The Post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program, offered in partnership between the Nursing Department and the School of Extended and International Education (SEIE), is a two-year, 36-unit program designed for nurses who already hold a Master of Science in Nursing. It has an excellent reputation for graduating very qualified Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioners. The Program has been in existence for over 40 years. It was one of the first Nurse Practitioner Programs in the State of California that educated FNPs in a University setting.
Our graduates practice in variety of settings, Counties, States and even overseas. Each year the program has an excellent applicant pool from which candidates are selected.
The FNP Certificate Program operates as a cohort model, with everyone in the program moving through at the same speed. Certificate students are integrated into the SSU FNP Master’s track to create more opportunities to interact with other students, but take fewer classes as they are given credit for their previous MS coursework.
The majority of the coursework is web-based and students must be comfortable using a computer and the internet. Clinical preceptorships are conducted in each student’s local community with oversight from an SSU clinical faculty member. However, students must come to the Sonoma State campus 8 or more times during the first semester and 3—4 times in subsequent semesters.
Licensure and Certification Disclosures
Notice to Students Re: Professional Licensure and Certification
California State University programs for professions that require licensure or certification are intended to prepare the student to meet California licensure and certification requirements. Admission into programs for professions that require licensure and certification does not guarantee that students will obtain a license or certificate. Licensure and certification requirements are set by agencies that are not controlled by or affiliated with the California State University and licensure and certification requirements can change at any time. The California State University has not determined whether its programs meet other states’ educational or professional requirements for licensure and certification. Students enrolled in a California State University program who are planning to pursue licensure or certification in other states are responsible for determining whether they will meet their state’s requirements for licensure or certification. This disclosure is made pursuant to 34 CFR §668.43(a)(5)(v)(C).
Reference: Professional Licensure and Certification Fact Sheet (Source)
Rich Fidler, Associate Professor, Director of MSN FNP Program
Jessica Hansen, Administrative Coordinator