Nursing — Post-Master’s Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program

This program is designed for master’s-prepared registered nurses with strong clinical backgrounds. Participants concentrate either in family nursing or in adult/gerontological nursing.

Full-time students may expect to complete the program in two semesters, part-time students in four.

Certificate Requirements

The plan of study requires 21 credits.

Full-time

Semester I

Adult/Gero also take:

Family also take:

Semester II

Adult/Gero take:

Family take:

Part-time

Semester I

Semester II

Adult/Gero take:

Family take:

Semester III

Adult/Gero take:

Family take:

Semester IV

Adult/Gero take:

Family take:

Admission Requirements

In addition to the general admission requirements for all graduate studies programs listed in the "Admissions" section of this publication, prospective students applying to the Post-Master’s Nurse Practitioner Certificate Programs must also meet the following requirements:

1. A master’s degree in nursing from an NLNAC- or CCNE- approved school of nursing.
2. A minimum cumulative grade point average in undergraduate work of 2.75.
3. A minimum cumulative grade point average in graduate work of 3.0.
4. Recent completion of a college-level course in health assessment.
5. A current unrestricted Massachusetts license in nursing.
6. Evidence of at least two years of strong professional nursing experience.
7. Evidence of clinical placement commitments (necessary to fulfill the clinical objectives of the certificate) with master’s-prepared nurse practitioners.