Beal University’s Family Nurse Practitioner program awards a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN-FNP) and prepares licensed registered nurses to provide primary care across the lifespan. The MSN-FNP is a hybrid program: didactic coursework is delivered online in 8-week terms, and the program includes in-person clinical requirements. Review the current catalog for all in-person, clinical, synchronous, and travel requirements before enrolling.
Program length reflects completion in normal time. Individual completion time varies based on course load, transfer credit, satisfactory academic progress, course availability, and other program requirements. Programs not offered in California.
MSN-FNP
Credential
20 to 40 mo
Normal length
Hybrid
Online coursework plus in-person clinicals
ACCSC
Institutional accreditation
Program length reflects completion in normal time. Individual completion time varies based on course load, transfer credit, satisfactory academic progress, course availability, and other program requirements. Programs not offered in California. Eligible undergraduate students may receive transfer credit for up to 75 percent of a program, subject to Registrar evaluation and program requirements. No more than nine transfer credits may be accepted into a Beal University master's program.
Credential
Normal length
Format
Institutional accreditation
Start dates
Transfer credit (subject to evaluation)
Beal University is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). For the current programmatic accreditation status of Beal University’s nursing programs, see the NLN CNEA accredited programs directory.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
The FNP curriculum develops the advanced practice skills you need to assess, diagnose, and manage care for patients of every age, across the lifespan.
CORE COURSES
CAREER OUTCOMES
Potential occupations related to this field may include the roles listed below. Employment is not guaranteed, and employers may require additional education, experience, certification, licensure, or background screening. Nurse practitioner practice generally requires national certification and state APRN licensure, and requirements vary by state.
The MSN-FNP is a hybrid program. Didactic coursework is delivered online, and the program includes supervised clinical hours and other in-person clinical requirements. Clinical and practicum sites must be approved by Beal University. Site availability, travel, and timing vary, so review the current placement policy with the program before enrolling. Review the current catalog for all in-person, clinical, synchronous, and travel requirements.
Some programs are designed to prepare graduates for occupations that require professional licensure or certification. Requirements vary by state and may change. Review Beal University’s state-specific professional licensure disclosures before enrolling. The applicable licensing or certification authority makes the final eligibility determination. Nurse practitioner certification examination requirements and state advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licensure requirements vary by state.
WHY STUDY WITH BEAL
Eight-week terms and 6 start dates a year may provide scheduling flexibility. Clinical requirements follow their own schedule.
Beal University is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). See the NLN CNEA accredited programs directory for the current status of Beal University’s nursing programs.
Didactic coursework is delivered online. The program includes in-person clinical requirements at sites approved by Beal University.
Small cohorts, one-on-one attention, and career services for current students and graduates.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Beal University is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). For the current programmatic accreditation status of Beal University’s nursing programs, see the NLN CNEA accredited programs directory.
The MSN-FNP is a hybrid program. Didactic coursework is delivered online, and the program includes in-person clinical requirements. Review the current catalog for all in-person, clinical, synchronous, and travel requirements before enrolling.
The MSN-FNP is designed to be completed in 20 to 40 months in normal time, using 8-week terms with 6 start dates a year. Program length reflects completion in normal time. Individual completion time varies based on course load, transfer credit, satisfactory academic progress, course availability, and other program requirements. Programs not offered in California.
Some programs are designed to prepare graduates for occupations that require professional licensure or certification. Requirements vary by state and may change. Review Beal University’s state-specific professional licensure disclosures before enrolling. The applicable licensing or certification authority makes the final eligibility determination. Nurse practitioner certification examination requirements and state advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licensure requirements vary by state.
RELATED PROGRAMS
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Talk with admissions about start dates, transfer credit, and the program’s clinical placement policy.
