State Authorization

Please check our State Authorization Status List for the states and territories from which we can enroll students in specific online degree programs.

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BSN, FNP-MSN, FNP Cert)

The USF Family Nurse Practitioner DNP program is intended to lead to national Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. The USF Family Nurse Practitioner DNP program is intended to lead to a state-issued Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license or state-issued Nurse Practitioner (NP) license or national population specific NP certification. If you have questions about pursuing a state-issued APRN or NP license upon completion of the program, please reach out to your program administrator.