Overview

The Family and Emergency Nurse Practitioner program at Emory University prepares nurses to provide health care to patients across the lifespan in emergency and primary care settings.

Program content is built on family nurse practitioner preparation but also prepares graduates to manage the care of patients presenting to emergency settings with urgent and emergent health care needs.

The Family/Emergency Nurse Practitioner program is a rigorous, seven-semester, DNP FNP enhanced curriculum that requires prior experience in emergency nursing, disaster/crisis management, military service or related work experience.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Family/Emergency Nurse Practitioner program are prepared to work in trauma centers, urgent and primary care, and emergency settings caring for adult and pediatric patients.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan
Advanced Pharmacology
Person-Centered Care
Design, Methods, Analyses
Advanced Health Assessment
Knowledge for Practice, Role, Professionalism
Population Health
Quality, Safety, and Systems Based Practice
Family Nurse Practitioner

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 42 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Atlanta, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Emergency & Disaster Management View 5 other PhDs in Emergency & Disaster Management in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Requirements for DNP admission include:

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited nursing program (CCNE, NLNAC)
Unencumbered RN license in the state of Georgia or a multistate RN license
Minimum of one year of RN experience in the Emergency Room.

Application for Admission

$50 Application Fee
Official transcripts from each school attended
Resume
Personal statement
2-3 References (preference for at least one to be a nursing supervisor)
Students with international nursing degrees must provide an evaluation from Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools for previous nursing coursework.
Students with international transcripts for non-nursing degrees must provide an evaluation from World Education Services (www.wes.org) for previous non-nursing coursework.
TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores are required if English is a second language.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

48800 USD / year

≈ 48800 USD / year
Out-of-State

48800 USD / year

≈ 48800 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

48800 USD / year

≈ 48800 USD / year

Living costs

Atlanta

United States

1213 - 2208 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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