Tennessee Tech University FNP Programs

School of Nursing • Cookeville, TN • Online (MSN and Certificate); Mostly Online (DNP) • $817/credit

Tennessee Tech offers 4 Family Nurse Practitioner Tracks:

  • MSN
  • Post-Master’s Certificate
  • BSN to DNP (joint with ETSU)
  • MSN to DNP (joint with ETSU)

Program Tracks Overview

ProgramEst. Tuition (In-State)Est. DurationCredit Hours
MSN$36,765 1.75–2.5 yrs45
Certificate$18,791 Not stated23
BSN-DNP~$69K ~3 yrs (9 sem)83
MSN-DNP~$27K~1 yr (4 sem)32

Tennessee Tech’s defining advantage is a master’s route with no campus requirement at all — fully online coursework, preceptors in your own community, and 750 clinical hours. The doctoral route runs the opposite way: campus intensives two to three times a year, and clinical placement restricted to Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Quick Facts

FeatureDetails
Program TypesMSN, post-master’s certificate, joint BSN-DNP, joint MSN-DNP
FormatOnline (MSN, certificate); Mostly Online (DNP, campus intensives 2–3 times per year)
Clinical Hours750 (MSN and certificate); 540 FNP specialty plus 500 project (BSN-DNP); 500 project only (MSN-DNP)
Clinical PlacementPreceptors local to the student; school assists with placement planning
PopulationIndividuals and families across the lifespan, infancy through older adulthood
Distinctive CourseworkRole Transition to Certification and Practice; Advanced Nursing for Rural and Underserved Populations (DNP)
ConcentrationsNo sub-concentrations inside FNP; FNP is one of seven graduate concentrations
RN License RequirementsUnencumbered RN license in Tennessee or the state where clinicals are completed
Enrollment RestrictionsMSN and certificate: NC-SARA approved states only. DNP clinicals: Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia only
Start TermsMSN and FNP certificate: Fall and Spring. BSN-DNP: Fall only. MSN-DNP: Summer only
RN Experience GateNone stated for MSN or certificate; two years full-time RN experience for the DNP
TuitionMSN and certificate: $817 in-state per credit, all fees included. DNP: not published; estimated near $836
AccreditationCCNE (MSN and DNP); SACSCOC institutional accreditation

MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration

The estimated tuition for the MSN Family Nurse Practitioner concentration at Tennessee Tech is approximately $36,765 in-state and $43,065 out-of-state (45 credits at $817 and $957 per credit respectively).

The program can generally be completed in about 1.75 years at three courses per semester, or 2 to 2.5 years at the two-course pace most students choose, with a stated ceiling of six years.

MSN Curriculum

Structure. The 45 credits break into three blocks: a 12-credit MSN core, a 10-credit advanced practice core, and a 23-credit FNP concentration. That last block is worth noting, because it is the exact package sold separately as the post-master’s certificate — the concentration is modular, not woven through the degree.

Sequencing. The FNP sequence is organized by patient population rather than by disease system. Adult health primary care runs across two courses, then pediatrics and women’s health are combined into a single course, then a final preceptorship. Each of the first three carries a co-registered practicum, so didactic and clinical content move together rather than clinicals being back-loaded into a separate final year.

Unusual coursework. Role Transition to Certification and Practice sits in the final semester as a graded course rather than an optional review session. It is a small credit line, but it means board preparation and the mechanics of moving from RN to APRN are built into the plan of study instead of left to the student after graduation.

  • Theoretical Foundations (3)
  • Health Care Policy (3)
  • Advanced Nursing Research (3)
  • Advanced Role Development (3)
  • Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Lab (3 + 1)
  • Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
  • Advanced Pharmacology (3)
  • Adult Health Primary Care I and II, each with practicum (6 + 6)
  • Primary Care Pediatrics and Women’s Health with practicum (6)
  • Final FNP Preceptorship, plus Role Transition to Certification and Practice

You should know:

  • Tennessee Tech’s own materials disagree on how the 45 credits are sliced. The graduate catalog lists a 12-credit core and a 23-credit concentration; the brochure lists a 13-credit core and a 22-credit clinical block, moving Role Transition between them.
  • The brochure numbers the FNP clinical courses in the 6210–6240 range while the catalog uses 6610–6616, and the two documents swap course numbers among the four core courses.
  • Neither discrepancy changes cost or workload — the total is 45 credits and 750 clinical hours either way — but ask for a current plan of study rather than relying on either document.

