Family Nurse Practitioner

Admission Requirements

Applicants to the Family Nurse Practitioner program must have a current US Nursing license for admission to the program. GRE scores are not required. Applicants must also submit the following:

• Minimum GPA of 3.0, with grades of ‘B’ or better, is required in all undergraduate clinical courses.
• Three letters of recommendation (academic and professional).
• Curriculum vita.
• Baccalaureate degree in nursing from an accredited USA program  (a baccalaureate degree in another field will be considered at the discretion of the Program Director.).
• Current RN licensure.
• At least 1 year of active full-time nursing experience. Attention will be given to former nursing positions that required a high level of independence. Experience in care of pediatric as well as adult populations is encouraged.
• Letter of intent to study.
• Personal interview.
• Official transcript from a baccalaureate program if applicable.

Please note that Official transcripts should be mailed to Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Graduate School, 123 Behrakis Health Science Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, and e-transcripts to bouvegrad@neu.edu. 

Sample Curriculum

The primary goal of the Family Nurse Practitioner Hybrid Program is to educate family nurse practitioners who are capable of providing evidence-based, culturally and linguistically competent, ethical primary health care to individuals and families in a variety of health care settings. Graduates will become nurse clinicians, educators, scholars, researchers, and life-long learners.

The Family Nurse Practitioner Hybrid program will prepare family nurse practitioners who will:

• Provide evidenced based health care to individuals, families, and communities across diverse cultural and practice settings.
• Effectively utilize information technologies in the provision of care to individuals, families, and communities.
• Actively collaborate and communicate with fellow clinicians and institutions to ensure coordination of care to individuals, families, and communities.
• Provide leadership across diverse cultural and practice settings in the provision of primary health care to individuals, families, and communities.

Applicants to the Family Nurse Practitioner Program have the option of choosing either a full-time or part-time program of study.

Curriculum subject to change

Part-time Study

Experiential Learning

Clinical practicum is available in a variety of urban and rural settings. This may include, but is not limited to, hospitals, urgent care clinics, primary care offices, community health centers. Preceptorship is one to one. Preceptors may be Advanced Nurse Practitioners or Physicians. The student will manage a caseload with increasing complexity and independence as the program progresses. Reliable transportation is necessary to access clinical practicum locations. This is the responsibility of the student.

Contact Information

We welcome any questions you might have about our program. Please feel free to send general program inquiries and admissions-related questions to Bouve Graduate Admissions.