Family Nurse Practitioner

Academics & Admissions

The Family Nurse Practitioner DNP program prepares you to provide care for patients of all ages, using a broad-based perspective with a family practice approach.

Program Overview

Fall deadline

March 1st priority deadline for Fall Admission

Credits and hours

75 credits

Curriculum

4-year or 5-year
study plans

At Rutgers School of Nursing, we prepare family nurse practitioners to promote, maintain, and restore the health of individuals and families across the continuum — in pediatrics, women’s health, and adult and geriatric health. Students are equipped to practice in a primary care/community-based setting.

Upon graduation, students are eligible to sit for national board certification.

Jeffrey Kwong

Meet the Specialty Director

Dr. Kwong is a Professor and Interim Specialty Director for the Family NP Programs. He is a widely respected authority in the field of HIV treatment and prevention. He was a past president of the National Association of Nurses in AIDS Care and currently serves as Co-Medical Director for the American Academy of HIV Medicine’s HIV and Aging Initiative.

Information Sessions

Learn more at an: In person Information session, Online Information session, or make an appointment with an admissions counselor.