List of Schools for Nurse Practitioners in Mississippi

University for Women

• The Mississippi University for Woman grants a Master of Science for Nursing. The program offers three specializations for nurse practitioners: family nurse practitioner, geriatric nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. The master’s degree program is 12 months long. Requirements for applicants include a bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited program, an unrestricted RN license and a minimum of two years of experience as a registered nurse.

  Mississippi University for Women

  1100 College St.

  Columbus, MS 39701

  662-329-7106

  muw.edu

Alcorn State University

• Alcorn State University has a Master of Science in nursing program with the specialization of family nurse practitioner. Students can attend class on a full-time or part-time basis. Full-time students can complete the program in four full semesters and one summer session, and part-time students have up to six years to complete the program. Applicant requirements include a grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all undergraduate work, one year of clinical experience as a registered nurse during the five years prior to applying and at least two letters of recommendation.

  Alcorn State University

  1000 ASU Drive

  Alcorn State, MS 39096

  601-877-6100

  alcorn.edu

Delta State University

• Delta State University has a Master of Science in nursing program with a specialization of family nurse practitioner. The school also offers specialty courses in gerontological nurse practitioner, psychiatric/mental nurse practitioner-family and psychiatric/mental nurse practitioner-adult through the Mississippi Consortium for Specialized Advanced Practice Nursing. Full-time students can complete a master’s degree in four semesters. Applicant requirements include a bachelor’s degree, a minimum of two years of continuous clinical nursing experience as a registered nurse and three letters of recommendation.

  Delta State University

  Highway 8

  Cleveland, MS 38733

  800-GO-TO-DSU

  deltastate.edu

University of Mississippi

• The University of Mississippi offers the Master of Science in Nursing with specializations in family nurse practitioner, gerontological nurse practitioner, psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner and adult acute care nurse practitioner. The length in programs varies from three to five semesters for full-time students, and part-time students have up to six years to complete their program. Applicant requirements include satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), an unrestricted RN license and three letters of reference.

  University of Mississippi Medical Center

  2500 North State St.

  Jackson, MS 39216

  601-984-6262

  umc.edu

University of Southern Mississippi

• The University of Southern Mississippi offers a Master of Science in Nursing with specializations in family nurse practitioner, gerontological nurse practitioner or psychiatric nurse practitioner. The family nurse practitioner program is four semesters in length and the gerontological and psychiatric nurse practitioner programs are five semesters in length. Application requirements include proof of current CPR certification, proof of necessary immunizations and three letters of recommendation.

  University of Southern Mississippi

  118 College Drive

  Hattiesburg, MS 39406

  601-266-5445

  usm.edu