The USM MSN Program provides a practice and research-based curriculum that prepares graduates for advanced practice as clinical specialists, administrators, educators, and nurse practitioners. The Family Nurse Practitioner program of study is designed to prepare graduate nurses to provide primary health care in rural and urban community health settings. Upon completion of the program, the graduate may apply for the certification examination as a Nurse Practitioner with the American Nurses' Credentialing Center. The FNP Program requires students to maintain full-time status during their coursework. Selected applicants are admitted for the Fall semester.
Students continue the program of study for two years including one summer session.
In addition to the 24 semester hours of core courses, FNP students take 31 hours in their emphasis area. Family Nurse Practitioner Of Study Master of Science in Nursing Degree Program being revised . The Ph.D. in Nursing is a new program, having admitted its first students in the fall, 1999. The goal of the program is to prepare leaders in all areas of professional nursing who have a strong foundation in research methods and theory development. Students select one of three nursing emphasis areas and support courses from other University departments.