Academic Programs

Post-Master's Certificate Program

The Post-master's Certificate Program is designed for individuals who have previously acquired their master's degree in nursing from a program accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Collegiate Commission on Nursing Education. The Post-master's Certificate Program allows nurses with master's degrees to expand their nursing competencies as an adult acute/critical care nurse practitioner, adult primary care nurse practitioner, dual track gerontological nurse practitioner, gerontological nurse practitioner and nurse educator.

Adult Acute/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
This post-master's certificate option is a 18 to 28-credit program designed to meet the needs of the master's-prepared nurse who desires formal education and clinical training in acute care in order to become eligible to sit for certification and advanced practice licensure as an acute care practitioner. The plan of study includes all clinically related courses in the existing ACNP curriculum (e.g., N/NG640A&B, N/NG641A&B) along with required advanced practice core courses (e.g., N/NG613, N/NG614 and N/NG615A and B). Similar advanced practice core course content may be demonstrated in the student's previous master's program.

Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
This post-master's certificate option is a 18 to 28-credit program designed to meet the needs of the master's prepared nurse who desires formal education and clinical training in adult primary care in order to become eligible to sit for certification and advanced practice licensure as an adult nurse practitioner. The plan of study includes all clinically related courses in the existing ANP curriculum (e.g., N/NG630A&B, N/NG631A&B) along with required advanced practice core courses (e.g., N/NG613,N/NG614 and N/NG615A and B). Similar advanced practice core course content may be demonstrated in the student's previous master's program.

Adult Acute/Critical Care or Adult Primary Care NPDual Track with Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Specialty 
This post-master's certificate option is a 27 to 37-credit program designed to meet the needs of the master's prepared nurse who desires formal education and clinical training as either Acute/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)or Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to also pursue a program of study in caring for older adults. All gerontological students complete the same courses as ACNP or ANP students with anadditional focus on the older adult population through support courses and clinical practice. Graduates of this specialty are eligible to take the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner certification examination and either the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or the Adult Nurse Practitionercertification examination. The plan of study includes all clinically related courses in the existing ACNP or ANP curriculum (e.g., N/NG640A&B and N/NG641A&B or N/NG630A&B and N/NG631A&B) along with required advanced practice core courses (e.g., N/NG613,N/NG614 and N/NG615A&B). Required gerontological specialty coursework includes N/NG685, N/NG650A&B and N/NG651 A&B

Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
This post-master's certificate option is an 9-credit program (minimum) designed to meet the needs of a nurse who is already certified as a nurse practitioner. The option focuses on the older adult population through support courses and clinical practice. Required gerontological specialty coursework includes N/NG685, N/NG650A&B and N/NG651A&B.

Nurse Educator
This post-master's certificate option for nurse educators is a 11-credit program designed to meet the needs of the master's prepared nurse who desires formal education and teaching skills and strategies that address student, program and patient outcomes as well as leadership skills to improve health care. Required courses include N/NG620, N/NG622, N/NG623, N/NG625A.