Samford University

Family Nurse Practitioner with Emergency Nurse Practitioner Specialty (Learn More)

• MSN FNP with ENP = 54 Hours
• RN to MSN FNP with ENP = 69 Hours

Learning Format: Online with on-campus intensives

Admission Criteria:

1. GRE and/or MAT– not required
2. Letters of reference – not required
3. Undergraduate minimum GPA 3.0

Clinical Hours Breakdown

• Emergency medicine: 420 hours
• An additional 600 clinical hours in family medicine is required if adding the FNP degree

Program Contact: Dr. Wesley Davis, [email protected]

Vanderbilt University

EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM (Learn more)

Location: Tennessee
Accreditation: CCNE
Entry Options/Prior Degrees Accepted: ASN or Diploma RN, BSN, MSN
Interview: Yes
Semesters

• BSN RN Fulltime: 4 semesters
• BSN RN Parttime: 6 semesters
• Post Masters: 2 semesters (FNP certification required)
  
• Contact school for others

Didactic Hours
Clinical Hours
Learning Format: Blended

Admission Criteria

• Undergraduate GPA 3.0
• 2 years current RN experience
• 1 year Emergency RN experience
• ACLS, PALS, TNCC required

Clinical Hours Breakdown

• Emergency Medicine: 420
• Family: 420
• Pediatrics: 140

Program Contact: Jennifer Wilbeck, [email protected]

Western University of Health Sciences, College of Graduate Nursing

NURSE PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (Learn more) 

Location: California
Accreditation: CCNE and WSCUC
Entry Options/Prior Degrees Accepted: MSN/MN; must have obtained FNP with active national certification in population foci as FNP;  DNP w/ FNP and national certification (national certification accepted via ANCC/AANP)
Interview: as indicated
Semesters: 2-Fall-Spring; annually offered.

POST GRADUATE EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM (Learn more)

CLINICAL PRACTICE HOURS

Clinical practice hours are built into the ENP curriculum. Clinical practice-immersion experiences are established for each student across the two semesters and will include urgent care and emergency department foci. Students will complete supervised clinical practice hours in a variety of established high-acuity patient care settings.

Clinical Hours Total: 270

• Semester 1 – 90 hours
• Semester 2 – 180 hours

Curriculum Overview

The two-semester curriculum is a flexible web-based program with one on-campus application-skills intensive each semester. The program itself consists of two, 6-unit courses (didactic and clinical), and a final case study project. Students take two courses per semester (6 units) for two semesters and complete their case study project in the second semester enabling them to complete the postgraduate certificate in 2 semesters. As an ENP student, you will also have extensive clinical practice immersion in the urgent care and emergency department setting. No extensions within the curriculum are available. For more detail regarding the curriculum, please review the course descriptions (PDF) or visit the WesternU CGN website. 

Admission Criteria:  

• Official transcript reflecting graduate degree in nursing (MSN or DNP) from a National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited program.
  • All official transcripts from other schools attended are due upon acceptance.
  • All coursework taken from non-U.S. institutions (including Canada) must be submitted to an approved service for evaluation.
• Verification of Registered Nurse (RN) licensure (license must be active and unencumbered in the state where practice hours will be completed).
• Verification of an active family nurse practitioner national certification by the ANCC or AANP.
• Completed application (this includes the scholarly essay which should reflect how obtaining the ENP certificate will contribute to your professional development through advancing practice).
• Two reference forms (faculty and employers within the past two years).
• Curriculum Vitae/Résumé
• Application Fee