Post-MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Pursue a fulfilling career in primary care.
Elevate your nursing career with our Post-MSN Family Nurse Practitioner Program. This part-time 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 program 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
Virtual Information Sessions
Discover the future of healthcare education from the comfort of your own home! We invite you to join our upcoming Virtual Information Sessions hosted via Zoom the first Tuesday of each month at 7 PM EST.
Next steps
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.
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
Cost & Financial Aid
A great education is worth it. Mary Baldwin helps you pay for it with generous financial aid packages, a broad range of scholarships, and by accepting the maximum number of transfer credits for previous coursework or relevant work and life experiences.
Our Post-MSN Family Nurse Practitioner program also has a special tuition rate of $650 per credit hour.