More curriculum details are available here.

MSN Clinical Requirements

  • 750 total supervised clinical contact hours, stated in both the catalog and the program brochure
  • Distributed as 180 hours in each of the three practicum-bearing concentration courses, plus 210 in the Final FNP Preceptorship (180 + 180 + 180 + 210 = 750, verified)
  • Preceptors are local to the student’s own area; Tennessee Tech states it helps plan placement
  • All coursework is taught by the school’s own graduate nursing faculty rather than adjuncts or contracted instructors
  • Applicants must hold an unencumbered RN license in the state where clinical assignments are completed, not merely in their state of residence

750 hours sits comfortably above the 500-hour national certification floor and above the 600 to 700 hours common in FNP programs — roughly a third more supervised practice than a minimum-compliant program. The placement language is the part to read carefully. “We help you plan placement” is assistance, not a guarantee, and it is a meaningfully different commitment from a school that assigns preceptors outright. If you live somewhere with thin primary care coverage or heavy competition from other NP programs, budget real time for securing four separate placements. The upside of the local-preceptor model is that you train in the community where you intend to practice, which often converts directly into a job offer.

Not clearly stated:

  • Whether faculty conduct site visits to clinical placements
  • What happens if a student cannot secure a preceptor, and whether the school steps in
  • Whether clinical courses run in summer terms

MSN Admissions

Two features stand out: there is no stated RN experience requirement, which is unusual for an FNP program, and Tennessee Tech BSN graduates with a 3.2 GPA receive direct admission rather than competing through the general pool.

  • Bachelor’s degree with a 3.0 overall GPA; 2.75 to 2.99 may be considered for provisional admission
  • Unencumbered RN license in Tennessee or the state where clinicals will be completed
  • A completed undergraduate statistics course, 3 semester hours or equivalent
  • Written document covering resume, prior professional experience, career goals, and reasons for graduate study
  • Three professional references, included within the resume or CV
  • 3.0 GPA on any previous graduate coursework
  • International applicants: TOEFL or IELTS minimum scores required
  • Direct admission for Tennessee Tech BSN graduates with a 3.2 GPA and a current RN license
  • Fall and Spring starts

You should know:

  • Only residents of NC-SARA approved states may enroll in Tennessee Tech online programs. Check the university’s authorization list before applying, since this is a hard gate rather than a preference.
  • Application deadlines are published for the post-master’s certificates (August 1 for Fall, December 1 for Spring) but not separately for the MSN. Confirm the MSN dates with Graduate Studies.

Two entry variants are worth knowing about. An RN-to-MSN bridge lets registered nurses who hold a bachelor’s degree in another field reach the master’s without first completing a separate BSN, adding a community health course to the standard sequence. Separately, a Fast Track option lets current Tennessee Tech undergraduates apply up to six credit hours to both the BSN and the MSN, which requires a 3.25 nursing GPA and is best arranged before the first graduate semester.

Post-Master’s Certificate, Family Nurse Practitioner

The estimated tuition for the post-master’s FNP certificate at Tennessee Tech is approximately $18,791 in-state and $22,011 out-of-state (derived: 23 credits at $817 and $957 per credit). Duration is not clearly stated; at the two-course pace typical of the MSN, 23 credits would take roughly four semesters.

Certificate Curriculum

The certificate is the MSN’s 23-credit concentration block, lifted out and offered on its own. Holders of an MSN have already completed the core and the three Ps, so what remains is the FNP clinical sequence itself: adult primary care across two courses, pediatrics and women’s health combined, a final preceptorship, and role transition.

  • Adult Health Primary Care I with practicum (6)
  • Adult Health Primary Care II with practicum (6)
  • Primary Care Pediatrics and Women’s Health with practicum (6)
  • Final FNP Preceptorship (3)
  • Role Transition to Certification and Practice (2)

Credits verified: 6 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 2 = 23.

