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Post-Master's Certificate Programs

The Department Of Nursing offers several post-Master's certificates of advanced study program for registered nurses with a Master of Science degree in nursing.

   Admissions Requirements: 

• Graduate Application
• Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois
• Masters degree in nursing
• Professional practice within the last 5 years
• Professional Liability Insurance
• GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Basic statistics course or equivalent
• Two letters of reference (one from a nursing faculty member and one from a current work supervisor)
• Goal statement (1 - 2 pages)
• Portfolio Evaluation (for candidates with a doctorate in nursing or significant teaching experience - special fee required)
• Completion of advanced physiology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology

Adult Nursing: Adult Nurse Practitioner Curriculum

NSG 432: Family & Health Theories Across the Lifespan

NSG 460: Advanced Health Assessment (3)

NSG 462: Advanced Women’s Health Assessment (3)

NSG 474: Primary Care of Adults (2)

NSG 478: Clinical Management of Acute and Chronic Illness (3)

NSG 483: Practicum in Population-Based Nursing Practice I (3)

NSG 484: Advanced Pharmacology

NSG 487: Practicum in Population-Based Nursing Practice II (3)

NSG 488: Issues & Research in Population-Based Nursing Practice (3)

NSG 490: Practicum in Population-Based Nursing Practice III (4)

NSG 492: Clinical Decision-Making for Advanced Practice Nursing I (2)

NSG 493: Clinical Decision-Making for Advanced Practice Nursing II (2)

NSG 494: Clinical Decision-Making for Advanced Practice Nursing III (2)

Pediatric Nursing: Pediatric Nurse Practioner Curriculum

NSG 432: Family & Health Theories Across the Lifespan
NSG 460: Advanced Health Assessment (3)
NSG 461: Advanced Pediatric Health Assessment (3)
NSG 473: Primary Care of Infants and Children (2)
NSG 476: Clinical Management of Pediatric Health and Illness (3)
NSG 483: Practicum in Population-Based Nursing Practice I (3)
NSG 484: Advanced Pharmacology
NSG 487: Practicum in Population-Based Nursing Practice II (3)
NSG 488: Issues & Research in Population-Based Nursing Practice (2)
NSG 490: Practicum in Population-Based Nursing Practice III (4)
NSG 492: Clinical Decision-Making for Advanced Practice Nursing I (2)
NSG 493: Clinical Decision-Making for Advanced Practice Nursing II (2)
NSG 494: Clinical Decision-Making for Advanced Practice Nursing III (2)
NSG 498: Professional Nurse Role Development (2)