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- Clinical Simulation Learning Center (CSLC)
- Compassionate Care Inititive
- Academic Programs
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
The University of Virginia prepares Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) either within the master’s program or as a post-master's certificate. The FNP is an advanced practice role that provides direct patient care in a primary care setting. Family Health Nurse Practitioners emphasize quality relationships with patients, families and communities, education of patients and families, and coordination of services aimed at specific health outcomes.
The curriculum builds on both the theoretical knowledge and clinical experience of the bachelor's prepared nurse.
Full-time students begin study in the fall semester, and complete the program in 20 months. Students complete only didactic courses for the first two semesters and summer - with classes on Thursday/Friday (fall) or Wednesday/Thursday/Friday (spring), or online. In the second year of study, there are didactic course on Thursdays only. During this second year you would enroll in two preceptorships (GNUR 5690 and GNUR 5710).
Program Coordinator: Amy Boitnott, DNP, RN, FNP-BC (434)982-1094 email: ald4p@virginia.edu.
Direct all questions on admissions and financial aid to Assistant Dean Clay Hysell (434) 924-0141, email: hysell@virginia.edu
- Clinicals
- Certification
- Admission Requirements
- Downloads, Program of Study, and Links
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The admissions application is available on your My Grad UVa page. If you have not created a MyGrad UVa page, then please click here to set up an account.
Students complete 600 clinical hours in the Family Nurse Practitioner program. Most of these hours are completed in two semester-long preceptorships taken in the final two semesters of enrollment (GNUR 5690 and GNUR 5710).
Clinical placement sites sites are assigned based upon optimal learning experiences, student requests, and availability. In order to develop experience in rural health care with underserved populations, students are assigned to at least one preceptorship site distant from Charlottesville/Albemarle County. Most of our clinical assignments are in Central, Southwest and Southside Virginia. Students seeking clinical opportunities in other areas of Virginia may be asked to locate their own clinical sites.
Students are qualified to sit for Family Nurse Practitioner certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center or from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Admission to the School of Nursing is competitive and based on evaluation of all portions of the application. To be considered for the Master's of Science in Nursing, applicants must submit a completed application and:
- Have a baccalaureate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited school.
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in undergraduate study.
- Hold an unencumbered RN license in the state where you intend to complete your practica.
- Submit three satisfactory academic and professional recommendations. One of these letters should be from an APN.
- Submit a copy of your resume or C.V.
- Have completed an undergraduate or graduate statistics course within the past 5 years.
- Be available for an interview if requested.
- International applicants have additional admissions requirements.
Note: Applicants should have a minumum of 1 year of full-time RN experience before enrolling in the program. Experience is required for many of the classes in the program including GNUR 6020 (Advanced Pharmacology), GNUR 6025 (Advanced Health Assessment), and the clinical practica.
Application deadline:
Fall entry: March 1
Applications are reviewed on a rolling admissions basis and you are encouraged to apply before the deadline. In past years, some of our specialty tracks filled the available spaces before the above deadline.
*Submission of scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is optional. If you want to have GRE scores sent to the University, the Institutional Code is R-5820. The School of Nursing accepts GRE scores that are more than 5 years old. If you have your 'older' scores, you may submit a copy of the Student Report.
Downloads, Program of Study, and Links
- Informational Flyer on the Family Nurse Practitioner Program
- Program of Study for MSN in Family NP (full-time); Fall 2011 and prior
- Program of Study for MSN in Family NP (full-time); Fall 2012 and after
- Program of Study for MSN in Family NP (Part-Time); Fall 2011 and prior
- Program of Study for MSN in Family NP (Part-Time); Fall 2012 and after
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The admissions application is available on your My Grad UVa page
For additional information on admission to and programs of study at the UVa School of Nursing, please fill our our online form. You are also welcome to call the Office of Admissions at (434) 924-0141 / (888) 283-8703.
Questions on admissions and financial aid should be directed to Clay Hysell, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, email hysell@virginia.edu
