Post-MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Track
Pursue a fulfilling career in primary care.
Elevate your nursing career with our Post-MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Track. This part-time post-MSN program offers a hybrid learning experience, combining flexible online courses with hands-on campus intensives. Gain the knowledge and expertise needed to pass the National Certification Examination (NCE) and provide next-level care with confidence.
- Time to Completion5 semesters or 20 months
- FormatHybrid
- Degree(s)Certificate
Next steps
Why study nursing at Mary Baldwin?
Pursue an exciting, fulfilling career as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Our part-time certificate track prepares registered nurses with MSN degrees for the National Certification Examination (NCE). The curriculum is designed to equip you with the skills to assess and manage patients and provide safe, evidence-based primary care throughout the lifespan.
- 32-credit hour program
- Flexible online asynchronous and synchronous courses with in-person learning intensives
- Dedicated faculty and small classes
Next steps
Having compassion for each patient that goes beyond their physical needs is a lifelong goal of mine as a nurse.
Sarah Kauffman BSN ’20
Courses & Curriculum
- NUR 620: Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology for the APRN
- NUR 704: Advanced Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- NUR 706: Advanced Health Assessment
- NUR 824: Advanced Practice Nursing I: Pediatric Primary Care
- NUR 825: Advanced Practice Nursing: Clinical I
- NUR 826: Advanced Practice Nursing: Clinical II
- NUR 828: Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult Primary Care I
- NUR 830: Advanced Practice Nursing: Clinical III
- NUR 832: Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult Primary Care II
- NUR 845: Advanced Practice Nursing: Adult Primary Care III
Total Program Credits: 32
Total Clinical Hours: 600
Accreditation
The post-Master of Science in Nursing Certificate program at Mary Baldwin University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
Our Faculty
Our faculty is made up of healthcare experts with industry-leading expertise and profound empathy. Their commitment to nurturing future healthcare leaders is key to the success of our school.
Cost & Financial Aid
See the cost of a post-MSN certificate at MBU, and some of the ways we work with you to make an excellent education affordable for you and your family.
Expected Program Student Learning Outcomes
The expected student learning outcomes of the graduate nursing programs are to prepare confident, competent, and responsible professional nurses who can:
1. Integrate science, theory, and knowledge from nursing and other disciplines as the basis for the highest level of nursing practice.
2. Critically analyze complex clinical situations, organizational practices, and healthcare systems to improve healthcare delivery and health outcomes for diverse populations.
3. Demonstrate advanced competencies in the application of evidence to improve care delivery, health outcomes, and systems management.
4. Use effective interdisciplinary collaboration skills to influence health policy, health outcomes, and healthcare delivery.
5. Utilize information systems and technology to advance nursing practice and transform health care delivery.
6. Assume leadership roles in the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based practice approaches to improve health outcomes for diverse populations.
7. Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgment, ethical behavior, and scholarship in nursing practice.