Post-Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Certificate Program
Post-Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) certificates allow nurses to add another specialty area to their master's degree. Choose from seven available post-master's certificate programs to enhance your nursing skills, expertise and practice scope.
Completion Options
- Choose a full- or part-time workload to complete your degree.
- Completion time varies by certificate program and depends heavily on your completed master's coursework.
Application Deadlines
The application window could close early, if program capacity is reached.
Part 1 deadlines reflect the date when all NursingCAS application materials, except transcripts and references, must be submitted. Transcripts and references are due a month after the posted part 1 deadline.
| Spring '25 |
Summer '25 | Fall '25 |
|---|---|---|
Oct. 15 (Submission deadline) Nov. 15 (Verification deadline) |
Mar. 15 (Submission deadline) Apr. 1 (Verification deadline) |
June 1 (Submission deadline) July 1 (Verification deadline) |
| Note: The Post-MSN Certificate programs in Adult-Gero Acute Care NP and Pediatric Acute Care admit for the fall semester start only. | ||
Programs
The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program prepares students to treat patients 13 and older for brief, but severe, episodes of illness, injury, or trauma in hospitals, ambulatory care facilities or short-term stay settings.
This program, available to Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana residents, is offered on campus only.
The Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program prepares students to care for patients 13 and older for diagnosis and management of common and complex medical conditions.
This program is only available to Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana residents.
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program prepares nurses to diagnose and manage common and complex medical conditions in children and adults.
The Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program prepares nurses to manage infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with complex acute, critical and life-threatening illnesses across a continuum of health care settings.
This program is only available to Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana residents.
The Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program prepares nurses to provide care for patients with complex psychiatric and physical health needs.
*Requires a campus visit or visits. See specific program page for details.
- Integrate research, scholarship, and evidence based practice from nursing and related sciences as a framework for planning holistic care of the patient in various environmental contexts.
- Demonstrate competence in providing and evaluating advanced nursing practice with an emphasis on safety and quality.
- Demonstrate leadership for advanced nursing practice as a member of an interprofessional team within various environmental contexts.
- Design evidence-based clinical prevention and population care and services to individuals, families, and communities.
- Critically appraise evidence in the planning, delivery and evaluation of safe and effective care within various environmental contexts.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills to promote health and help shape the health delivery system through policy, processes, and advocacy.
- Develop culturally sensitive, ethical, and financially sound comprehensive nursing care to individuals, aggregates, and/or communities.
Required Prior Coursework
To learn more about prior coursework required for eligibility to take the certification exam after graduation, visit our Required Prior Coursework page.