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Family Nurse Practitioner Master's Program
First Master's Option
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program began
fall quarter, 1994. The program is a track in the existing masters
program. The FNP program is 65 quarter hours in length. Click here to view the first masters online curriculum. Click here to view the first masters campus curriculum plan. Admission requirements for the Family Nurse Practitioner Track in the
Master of Science Degree program in Nursing are listed below:
Admission Criteria
All applicants are considered competitively. Each applicant is reviewed
by an admission committee. Previous academic achievement, balanced
academic background, employment experience, employer recommendation and
the clinical essay are required of each applicant. All of the following
required documents must be turned into the 160 University Hall before
your application can be processed:
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the FNP application form,
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your resume,
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an essay about a meaningful clinical situation which helped
you clarify your goals and desire to become an advanced practice
nurse (maximum of 2 pages),
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two letters of recommendation from:
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your current or most recent supervisor and
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a faculty member of your BSN
program or a previous employer
(Please address the letters to Donna Miles Curry, PhD,
Director, FNP Program)
A personal interview will be required for those applicants in the final
selection pool after review of submitted documents is completed.
Leadership potential, motivation, ability to express ideas and opinions,
conception of advanced nursing practice, diverse work and life
experiences, and experiences with people of different cultures are factors
considered in the essays and interviews. Compatibility between expressed
career goals and program goals is weighted heavily.
Admission requirements:
Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from an
NLN accredited institution. -
Applicants must have or be eligible for licensure as a Registered
Nurse in the state of Ohio.
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Applicants must be admitted to Wright State University School of
Graduate Studies. (Separate application submitted to School of Graduate
Studies and a $25 fee.)
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Applicants must have achieved academically at a cumulative grade
point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for their baccalaureate
degree and any subsequent graduate work.
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One year full-time experience as an RN required.
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Applicants must have completed a basic physical assessment course
or its equivalent within the last 10 years.
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At least two letters of recommendation are required: one letter
from applicant's current employer (a previous employer if not
currently employed), and one letter from a faculty member of the
applicant's BSN program or a previous employer.
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Applicants must provide a brief narrative description of a
meaningful clinical situation in which they were involved, and discuss
how this situation helped clarify goals for professional development and
the desire for a role as an advanced practice nurse. This should be a
maximum of two typewritten pages.
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Finalist applicants will be required to interview with an
admission selection committee.
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Application Deadlines for the FNP Online program
and the campus program are October 31st and March
31st. The FNP Online Program starts in Summer Quarter
only.
Students admitted to the class will include new full-time students, new
part-time students and continuing (those who have already begun work in
the master's program) part-time students.
Click here for the School of Graduate Studies Home Page.
Due to the extensive clinical requirements, class size is limited.
Requirements for the clinical courses will necessitate the commitment by
students in either the full or part-time sequence of two full days per
week for clinical learning experiences. Clinical placements will be in
primary care sites. Hours at most sites are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Clinical placements may require up to a one hour commute. Students who are
continuing in the master's program must fit into the full-time schedule
for the clinical courses for the first year. Students in either the
full-time or part-time sequence who, for any reason, are not able to
continue the sequence started will be withdrawn from the nurse
practitioner track, but not from the graduate program. A withdrawal from
the sequence will require reapplying to the FNP program.
Applications for the program must be completed and returned to the
College of Nursing and Health for consideration for admission to the
FNP
program. If you meet all of the criteria, you will be contacted for
personal interviews.
For additional information:
Wright State University
College of Nursing and Health
FNP Program
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton, OH 45435-0001
Phone: (937) 775-3577
Fax: (937)775-4571
E-mail: donna.curry@wright.edu
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