Certificate Clinical Requirements

  • 750 clinical hours — the same total as the full MSN
  • Distributed as 150, 200, 150, and 250 hours across the four clinical courses (sum verified at 750)
  • Preceptors local to the student, same model as the MSN
  • Fall and Spring starts, with August 1 and December 1 application deadlines

This is the number that should drive the decision for anyone weighing a certificate against a second master’s. Tennessee Tech does not trim the clinical requirement for certificate students — you complete the identical 750 hours in half the credits and roughly half the tuition. Many schools reduce certificate clinical hours toward the 500-hour floor, which produces a cheaper credential but a thinner one. Here you get the full clinical volume, so the certificate is a genuine substitute for the MSN’s FNP preparation rather than an abbreviated version of it.

You should know:

  • The hour distribution differs from the MSN’s 180/180/180/210 split despite the identical 750 total, and the final preceptorship runs 250 hours here versus 210 in the MSN.
  • The Final FNP Preceptorship is listed at 3 credits in the certificate and 4 in the MSN brochure; Role Transition is 2 credits here and 1 in the MSN brochure.

Not clearly stated:

  • Total program length, or the semester-by-semester sequence

Certificate Admissions

Requirements are lighter than the MSN’s because the academic core is already assumed.

  • MSN from a regionally accredited institution with a 3.0 GPA
  • Unencumbered RN license in Tennessee or the clinical-placement state
  • Letter of intent
  • Resume or CV
  • Official transcripts
  • State-issued identification and a copy of the RN license

You should know:

  • Stand-alone certificates are frequently ineligible for federal financial aid. Tennessee Tech does not address this in the certificate materials, so confirm with financial aid before enrolling — it can change how you fund roughly $19,000.

BSN to DNP, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Tennessee Tech publishes no per-credit rate for the joint ETSU-Tennessee Tech DNP; the estimated tuition is approximately $69,000 in-state and $84,000 out-of-state (derived from the university fee structure — see the Tuition section for the full derivation and its limits). The program can generally be completed in about three years of full-time study across nine semesters, admitting in Fall only.

BSN-DNP Curriculum

Structure. 83 credits divide into a 35-credit core, a 36-credit FNP concentration, and a 12-credit DNP project sequence. All three sums verify against the published plan of study. The program is jointly delivered by East Tennessee State University and Tennessee Tech, so faculty come from both institutions and you apply through whichever graduate school you prefer.

Clinical management sequence. Unlike the MSN, the doctoral concentration splits primary care by age band rather than combining it: middle adults, older adults, women’s health, and children and adolescents each get a dedicated course with a matched practicum. This produces narrower, more granular coverage than the master’s route’s three-course compression.

Distinctive coursework. Two courses give this program a genuinely different character from the MSN. Advanced Nursing for Rural and Underserved Populations is a required 3-credit course, not an elective, which aligns with the Upper Cumberland region the school serves. Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Primary Care is also required — a direct response to the fact that FNPs in rural practice absorb a large share of behavioral health presentations without psychiatric backup.

  • Conceptual Systems in Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
  • Health Assessment Throughout the Lifespan, with practicum (3 + 3)
  • Advanced Pathophysiology (3) and Advanced Clinical Pharmacology (3)
  • Health Promotion, Diagnosis, Treatment and Clinical Management: NP I and II, each with practicum (12 total)
  • Lifespan Assessment and Clinical Management: Women’s Health, with practicum (6)
  • Health Promotion, Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Children and Adolescents, with practicum (6)
  • Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Primary Care (3)
  • Advanced Nursing for Rural and Underserved Populations (3)
  • Principles of Population Health and Data Analysis (4), Health Policy Leadership (3), Systems Management (3)
  • DNP Project Identification, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation and Dissemination (12)

More curriculum details are available here.

BSN-DNP Clinical Requirements

  • 1,040 total clock hours, of which 540 are FNP specialty practicum and 500 are DNP project hours (verified: 60 + 120 + 120 + 120 + 120 = 540; 125 × 4 = 500)
  • The program’s comparison table states a 1,000-hour total with a 500-hour specialty minimum; the itemized plan reaches 1,040 with 540 specialty hours, so both stated minimums are met
  • Required on-campus intensive sessions two to three times per year

The clinical picture here is more nuanced than the headline number suggests. 1,040 hours looks generous next to the 500-hour floor, but roughly half of it is DNP project work — quality improvement, data analysis, and implementation science rather than patient encounters. Measured on FNP specialty hours alone, 540 sits near the bottom of the typical range and below what the same school’s master’s students complete. That is not disqualifying, and the doctoral coursework buys real leadership and systems capability, but if direct clinical volume is your priority, the MSN route at Tennessee Tech gives you more of it. The three-state placement restriction is the harder constraint: if you do not live in Tennessee, North Carolina, or Virginia, this program is likely closed to you regardless of merit.

