Master in Family Practice Nurse/Nursing (Master's)

Tuition is Tuition is $825 per credit hour for the 2024-2025 academic year..

This master's programme prepares registered nurses to become family practice nurses through a structured on-campus and online hybrid format. Students complete coursework, clinical practicum, and a capstone project over a part-time schedule. The programme emphasizes advanced clinical skills for primary care in diverse settings. It is designed for nurses with at least two years of clinical experience.

The programme requires 48 credits, distributed across core courses, clinical practicum, and a capstone project. All students complete a minimum of 600 clinical hours in family practice settings.

Graduates work as family nurse practitioners in outpatient clinics, community health centres, and private practices.

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree in nursing from an NLNAC or AACN-CCNE accredited program. A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 is required, along with an active RN license and two years of clinical RN experience. Official transcripts, three recommendations, a resume, a personal statement, and a BLS certification must be submitted through NursingCAS.

The programme totals about 48 credit hours. Hybrid format, part-time, typically completed over 36 months. For international students, tuition is below the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 87% of applicants.

Regis University is Colorado's Jesuit Catholic university, based in Denver. Its professional focus spans business, computing and health care, while Regis College provides liberal arts and sciences programs alongside flexible formats for adult learners. The university's leadership includes Shawna Cooper Whitehead, its 29th president and first woman to hold the role. Community engagement is part of student life, with opportunities such as a service trip to Cobán, Guatemala, where students work alongside medical professionals in a community health care model.

Academic options include more than 100 degrees and programs across three colleges. Anderson College of Business and Computing offers business, computer science, information technology, marketing and management programs, both on campus and online. Regis College covers on-campus, full-time liberal arts and sciences study, as well as accelerated and flexible programs. Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions prepares students in nursing, physical therapy, pharmacy, counseling, family therapy and health services administration, with care aligned to Jesuit values.

The Denver campus includes classrooms, laboratories, residence halls, a student center, a library and an arboretum. International students should note that Regis offers first-year, adult undergraduate, graduate and doctoral study, plus certificate programs. The university provides an immersive virtual campus tour for students who are exploring from abroad. Its location in Denver combines access to a major U.S. city with a campus environment shaped by faith, reason, culture and service.