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The Post-graduate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Certificate Program is designed to provide the opportunity for MSN or DNP-prepared APRNs to pursue education and training in a new population area for career expansion or role change. Post-graduate certificate students must successfully complete all course requirements of the selected population area. Graduates of the program are eligible to take a national certification exam appropriate to their population area. Program completion and national certification qualify graduates to apply for approval to practice in North Carolina.
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Online Part-time Post-Graduate Certificate Program Options
Carolina Nursing offers part-time online post-graduate certificates in the five advanced practice areas below.
All Advanced Practice Areas
How Does the Program Work?
The Lead Faculty in a population area will review all prior graduate coursework completed by admitted applicants to develop an individualized plan of study. The education requirements for NP programs and national NP certification eligibility requirements have changed over time. An applicant’s national certification status does not provide sole evidence of meeting NP core courses and required supervised hours. All transcript(s) and associated course syllabi (source documents) for the 3 P’s will be reviewed upon matriculation. Each course must be comparable to what is currently offered in our existing advanced practice program. Additional coursework or alternative coursework may be required based on the gap analysis.
If admitted applicants have never practiced as an APRN, they will need to demonstrate successful completion of advanced pathophysiology (lifespan), advanced pharmacology (lifespan), and advanced health assessment courses in the past three years. If admitted applicants have not practiced as an APRN in greater than two years, they will be required at a minimum to retake advanced pharmacology.
All plans of study are also reviewed and approved by the Assistant Dean of the MSN and DNP Programs.
How Long Does it Take to Complete the Program?
Students in the post-graduate primary care NP certificate programs are admitted in the fall semester each year; however, some students may not matriculate until spring depending on their individualized plan of study. The primary care NP options can be completed in two academic years including one summer.
Students in the post-graduate AGPCNP certificate program complete the program in twelve months or one academic year (fall, spring, summer).
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Applications are now closed. The next application cycle will open in the Fall. Please check back with us later this summer for updated deadlines!