN core and APRN core, two on-site intensive weekends and 540 precepted clinical hours, offered at an accelerated or a working-professional pace.

Credential: Master's degree in nursing
Pathway: BSN-to-MSN
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track: Family Nurse Practitioner
Delivery: Online coursework
Study intensity: Full-time, Part-time
Duration: 20 months (Accelerated) or 32 months (Working Professional)
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits: 53 credits
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Online (distance education) — CA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: RN with a BSN
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement: Valid and unencumbered RN license in any U.S. state or territory in which the student is licensed
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Certification preparation: Designed to help prepare graduates for national FNP certification
Source: westcoastuniversity.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 an ACEN, CCNE or CNEA accredited program with a 3.0 GPA or better
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA: Minimum 33.0 GPA or better in the BSN
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

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$43,502 total program
All students — Effective Fall I 2026 · program
Excludes: Technology fee, supply fees and clinical program fee listed separately
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Other fees

Program Fee (Clinical), Fall I 2026: $4,515 (program) · mandatory Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Technology Fee: $2,500 (program) · mandatory Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $21,558
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $21,558
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,127
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,719
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,719

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical hours: 540 precepted clinical hours
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus visits: Two on-site intensive weekends
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Clinical placements: The Clinical Placements team helps students identify a preceptor and clinical site
Source: westcoastuniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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Accreditation & approval

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No accreditor-directory record or state approval statement matched this program's level yet. That does not mean the program is unaccredited.

Sources

westcoastuniversity.edu/online-programs/msn/fnp — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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