
Advance Your Nursing Career with FNP Training
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Advance your career and your impact on community health as a skilled Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). This 49-credit master’s program prepares you to move beyond bedside care into a practitioner role where you can:
- Diagnose, treat, and care for patients in hospitals, clinics, and private practices.
- Gain 760 hours of supervised direct patient care in diverse primary care settings.
- Obtain certification through both the ANCC and AANP.
For master’s-prepared nurses, we offer a streamlined 28-37 credit certificate that prepares you for Family Nurse Practitioner certification without completing a second full degree.
Shape the Future of Healthcare
Our flexible program allows you to balance education with your life commitments while gaining real-world experience. You'll benefit from:
- A blend of online courses, on-campus simulations, and hands-on clinical practicums.
- Expert supervision and diverse primary care settings to enhance your skills.
- Simulated patient encounters and skills labs in our cutting-edge Center for Excellence in Healthcare Simulation, sharpening your diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision-making.
Elevate Your Career
Complete an evidence-based capstone project that allows you to:
- Apply best practices to improve primary care outcomes.
- Make a tangible impact on patient care and community health.
Tailored for Master's-Prepared Nurses
Already a master’s-prepared nurse? Fast-track your career with our 28-37 credit certificate program, designed to:
- Help you specialize as an FNP without the need for a second master’s degree.
- Allow you to meet certification requirements quickly and efficiently.
Choose Your Specialized Healthcare Career
Graduates of our FNP program are specialized healthcare professionals who work in a variety of healthcare settings including primary care clinics, specialty practice, long-term care, and urgent care settings. Family Nurse Practitioner graduates can continue on to CHP’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program.
Where Graduates Are Employed
Graduates enter the field in prestigious institutions, such as NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Montefiore Medical Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, and more.
I am proud to say that I have successfully obtained my ANCC FNP-BC certification, and I owe a great deal of my success to the faculty at Pace University. Their encouragement, resources, and constructive feedback played a significant role in shaping my skills and capabilities as a clinician. -Alexa Demanuel, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC '23, '20
– – Dr. Catherine Concert, Pace alumnus
About College of Health Professions
The College of Health Professions (CHP) at Pace University is dedicated to creating innovative and complex programs that reflect the changing landscape of the health care system. Our graduates are prepared for impactful careers in health care practice, health-related research, or as educators, through small classes and hands-on learning at our two New York campuses. and the leading area healthcare facilities.