You should know:

  • Clinical placement outside Tennessee is contingent on regulatory approval and evaluated individually. Only North Carolina and Virginia are currently permitted, which effectively limits the program to three states.
  • The 540 FNP specialty hours are 210 fewer than the 750 required in Tennessee Tech’s own MSN. The doctorate delivers more total hours but less direct FNP clinical training.
  • The published plan of study is dated May 2018, so course numbering and sequencing may have shifted. Request a current version.

BSN-DNP Admissions

This is a substantially gated program compared with the MSN — an experience requirement, an interview, a writing sample completed at interview, and a single annual intake.

  • BSN from an accredited nursing program with a 3.0 GPA
  • Two years of full-time RN work experience, or equivalent
  • Unencumbered US RN license and eligibility for Tennessee licensure
  • Interview with the Joint DNP Admissions Committee, plus a writing sample describing a practice problem
  • Three letters of recommendation: current supervisor, a faculty member, and one of the applicant’s choosing
  • Cover letter stating personal goals for doctoral study, and a current resume or vita
  • Fall admission only; preferred deadline May 1, final deadline June 1

You should know:

  • The program page requires the GRE for applicants below a 3.2 GPA; the graduate catalog omits the GRE entirely. Confirm which applies to your cycle before assuming you can skip the test.
  • With one intake per year, a missed June deadline costs a full year.

MSN to DNP, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Tennessee Tech publishes no per-credit rate for this track either; the estimated tuition is approximately $27,000 in-state and $33,000 out-of-state (derived, on the same basis as the BSN-DNP). The program can generally be completed in about one year across four semesters of full-time study, admitting in Summer only.

MSN-DNP Curriculum

This is a doctoral completion route, not an FNP-preparing program. For the FNP concentration it assumes you already hold FNP certification, and the 32 credits contain no new FNP clinical coursework at all — the content is population health, knowledge translation, systems management, rural and underserved practice, advanced interventions, and the four-course DNP project sequence.

  • Scholarly Writing (1)
  • Principles of Population Health and Data Analysis for Advanced Nursing Practice (4)
  • Knowledge Translation and Process Improvement (3)
  • Systems Management (3)
  • Advanced Nursing for Rural and Underserved Populations (3)
  • Advanced Interventions (3)
  • Advisor-approved elective (3)
  • DNP Project Identification, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation and Dissemination (12)

Credits verified: 11 core + 9 concentration + 12 project = 32.

MSN-DNP Clinical Requirements

  • 500 clock hours total, all attached to the DNP project sequence (125 × 4, verified)
  • No new FNP specialty clinical hours — certification-level clinical training is assumed to be complete on entry
  • On-campus intensives two to three times per year

Read the 500 hours correctly: these are project hours, not patient-care hours. If you are already a certified FNP, that is exactly right — you are buying the doctorate, not repeating clinical training. If you hold an MSN in another NP specialty and want to add FNP, this track becomes something quite different and considerably longer, and the added coursework is negotiated case by case rather than published. Get that individualized plan in writing, with a credit count and a cost estimate, before you accept a seat.

You should know:

  • The three-state placement restriction (Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia) applies to this track as well.
  • Applicants holding an MSN in a different specialty receive an individualized, longer plan of study including the 5000-level courses needed for FNP certification. Those added credits and their cost are not published.

MSN-DNP Admissions

  • Master’s degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program with a 3.0 GPA
  • National certification in the selected specialty — certified FNP for the FNP concentration
  • Two years of full-time RN work experience
  • Interview, scholarly writing sample, cover letter, and current resume or vita
  • Summer admission only; final deadline February 1

Tuition

Tennessee Tech publishes a blended per-credit rate for the online nursing master’s: $817 per credit hour for Tennessee residents, $957 for domestic out-of-state students, and $1,543 for international students. This figure already folds in the online course fee and the nursing specialized academic fee, which is unusual — most schools publish a base tuition rate and leave the student to discover the add-ons later. At 45 credits, the MSN comes to $36,765 in-state and $43,065 out-of-state; the 23-credit certificate derives to $18,791 and $22,011.

