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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificates | Rasmussen University
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificates | Rasmussen University
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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate
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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate - Nurse Practitioner
Online
Field Experience
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate - Nurse Practitioner
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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate Program
You’re a registered nurse with a graduate degree, such as a Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN), MSN Nurse Practitioner (MSN-NP) or Doctoral degree in Nursing (DNP). What’s next in your nursing education? Pursue a new specialization with our Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate program.
A Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate allows you to expand your skills in a specialized area. Online courses combined with clinical practicum experiences give you the flexibility and skills you need to confidently pursue your new specialization.
Specializations:
Nursing Leadership and Administration
Nursing Education
Healthcare Technology, Simulation and Informatics
Nurse Practitioner (NP) specializations:
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP)
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (PPCNP)
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Four start dates per year
and no GRE
requirement
help qualified applicants get going right away.
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Empowered Learning™
Online Empowered Learning courses allow you to learn by doing real-world projects, manage your pace and stay connected with faculty and peers.
Focused Clinical Settings
Dive into your specialization online and in person, often with field experience in your current workplace or community.
Technology-Focused, Patient-Driven
Online and clinical courses are designed to prepare students using the latest technology to help you gain the advanced knowledge and skills you need to promote quality care.
Graduate Nursing Education to Help You Keep Growing
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate Credits
16
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate Nurse Practitioner Credits
53
Nursing Programs to Meet Your Goals
If you’re a registered nurse (RN) with an MSN, MSN-NP or DNP and looking for more options to advance your education, step up to the Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate. Keep expanding your skills by focusing on just the specialization courses.
Whether your goals include becoming a leader, educator or advanced practitioner, you can find specializations that align with your credential and fit your goals.
You can choose any Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate specialization, whether you have an MSN, MSN-NP or DNP.
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate Details
Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate Nurse Practitioner Details
Access to Mentor Minds
Join our thriving nursing network of over 19,500 nursing alumni and 600 nursing faculty.
Gain access to faculty and alumni who have been where you are now and where you are headed in your career. You will have supporters in your Nursing program who can help you navigate your clinicals, offer insights from their experiences and connect you with others in their own network.
Support to Make It Work
From clinical practicum coordinator and experienced faculty to 24/7 technical support and an academic advisor, you’ll have support throughout the program. The clinical practicum coordinator will help you find and secure your clinical site. And, when it comes to research, you’ll have a nursing-specific librarian to work with through all our available resources.
"Post-Graduate Nursing Certificates are great options for nurses that already have an MSN and are looking to expand their expertise in a new specialized field. The certificate can be accomplished in a relatively short time frame, focusing solely on those courses that are relevant to one’s area of interest."
Sheri Hartman, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Vice President of Nursing Systems
Program start dates are subject to change at the discretion of the University.
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As of July 14, 2021, Rasmussen University had 8,524 students enrolled in School of Nursing programs. As of June 30, 2021, Rasmussen University had 19,539 nursing alumni. This number represents the total number of those who graduated from a School of Nursing program between March 20, 2006, and June 30, 2021. For the spring quarter of 2021 (April - June), Rasmussen University had 603 full-time and adjunct nursing faculty.
Completion time is dependent on the number of courses completed each term.
Estimated tuition and fee breakdown for Healthcare Technology, Simulation and Informatics and Nursing Leadership and Administration Specializations: 16 Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate credits at $290 per credit ($4,640) and $1,200 in fees = total tuition and fees $5,840.
Estimated tuition and fee breakdown for Nursing Education Specialization: 16 Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate credits at $290 per credit ($4,640) and $1,400 in fees = total tuition and fees $6,040. Excludes Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate Nurse Practitioner specializations. Program availability varies by state. Please see Rasmussen University catalog for details.
Estimated total tuition and fees breakdown: 53 Nurse Practitioner specialization credits at $464 per credit ($24,592) and $4,495 in fees = estimated total tuition and fees of $29,087. Program availability varies by state. Please see Rasmussen University catalog for details.
Estimated total tuition and fees breakdown: 53 Nurse Practitioner specialization credits at $464 per credit ($24,592) and $4,045 in fees = estimated total tuition and fees of $28,637. Program availability varies by state. Please see Rasmussen University catalog for details.