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Family Nurse Practitioner Master's Program
Second Masters Option
Wright State University College of Nursing and Health
offers a program leading to a second master's degree with a concentration
as a Family Nurse Practitioner. The purpose of the program is to provide a
convenient, cost effective opportunity for the master's prepared nurse to
become a primary care provider and to be able to sit for the national
certification exam as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Students in the second
master's program will be required to attend classes on campus in a
one-week session in the spring, fall, and winter, and one final session
which will consist of a two-day seminar at graduation (spring quarter).
Some courses may be completed online. Clinicals may be completed at a
convenient location to the student. Click here to view the second masters curriculum plan.
Admission Criteria
Each applicant is reviewed by an admissions committee. Previous
academic achievement, balanced academic background, employment experience,
employer recommendation and written responses to essay questions on
application are required of each applicant. A personal interview will be
required for those applicants in the final selection pool after review of
submitted documents is completed. Factors considered in the essays and
interviews are 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.
Compatibility between expressed career goals and program goals is weighted
heavily.
Admission requirements for the second master's Family Nurse
Practitioner program include:
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Applicants must have a master's degree in nursing (MSN or
MS) from an NLN accredited institution.
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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 $25.00 fee.)
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Applicants must have achieved a cumulative grade point average of
3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for their baccalaureate degree and graduate
degree.
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Applicants must have completed an undergraduate physical
assessment course or its equivalent.
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At least two letters of reference are required, one must be from a
faculty or administrator in your Master's program and one from your
current or most recent supervisor.
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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.
Persons accepted into the second master's Family Nurse Practitioner
program are required to identify their own clinical sites for all clinical
courses and the final practicum. Clinical sites and preceptors must be
approved by faculty who will develop a letter of agreement with the
preceptor prior to the start of the course. Clinicals may be completed at
a convenient location for the student.
Applicants must apply to the School of Graduate Studies AND
the College of Nursing and Health Family Nurse Practitioner program.
The application to the Second Master's Family Nurse Practitioner program
must include completion of the FNP Second
Master's application form, a resume, essay and two letters of reference. (These
materials must be returned to the College of Nursing. The application to
the FNP program will not be considered until all materials have been
received in the FNP office. The School of Graduate Studies will not
forward your records to the College of Nursing and Health until
transcripts for all college work, graduate and undergraduate, have been
received.)
Applicants must be accepted into the School of Graduate Studies,
College of Nursing and Health and the Family Nurse Practitioner program.
Click here for the School of Graduate Studies Home Page.
Additional Information
Questions about the second master's Family Nurse Practitioner program
may be answered by calling the Wright State University College of Nursing
and Health at (937) 775-3132 or by calling (937) 775-3577.
For more 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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