Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Certificate Program
Get up close and personal with the specialty you’re most passionate about—and deliver care in the spirit of aloha: love, kindness, grace, and unity.
What you do impacts countless lives. And pursuing a new avenue of nursing as a family nurse practitioner (FNP) will fill a meaningful void in today’s health care system and make an even greater impact. By specializing your online Post-Master’s Certificate in family practice with Hawai‘i Pacific University, you can help break down the barriers to care faced by individuals in your community, as well as remote, underserved areas, by providing a wide range of family-focused health care services to patients across their life spans, from infants to seniors.
Expand the scope of your career with our online FNP Post-Master’s Certificate—and put what you’ve learned immediately into practice.
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Length: 12 months
Total Credits: 24 credits
Start Dates:
3 starts per year (fall, spring, and summer)
Application Deadline:
Fall: 7/17/2023
Upcoming Start Date:
Fall: 8/23/2023
100% online coursework with mobile-friendly delivery
Small classes with accessible faculty who care about your well-being
Hands-on learning opportunities and dedicated clinical placement support
Earn your FNP certificate in as few as 12 months
Why earn your FNP certificate with HPU?
FIT CLASSES AROUND WORK AND FAMILY
HPU’s online FNP certificate program is designed for working professionals, which means class scheduling is flexible and convenient.
PREPARE FOR LICENSURE AS A FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Qualify to sit for national FNP licensing exams administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
LEARN FROM EXPERIENCED FACULTY
HPU faculty are leaders at the local, national, and global levels. Not only are they active nurse practitioners, they’re also doctoral scholars, researchers, and skilled change agents.
BUILD VERSATILE SKILLS
Through a combination of specialized coursework and more than 500 clinical hours, you’ll develop advanced competencies that can translate to a variety of primary care settings.