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Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner

Program

The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)/Individual Across the Lifespan Drexel Online program focuses on the application of advanced-practice nursing knowledge—including physical, psychosocial, and environmental assessment skills—to manage common health and illness problems of clients of all ages and their families. It emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention along with management of episodic acute or chronic illnesses.

Family nurse practitioners primarily practice in ambulatory-care settings, such as primary care clinics, physician offices, HMOs, outpatient clinics, schools, nursing centers, emergency departments, long-term care facilities, industry, the armed services, public health departments, correctional institutions, and home health agencies.

Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the ANCC's Family Nurse Practitioner Examination and/or the AANP's Family Nurse Practitioner Examination.

What you'll learn

In this Drexel Online MSN program, students analyze clinical strategies and interventions in health promotion, health maintenance, disease prevention and common health problems seen in family medicine.

Because students are being educated to diagnose and treat patients, this master’s program was designed to combine the convenience of online learning with the necessary rigor to become a competent and confident advanced practice nurse upon graduation.

The College of Nursing and Health Professions' NP faculty members are committed to quality and excellence in all online Nurse Practitioner programs. During your time in the program, you will participate in a mandatory on-campus and/or virtual intensive. The required intensive/s will be held during clinical courses. Exact dates and times will be confirmed with students prior to the term.

What makes the FNP program unique?

• Synchronous online lectures are offered in a highly interactive, e-learning method that challenges and engages students.
• Experienced and board certified faculty committed to student achievement.
• You are part of the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions with access to clinical practice environments and simulated health care scenarios.

Pennsylvania RN licensure is required prior to the start of your clinical components. While this is not a requirement for admission, we recommend starting the process immediately after admission.

*The nurse practitioner programs in the Division of Graduate Nursing at Drexel University provide students the flexibility of finding and coordinating their own clinical site and preceptor. The Division of Graduate Nursing offers students resources to assist in this process. Accessibility to clinical sites and preceptors varies from state to state. Students may be required to travel to access clinical sites/preceptors and achieve the necessary clinical hours. Pennsylvania RN licensure is required prior to the start of your clinical components if you will need to travel to Pennsylvania to complete your clinical. While this is not a requirement for admission, we recommend starting the process immediately after admission.

COMPLIANCE

The College of Nursing and Health Professions has a compliance process that may be required for every student. Some of these steps may take significant time to complete. Please plan accordingly.

Visit the Compliance pages for more information.

Admission Requirements

Technical Standards - Nursing 

Note: Prior to starting clinical rotations, students must provide license verification in the appropriate state in which they will complete their clinical rotations, as well as Pennsylvania in which the University is located. Please note all submitted materials become the property of Drexel University.

Degree:
A baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing from a National League of Nursing–accredited program. Must have a Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above from your BSN.

Standardized Tests:
N/A

Deadline:
Fall 2023 Application Deadline: July 1, 2023

Transcripts:

• Official transcripts must be sent directly to Drexel from all the colleges/universities that you have attended. Transcripts must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the college/university seal over the flap. Please note that transcripts are required regardless of number of credits taken or if the credits were transferred to another school. An admission decision may be delayed if you do not send transcripts from all colleges/universities attended.
• Transcripts must show course-by-course grades and degree conferrals. If your school does not notate degree conferrals on the official transcripts, you must provide copies of any graduate or degree certificates.
• If your school issues only one transcript for life, you are required to have a course-by-course evaluation completed by an approved transcript evaluation agency
• Use our Transcript Lookup Tool to assist you in contacting your previous institutions

Prerequisites:
1-2 years of medical/surgical nursing experience preferred

References:
Two professional references required from previous or current supervisors, managers, nursing faculty members or program directors who can attest to applicant's clinical knowledge, skill, and potential aptitude for graduate study. References will not be accepted from colleagues or family members.

• You may use our electronic letter of recommendation service 
• If a recommender prefers to submit an original, hard copy letter, please remind them that it must include an ink signature and be submitted in a sealed envelope.

• Why you are choosing this particular program of study,
• Your plans upon completion of the graduate degree, and 
• How your current work experience will enhance your experience in this M.S.N. program.

Interview/Portfolio:
Admissions interview may be required

CV/Resume:
Required. (Note: Resume/CV should be detailed regarding work experience including specific job experiences/responsibilities/departments)

Licenses:
A copy of your current, unrestricted United States RN license or eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse. License verification from your nursing license registry website are acceptable.

Clinical/Work/Volunteer Experience:
1-2 years of medical/surgical nursing experience preferred

International Students:

Requirements can be found here

Tuition and Fee Rates: 
Please visit the Drexel Online MSN in Family Nurse Practitioner tuition page.

Application Link (if outside organization):
N/A

This program is organized into four 10-week quarters per year (as opposed to the traditional two semester system) which means you can take more courses in a shorter time period. One semester credit is equivalent to 1.5 quarter credits.

Graduate students who utilize student loans (FAFSA) must maintain a minimum enrollment of 4.5 credits per term.

For Full List of courses, please visit Drexel Online.

Accreditation

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Drexel University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 20001, 202.887-6791.

These programs and the Post Graduate APRN certificates are also approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.