Family Nurse Practitioner with Primary Care Focus
Family with Primary Care Focus (Family Nurse Practitioner or FNP)
- The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) assumes responsibility for promoting, maintaining, and restoring health to individuals and families across the life span. FNPs also identify health risks, promote wellness, and diagnose and manage acute and chronic illness.
- The FNP focuses on comprehensive primary care promoting healthy lifestyles for patients across the lifespan in settings such as private practice, physician offices, and community health centers.
- Graduates are academically prepared to sit for national certification exam through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
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Admission Term Date |
MSN & Post Graduate Certificate Application Deadline |
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Spring 2025 |
November 8, 2024 |
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Fall 2025 |
July 11, 2025 |
Monica Vasquez DNP, APRN, FNP-C, WCC, ACHPN
Clinical Assistant Professor
Coordinator/Advisor: Family Nurse Practitioner
915-747-7224
mvasquez5@utep.edu
Program Features:
- Flexibility for working professionals (Didactic courses in seven-week format)
- 49 credit hour online program over 7 semesters (Fall, Spring, Summer)
- 775 total clinical clock hours
- Innovative simulation lab experiences incorporated
- Two admission cycle per year (Fall and Spring)
- Curriculum aligned with the:
Program Information:
- During specialty courses, usually the last three semesters, NP students:
- May be asked to come to campus a maximum of three times per semester
- Will participate in formative evaluations using innovative simulation lab experiences
- May be required to travel 200 miles or more to fulfill appropriate clinical requirements
- There is a Nurse Practitioner major fee ( Tuition/Fees )
- State Authorization
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Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Practitioner |
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Resident Student Tuition |
Non-Resident Student Tuition |
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$552.00 per semester credit hour |
$782.00 per semester credit hour |