Master of Science in Nursing
Family Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Overview

The program of study combines online courses with face-to-face courses and clinical experiences offering flexibility to students. The curriculum includes 41 semester hours distributed as shown below. 

Course # Course Title Hours
Semester 1- Fall
N6152 Physical Exam and Differential Diagnosis† 3
N6551 Diagnostic Tests and Procedures 2
N6165 Advanced Practice Nursing Role and Leadership 3
N6151 Advanced Pathophysiology** 3
 
Semester 2-Spring
N6194 Family Nurse Practitioner I 3
N6194B Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical I 2
HI5300 Health Informatics 3
N5529W Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing* 3
 
Semester 3-Summer
N6195 Family Nurse Practitioner II 3
N6195B Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical II 2
N6101 Clinical and Epidemiologic Research for Advance Nursing Practice** 3
N5506W Statistics in Nursing* 2
 
Semester 4-Fall
N6752 Family Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship 6
N6807 Evidence-based Practice 3
Total 41
† Blended Course – course has a mix of online and traditional face-to-face activities.
** Online and face-to-face courses available.
* Online course.

Each student will be assigned an academic advisor at the time of admission to the program. The student and the academic advisor will complete a degree plan to specify which courses are to be taken to complete the degree requirements. Degree plan policy and procedures may be found in MSN Program Policy G5320(pdf).

Note: 1 semester hour of credit is earned for:

  • 4 clock hours per week of clinical experience,
  • 1 clock hour per week of lecture, or
  • 2 clock hours per week of seminar.

Consult individual course descriptions in the catalog for details on clinical, lecture, and seminar hours and prerequisite or corequisite requirements.

For additional details on preceptorships, review the Preceptor Guidelines(pdf) which provide an outline of preceptor and clinical site selection criteria and the roles and responsibilities of the student, preceptor, faculty, and clinical site in the precepted clinical experience.

§ The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reserve the right to withdraw courses at any time, to change fees or tuition, calendar, curriculum, degree requirements, graduation procedures, and any other requirements affecting students. Changes will become effective whenever the proper authorities so determine and will apply to both prospective students and those already enrolled.

Additional Information

For more information:

Student Affairs Office
The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston
6901 Bertner, Room 220
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713-500-2100 or 800-232-8876
Fax: 713-500-2107
Email: soninfo@uth.tmc.edu