Confirmed costs and fees:

  • In-state per credit: $602 base tuition + $150 online course fee + $65 nursing specialized academic fee = $817
  • Domestic out-of-state adds $140 per credit, bringing the total to $957 — a $6,300 difference across the 45-credit MSN
  • International out-of-state adds $726 per credit, for $1,543 and a 45-credit total of $69,435
  • The nursing specialized academic fee is capped at 10 hours, or $650 per semester
  • Rates shown are the Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and Summer 2027 schedule, published by the Tennessee Tech Bursar
  • A $100 late payment or confirmation fee applies if registration is not completed by the published deadline

Be aware that:

  • The $817 blended rate slightly overstates cost in heavy semesters. Because the nursing fee caps at $650, a 12-credit semester bills about $130 less than the blended rate implies, and a 15-credit semester about $325 less. At the six- to nine-credit loads most students carry, the cap never binds and $817 is exact.
  • Because the rate is flat per credit, pace changes your calendar but not your tuition. Five semesters full-time and eight semesters part-time both cost $36,765 in-state for the same 45 credits.
  • No per-credit rate is published for either DNP track, and the DNP bills on an entirely different basis from the MSN. The estimate below is derived, not quoted. Because the degree is jointly awarded with East Tennessee State University, billing may also depend on which institution admits you, so request a written cost estimate from both graduate offices before committing.
  • Books and clinical costs are excluded from all published figures, as Tennessee Tech states directly.
  • Fees are subject to change without prior notice by action of the Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees, so multi-year totals should be treated as current-year estimates rather than locked prices.
  • Stand-alone post-master’s certificates are commonly ineligible for federal financial aid. Tennessee Tech does not address this, so verify it directly.

Estimating DNP Cost

Tennessee Tech does not publish a DNP rate, but its fee policy documents which charges apply, so a reasonable estimate can be built. Every figure below is derived, not quoted, and should be confirmed in writing before you enrol.

What the university confirms applies to DNP students:

  • Standard graduate in-state tuition, billed at the full hourly rate for the first 10 hours and a discounted “Over Base” rate above that
  • The Program Service Fee, charged per hour to a 6-hour maximum — MSN students are explicitly exempt from this fee, DNP students are not
  • A DNP Graduate Fee, charged per credit hour with no stated cap, covering the cost of delivering the program jointly with ETSU. The rate is not published
  • Out-of-state tuition where applicable, charged per hour for hours 1 through 9 and then at a flat semester rate

What the university confirms does not apply to DNP students:

  • The $65 per credit Nursing Specialized Academic Fee, which covers undergraduate programs and the MSN only
  • The $150 per credit MSN online course fee
  • The general $130 per credit Online and Alternate Course Fee, from which the Joint DNP is specifically excluded

The derivation. Tennessee Tech publishes $6,858 per semester for a standard graduate student at 10 credit hours in-state, covering tuition and mandatory fees. That works out to about $686 per credit. The only missing piece is the DNP Graduate Fee. Bracketing it against Tennessee Tech’s three other published per-credit delivery fees — $130 general online, $150 nursing MSN online, $210 graduate business online — gives a plausible all-in range of roughly $816 to $896 per credit, with about $836 as the middle estimate.

TrackEst. In-StateEst. Out-of-State
BSN-DNP (83 cr)$67,700–$74,400$82,600–$89,300
MSN-DNP (32 cr)$26,100–$28,700$32,100–$34,600

Out-of-state figures add the published $1,680 per semester surcharge across nine semesters for the BSN-DNP and four for the MSN-DNP.

You should know:

  • Treat these as planning ranges, not quotes. Three variables could move them.
  • The actual DNP Graduate Fee rate is unpublished and is the largest single unknown.
  • The “Over Base” discount applies to semesters above 10 credits, which would push costs toward the low end of each range.
  • Students admitted through East Tennessee State University may bill on ETSU’s schedule instead.

