Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner
Certificate Program
Prerequisites

To qualify for the post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program, you must meet the following minimum criteria:
	1.	Master of Science in Nursing*
	2.	R.N., licensed in California
	3.	Two years' experience as an R.N. preferable
	4.	Overall Grade Point Average of 3.0 in graduate program coursework
	5.	Completion within the past 7 years of physiology **
	In addition, students will be required to complete an upper division course in physical assessment in the summer prior to beginning the program (N509 Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Decision Making, or its equivalent)

Applications are accepted from November 1 to March 31. Download the application.

Submit complete application to:

Nursing Department
Sonoma State University
1801 E. Cotati Ave.
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Fax: 707/664-2653

An incomplete application will not be considered.

A complete supplemental application consists of:

1. Application form, including essay.
2. Three Recommendations (submit with application in sealed envelopes)
3. Official transcripts of your MS and BS programs.
4. Copy of RN license
5. $55.00 non-refundable application fee, made payable to SSU

*If you are an RN with a Master's in an area other than Nursing, please contact Dr. Wendy Smith, FNP Director, at (707) 664-2276 or via email to determine your qualification for the program.

**SSU's Nursing Department offers a National League for Nursing Anatomy and Physiology Exam which can be taken to challenge the physiology requirement. See Challenge Exam Registration Confirmation Form. A Study Guide is available.