An MSN track for qualified FNP students is also available. All of the clinical instruction is completed in the Central Valley area with classroom instruction occurring both in Fresno and San Francisco. The rural option helps prepare FNPs to deliver care to the valley's rural, underserved populations. Graduates receive the Master of Science degree and can apply for state and national certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Classroom instruction occurs primarily in San Francisco with the option to take some courses in Fresno.
All clinical instruction occurs in the valley.
Graduates will also be eligible to sit for the ACNM Nurse-Midwifery certification examination. The office also serves the public information needs of the UC Kearney Agricultural Center and its 25 faculty, plus the Lindcove, West Side and Shafter research and extension centers in the San Joaquin Valley, and the UC Davis-based Small Farm Program and Agricultural Issues Center. The Fresno site is currently one of ten NCE sites in the country. Born from the passage of Proposition 10, The Children and Families Act of 1998, the Commission uses funds from increased tobacco excise taxes to provide resources for early childhood development and smoking prevention and cessation programs. The Center for SMT Urban Reform is a district and community resource, dedicated to teacher development and the support of programs and practices that promote excellence and diversity in Fresno's teaching workforce.