If you know you want to become a Nurse Practitioner who cares only for adults, women, or children, you might want to enroll in another master's program and take one of our courses but not the entire Option. The Master's Program of the UNC-CH SON is approved by the School of Nursing faculty, the Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the General Administration of the 16 campus University of North Carolina, and the National League for Nursing. Programs have also been reviewed and approved by the Joint Subcommittee of the Boards of Medicine and Nursing. Graduates are eligible to sit for FNP certification examinations offered by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Passing the certification exams will be required for North Carolina FNPs by January, 2001.
Graduates are also eligible to seek state approval to practice.
UNC tuition is a bargain. For specifics, go to The UNC-CH Financial Information site . All of our MSN students receive some form of financial assistance. For specifics about all types of financial aid, go to the School of Nursing Office of Admissions and Student Services financial aid page . You need these skills, as well as the clinical skills you will learn as a Family Nurse Practitioner student, to be most effective.