Doctor of Nursing Practice and Post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
This dual option provides students the opportunity to earn a Post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate and Doctor of Nursing Practice simultaneously. The Post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate and Doctor of Nursing Practice combined option provide a solid academic and practical foundation for master’s prepared nurses without current certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
The Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate is designed for nurses who already hold a master’s degree in nursing and offers an educational pathway to specialization as a primary care provider. Upon completion of the Post-Masters Certificate, students will be eligible for Family Nurse Practitioner national certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB).
For more information regarding the Post-Masters Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner Program including application deadlines, please refer to: https://www.wilmu.edu/health/family-nurse-practitioner-certificate.aspx
Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is designed for nurses who hold a master’s degree in nursing and offers an educational pathway to earn the highest clinically focused doctoral degree in nursing. Upon completion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, students will possess forward-thinking clinical and systems leadership skills to promote the application of evidence-based practice to address the nation’s increasingly complex healthcare needs.
For more information regarding the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, please refer to: https://www.wilmu.edu/health/dnp.aspx
Program Information
Admission, progression, and graduation requirements are a coordinated effort within the College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences graduate and doctoral programs. The combined Post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate and Doctor of Nursing Practice program is 75 credits. This includes 42 credits and 700 clinical hours for the Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate and 33 credits for the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Students will be dual advised by the MSN NP Program Chair and DNP Program Chair.
Specific to the Post-Masters Nurse Practitioner Certificate, four (4) courses may be accepted as transfer credit: GRN 7101: Advanced Pathophysiology, GRN 7102: Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing Practice, GRN 7103: Advanced Pharmacology, and GRN 7104: Advanced Health Assessment.
Specific to the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, a maximum of six (6) credits may be transferred for doctoral credit by the Wilmington University catalog.
Admission Requirements
Students must meet admission requirements for both the Post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate as well as the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.
In addition, this program requires two applications, one to the Post-Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate program and one for the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Acceptance to one program does not guarantee acceptance to the other.
75 Credits, 24 Courses
Family NP Certificate Courses
| GRN 7101 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 4 |
| GRN 7102 | Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing Practice | 3 |
| GRN 7103 | Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan | 4 |
| GRN 7104 | Advanced Health Assessment | 4 |
| GRN 7105 | Differential Diagnosis and Clinical Decision Making Across the Lifespan | 2 |
| GRN 7121 | Family Practicum I | 4 |
| GRN 7106 | Acute and Chronic Care Across the Lifespan I | 3 |
| GRN 7122 | Family Practicum II | 4 |
| GRN 7107 | Acute and Chronic Care Across the Lifespan II | 3 |
| GRN 7108 | Acute and Chronic Care Across the Lifespan III | 3 |
| GRN 7123 | Family Practicum III | 4 |
| GRN 7124 | Family Practicum IV | 4 |
DNP Core Courses
DNP Project Courses
| GRN 9001 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project I | 3 |
| GRN 9002 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project II | 3 |
| GRN 9003 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project III | 3 |