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• About the Program
• The Curriculum
• MSN-FNP Informational PowerPoint (8 MB PowerPoint Show file) (2 MB pdf file)

• Web-based curriculum
• Weekend sessions at the Pomona, California campus twice per semester
• Clinical training in your own community under the supervision of an approved preceptor
  

Self-Directed Learning Activities

The World Wide Web provides a unique opportunity to offer students individualized learning experiences that would be impossible through other media. Online discussion forums and e-mail also provide important lines of communication and support among distance learners, faculty, and other program personnel.

Weekend Seminars

Twice during each semester, students are required to convene on campus for an intensive weekend of instruction. The weekend seminars provide an opportunity for faculty-student interaction, didactic instruction and demonstrations, student presentations, group project work, and clinical training and testing. The weekend of study begins Friday morning and ends on Sunday.

Preceptored Clinical Experiences

A clinical component is scheduled during each semester to provide students with an opportunity to apply their learning in the clinical work setting. Students are supervised by a local preceptor who is responsible for assuring that the student is provided with adequate and appropriate learning experiences as close to home as possible. This partnership between the academic and clinical settings not only results in a well prepared family nurse practitioner, but positions the student for employment opportunities after graduation.

Student Assessment

Student performance in each course is assessed through a combination of seminar participation, written and oral presentations, and objective examination.

The Curriculum

With the pre-program course CGN 5000: Communication and Information Management (1 unit) the MSN/FNP curriculum consists of 65 semester units. Students should plan to spend approximately 8 to 16 hours per week in a clinical setting.

The following table shows the courses included in the full-time track for the MSN/FNP Program. Unit values for each course are shown in parenthesis. Select the course title to see a description of the course.