The useful takeaway is what the estimate reveals about structure. At roughly $836 per credit, the doctorate costs about the same per credit as the $817 master’s — the two rates are within about $19 of each other. So the gap between a $36,765 MSN and a roughly $69,000 BSN-DNP is not a premium for the doctorate itself. It is almost entirely the 38 extra credits. If you are weighing the two, you are buying credit hours, not a more expensive product.

The practical meaning of the all-in rate is that your quoted number is close to your real number. For an out-of-state nurse, the $140 per credit differential is modest by public-university standards and works out to about $140 per month over a two-and-a-half-year part-time plan — but it is not nothing, and it is only available if your state is NC-SARA approved.

Why Choose This FNP Program?

Best suited for nurses who need a graduate program that fits around an existing schedule without ever requiring travel, who want clinical volume above the norm, and who can source preceptors in their own community.

The no-travel master’s is the real draw. Tennessee Tech’s MSN and post-master’s certificate require no campus visits, no residencies, and no intensives — coursework is fully online and clinicals happen where you live. Most FNP programs that market themselves as online still attach something: an orientation weekend, a skills intensive, a board review on campus. If a rotating shift schedule or family obligations make travel genuinely difficult, that difference decides the question. It is also the single clearest split inside Tennessee Tech itself, because the joint doctorate does require intensives two to three times a year.

The clinical numbers reward a closer look. 750 hours in both the MSN and the certificate puts Tennessee Tech well above the 500-hour certification floor and above the 600 to 700 hours that are common. More striking is that the certificate carries the identical 750 hours in 23 credits — you are not buying a reduced credential. But the doctorate inverts this: its 1,040 clock hours contain only 540 hours of FNP specialty practicum, so a nurse choosing the DNP for clinical depth would be choosing wrong. The DNP earns its place on leadership, systems, and project work.

The trade-offs are geography and self-reliance. Placement help here is planning assistance, not assignment, and four separate clinical placements is real work in a saturated market. The doctoral tracks are functionally limited to residents of Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia, and the master’s is limited to NC-SARA approved states. DNP tuition is unpublished, which is a meaningful gap for a program that runs three years. And the DNP admissions process — two years of experience, an interview, a writing sample, one intake per year — is a different order of commitment from the master’s, which has no stated experience requirement at all.

Four doors, and they lead different places. If you hold a BSN and want to practice as an FNP, the MSN is the efficient choice: 45 credits, 750 hours, no travel, $36,765 in-state. If you already hold an MSN, the certificate gives you the same clinical preparation for roughly half the money. If you want the doctorate as your entry credential and live in one of three states, the BSN-DNP is available but costs an unpublished amount and gives you less direct FNP practice. And if you are already a certified FNP who wants the terminal degree, the 32-credit MSN-DNP is a one-year completion with no clinical repetition. Match the door to where you are standing, not to the credential that sounds most impressive.

Accreditation

The master’s degree program in nursing at Tennessee Tech University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Doctor of Nursing Practice program, offered jointly with East Tennessee State University, is also CCNE accredited.

Tennessee Tech University holds institutional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees, verified from the university’s accreditation page. CCNE appears on the university’s list of programmatic accreditors.

The school’s own milestone record states that the Tennessee Tech MSN and the joint ETSU-Tennessee Tech DNP earned CCNE accreditation in 2018 and 2019, and that all four nursing programs were reaccredited by CCNE through 2034. No candidacy or pending status applies to any FNP pathway here.

One historical note worth not misreading: Tennessee Tech’s accreditation page also lists an MSN formerly offered through TNeCampus that was ACEN accredited through Fall 2019. That is a discontinued delivery arrangement, not the current program. The FNP tracks described on this page are CCNE accredited.

Tennessee Tech states that FNP graduates are qualified to sit for national FNP certification, which then supports licensure application in the state of clinical practice. The university does not specify AANP versus ANCC eligibility, though graduates of CCNE-accredited FNP programs are typically eligible for either.

One licensure caution applies across every track. The Whitson-Hester School of Nursing states plainly that it cannot guarantee licensure eligibility outside Tennessee. Contact your own board of nursing, and the board in any state where you plan to complete clinicals, before you enroll and again before you begin a practicum.

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