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Nursing Certification—Certificate, Post-Graduate

Website: Post-Graduate Nursing Certification

School: Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions

Admissions: Post-Graduate Nursing Certification Admissions

Courses leading to eligibility to take the Family Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification exams are available to students with a master's degree in nursing. Generally, the post-master's certificate program consists of between 19 and 25 course credits in each concentration. Most courses have a clinical component, and students complete a total of at least 500 clinical practicum hours. Students must apply using the usual application processes.

Admissions Requirements

Candidates for admission to the nursing certification program should have

  • an earned graduate degree in nursing (MSN, DNP, PhD) from an accredited institution;
  • 3 prerequisite courses taken within 5 years:
    • Advanced Health Assessment,
    • Advanced Pharmacology,
    • Advanced Pathophysiology,

    Nurse Practitioner Roles course is required if one has not been taken (i.e. student is a not a NP);

  • a minimum GPA of 3.0 in graduate coursework;
  • an acceptable personal essay and 3 references.

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Program Course Requirements

Courses

If the student is not a Nurse Practitioner, NURS 7381 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Professional Roles is required.

Program also includes 512 clinical hours.

NURS 7480Family Nurse Practitioner I: Primary Care of Adults (Diagnosis and Management) with Chronic and Acute Conditions

4
NURS 7482Family Nurse Practitioner II: Primary Care of Adults (Diagnosis and Management) with Chronic and Acute Conditions

4
NURS 7288Clinical Skills Seminar

2
NURS 7450Integrated Behavioral Health and Family Systems

4
NURS 7484Family Nurse Practitioner III: Primary Care of Women (Diagnosis and Management) with Chronic and Acute Conditions

4
NURS 7486Family Nurse Practitioner IV: Primary Care of Children and Adolescents (Diagnosis and Management) with Chronic and Acute Conditions

4
Total Credit Hours:22-25

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Program Course Requirements

Courses

If the student is not a Nurse Practitioner, NURS 7381 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Professional Roles is required.

Program also includes 512 clinical hours.

NURS 7333Advanced Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

3
NURS 7447Individual, Family, and Group Psychotherapy

4
NURS 7410Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice I: Advanced Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing across the Lifespan (Diagnosis and Management)

4
NURS 7414Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice II: Advanced Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing across the Lifespan (Diagnosis and Management)

4
NURS 7418Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice III: Advanced Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing across the Lifespan (Diagnosis and Management)

4
Total Credit Hours:19-22