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This post-master’s degree certificate as a pediatric nurse practitioner - primary care (PNP-PC) builds on your original master's degree curriculum. A gap analysis will be completed to identify which courses are required to complete the certificate program. All courses for the PNP-PC certificate program must be taken at Wright State University. The coursework in this program is delivered fully online (with some synchronous coursework—set meeting time), making this program highly accessible. This program does include direct care clinical hours.
View the pediatric nurse practitioner - primary care certificate program information and degree requirements in the Academic Catalog.
Total: 18 credit hours, 560 clinical hours.
To be eligible to apply to this post master's certificate nursing program, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Master’s degree as a pediatric nurse practitioner from a CCNE-accredited master’s program (official transcript from accredited master’s program required)
Note: Post-master’s students who are not pediatric nurse practitioners may also apply, but based on the needed credit hours (minimum of 23 hours) this is a second master’s and not a certificate program.
Current professional licensure as APRN in the states where clinical experiences are planned (e.g. a student from Indianapolis might participate in the program but do their clinical practicum experience in Indiana, requiring licensure in that state).
Interview by program director, either in person or via telephone.
Apply to the Wright State Graduate School
Keep in mind that it takes 2-6 weeks to process an application in the Graduate School. Once all your application materials have been received, you will be contacted to interview with the director.
Graduate Financial Aid Application (PDF)
A gap analysis will be performed to evaluate the student’s previous course work against Wright State University’s current program of study for the PNP-PC program. Additional courses may be included in the program of study based on the gap analysis. These classes will be determined on an individual basis resulting in a personalized program of study. According to Wright State standards, a program of study greater than 22 credit hours will be designated as a second master’s degree; a program between 9 and 21 hours will be designated as a post-master’s certificate.
Program Contact:
Ann Bowling, Ph.D., APRN, CPNP-PC
Program Director
ann.bowling@wright.edu
937-775-2596
General Contact Information:
School of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Health Sciences
Phone: 937-775-3131
Fax: 937-775-4571
Questions about the graduate school application? Contact:
The College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies
Location: 344 Student Union
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Phone: 937-775-2976
Fax: 937-775-2453
Email: wsugrad@wright.edu
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