Post-Graduate Certificate

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Post-Graduate Non-Degree Certificate

The Post-Graduate Non-Degree Certificate is intended for nurses who already have an advanced practice graduate degree in nursing (MSN or DNP) who wish to specialize in a different clinical area. In addition to the graduate core courses it is expected that the following courses or their equivalent are completed prior to admission to the post-graduate certificate program: Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan, Physiology and/or Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology, APRN Role and Diagnostics for the APRN. Review of these courses for equivalence and transfer credit will be done upon admission into the program.

Post-Graduate Advanced Practice Certificate Options:

Neonatal
Pediatric Acute Care
Pediatric Primary Care
Psychiatric-Mental Health

Post-Graduate Certificate (PGC)

Specialty Curriculum Content

Applied Pharmacology Credit Hours: (3)
Specialty Cognate Credit Hours: (3)
Management: I Credit Hours: (3)
Management: II Credit Hours: (3)
Management III Credit Hours: (3)

Subtotal: 15

DNP and Specialty Practica

Specialty Practicum (336 Clock Hours) Credit Hours: (4)
Specialty Immersion Residency (168 Clock Hours) Credit Hours: (2)

Subtotal: 6

Total: 21

For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program and other important information, please visit our website at http://www.rushu.rush.edu/disclosures/nursingcert.