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Be a Change Agent in Healthcare

Prepare to serve, lead, and advocate for patients by earning a Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Concordia University Irvine.

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The first MSN-FNP cohort starts March 2025.

How Does an MSN-FNP Help Advance Your Career?

  • Flexible format. Our MSN-FNP program provides advanced nursing education through a blend of online courses, on-campus intensives, and hands-on practicum.
  • Hands-on experience. Four practicum courses will allow you to gain experience in a variety of healthcare facilities.
  • Online curriculum. Theory courses are delivered fully online in an asynchronous format, helping you balance your coursework as a working nurse.
  • State-of-the-art facilities. At our Spectrum Campus in Irvine, you will gain skills in simulation labs, practice in exam rooms, and perform advanced physical and health assessments with direct supervision from faculty.
  • Learn from experts. Our Christian faculty bring their academic and professional expertise to the classroom.

Why Choose Concordia University Irvine?

  • Prime value. Located in Southern California, we are ranked nationally among the “Top Performers on Social Mobility” universities by U.S. News & World Report.
  • Respected reputation. Concordia nursing students have a 98% NCLEX pass rate, and more than 1,000 of our nursing graduates are employed at hospitals throughout the region and nation.
  • Excellence in nursing education. Concordia’s ABSN program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and has received ongoing approval by the California Board of Registered Nursing since 2009.
  • Support our veterans. As a designated Yellow Ribbon school, we are committed to our veterans in pursuing their education under the Post-9/11 GI Bill®.
  • Character first. We are committed to helping students pursue their callings in life.
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"My unit became the COVID unit during the pandemic, and I feel that Concordia prepared me to learn to care for these patients quickly and to be adaptive to new challenges in nursing. I feel very lucky to have gone to Concordia and to begin my nursing career with the knowledge and experience that I received while there."

Shannen G. ’20

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The first MSN-FNP cohort starts March 2025.

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Concordia University Irvine is a private, Christian university that is ranked nationally among the "Top Performers on Social Mobility" universities by U.S. News & World Report. Concordia is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and serves over 5,000 students annually.