University of Michigan-Flint

Curriculum Requirements

Office of Graduate Programs

Program Details (Application Deadline is Feb. 1st, read more...)

• Intended for BSNs who wish to pursue an Adult Nurse Practitioner MSN program and make a commitment to work as a primary care Nurse Practitioner following program completion
• Clinical courses are arranged in your local area
• Completion time is 16 months
• 43 credit hours required (no transfer credit accepted)

Grant Funding

Grant funding is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administrations' (HRSA) Advanced Nursing Education Expansion (ANEE) initiative, a $30 million, five-year investment, aimed at increasing the number of primary care nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives. The United States is facing major challenges in assuring access to primary health care for its' population.  This is due, in part, to the aging of the population, the health care system's relatively low reimbursement for primary care, and, in the near future, the increased demand that will come as more Americans gain health insurance due to the Affordable Care Act.  Nurse practitioners are part of the solution to the shortage of primary care providers.

The grant program's two purposes are 1) to increase the number of students enrolled full time in accredited primary care Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Midwifery programs, and 2) to accelerate the graduation of part time student in such programs by encouraging full time enrollment.

At the University of Michigan-Flint, the grant program will provide support to new, full-time MSN students to complete the program of study by funding stipends, educational expenses, and other reasonable living expenses of $22,000 per student. Each year (from 2011 through 2014), 12 students will be selected for appointment and each will receive the $22,000 for approved expenses that will be divided evenly over the first three semesters of the four-semester program. Grant funds will be applied to student accounts after they register for classes and money remaining after paying tuition and fees will be refunded to the student.

Adapted from: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professions; Division of Nursing; HRSA; April 2002, submitted by:  National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).