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MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner

Provide Care at All Life Stages as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Elevate your nursing career and provide care for patients of all ages with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree with a Family Nurse Practitioner concentration. As a family nurse practitioner, you’ll provide and direct care for patients across the lifespan in the primary care setting. The program’s curriculum will prepare you for certification examination as a family nurse practitioner. 

Upcoming Term Start Dates

1/12/2027

CCNE Accredited

The master’s degree program in nursing and the post-graduate APRN certificate programs at Florida Southern College are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Why choose MSN at FSC?

Exceptional Support

Your program faculty and support staff will be active in your experience from start to finish. Our committed support system assists you in preparing for the national certification exam and helping you reach your professional goals as a Family Nurse Practitioner. The FNP program strives to produce responsible and productive citizens who will promote and advance the communities they serve.

Caring Faculty

Learn from professors who will guide and mentor you toward success. MSN faculty seek to create positive and enriching environments in which you can feel cared for. 

Personalized Approach

Your program’s faculty and support staff will be active in your experience from start to finish. They’ll work with you to identify your goals and help you reach them as you move toward starting your career as a certified family nurse practitioner.

Meet Our Mocs

Ernie Parani, APRN

Kara Pinero, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Laurel Lawerence, APRN

Samantha Rios

Satoria Reid-Rowe, APRN, Family Practice

Colleen Wallace, MSN, NP-C

Mary Cornejo

Melissa Welch, MSN, APRN

Simulation and Clinical Learning Center

Simulation and Clinical Learning Center

This state-of-the-art facility serves graduate and undergraduate programs within the School of Nursing and Health Sciences. It provides a cutting-edge environment where students can develop their clinical skills in a realistic, controlled, and safe setting.

MSN Program Details

Admission Requirements

  • Official transcripts of all academic work
  • BSN from a regionally-accredited institution and a CCNE, CNEA, or ACEN accredited nursing program
  • Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework
  • Students in the MSN and PMC nurse practitioner tracks must provide proof of current active licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida. A Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) from another state does not meet the licensure requirement. Students in the MSN, PBC, and PMC nursing administrative leadership and nurse educator tracks must provide proof of licensure in good standing in the state, territory, or locale where the student will complete their clinical hour requirements.
  • A “C” or better in Introduction to Statistics or Biostatistics or an equivalent course from an accredited college or university at the undergraduate level is required. (Any course that involves the awarding of credits based on alternative award of credit arrangements or provisions may not be used to meet prerequisite course requirements)
  • Current Résumé of educational and work experience
  • Complete a virtual interview at the discretion of the faculty (by invitation only)

Additional International Requirements

  • Official Translated Transcripts With Course By Course Evaluation**
  • Bank Letter Verifying Funds of Sponsor***
  • Sponsor's Guarantee Form
  • Valid Passport
  • Official TOEFL/IELTS Score****

** SpanTran (discount available), Academic Evaluation Services, Inc., Josef Silny, or World Education Services or another similar approved transcript evaluation agency.

*** A bank letter is a written statement on bank letterhead and signed by a bank official.

**** Must have completed an English language training program or at least one year at an English speaking institution to waive the TOEFL/IELTS testing requirement.

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Upcoming Events

Online

Adult & Grad Admissions

MSN and Post-Master's Nursing Virtual Information Session

Adult and Graduate

Oct 13 12:00 PM

Join us online to learn more about our MSN tracks as well as Post-Master's certificate opportunities. Hear from your program director and admission counselor to get your questions answered and get ready for your next steps in advancing your education and career.

Location: Online

Online

Adult & Grad Admissions

MSN and Post-Master's Nursing Virtual Information Session

Adult and Graduate

Dec 3 5:30 PM

Join us online to learn more about our MSN tracks as well as Post-Master's certificate opportunities.  Hear from your program director and admission counselor to get your questions answered and get ready for your next steps in advancing your education and career!

Location: Online

MSN Program Contact

Jacob Temple Jacob Temple, DNP, ANP-BC, NEA-BC, CENP

Assistant Professor of Nursing

MSN Program Director

Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program Coordinator

Graduate Nursing Building - 203A

 863.680.3961

Abbey Bonet Abbey Bonet, MSHE

Assistant Director of Adult and Graduate Admission

 863.680.3090

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