Advance Your Nursing Practice with a Post-Graduate Certificate
Nurses who already have a graduate degree in nursing are eligible to take coursework to achieve a post-graduate certificate in an area of Advanced Nursing Practice.
Visit the Nurse Educator Post Graduate Certificate program page for more information on that program.
At the end of the program, Nurse Practitioner students are eligible to take the examination for certification in one of the populations of focus. Post-graduate curricula focus on the core graduate content for the role and population. The length of the program and the specific plan of study for each student will vary, depending on the student's previous academic coursework and the student's proposed Advanced Practice Role. The average part-time student can complete the certificate in one to two years.
Choose your area of study
The curriculum for post-graduate certificates are individualized on a per-student basis. UMSL offers post-graduate certificates in six emphasis areas:
- Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Program type:
Graduate Certificate
Format:
100% Online
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Build on your nursing expertise — without starting over
A Plan Built Around Your Experience: UMSL develops an individualized plan of study based on your previous graduate coursework and chosen specialty, so you can focus on the preparation you need for your next role.
Choose the Population You Want to Serve: Prepare for advanced practice in one of six areas, including family, pediatric, psychiatric-mental health, women's health and adult-gerontology care.
Turn Knowledge into Clinical Practice: Gain hands-on experience through supervised clinical practice tailored to your population of focus and apply advanced skills in real-world health care settings.
Prepare for Your Next Certification: Complete your certificate requirements and become eligible to apply for the appropriate nurse practitioner board-certification examination.
Learn with an Established Nursing College: UMSL's post-graduate APRN certificates are CCNE accredited and supported by partnerships with more than 100 health care organizations.
Program Outcomes
Upon completing the UMSL Post-Graduate certificate program, you will be equipped with the advanced skills and knowledge to excel as a nurse practitioner in academic, clinical, or professional development settings. Graduates will be able to:
- Integrate evidence-based concepts from advanced practice nursing, the arts, sciences, and humanities to provide comprehensive, competent, holistic, and patient-centered care promoting healthy outcomes and health equity for diverse individuals, families, communities, and populations.
- Demonstrate clinical decision-making and actions based on ethical and legal obligations, standards of practice, economics, health equity, and nursing values.
- Evaluate approaches to practice utilizing information and communication technologies to promote safe, high-quality care, and efficient health delivery services according to best practice, professional, and regulatory standards.
- Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for decisions and actions based on professional intrapersonal values, ethical and legal obligations, standards of practice, social justice, and economics.
- Demonstrate mastery of specialized nurse practitioner competencies, as outlined by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Population-Focused Nurse Practitioner Competencies.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the general graduate admission requirements of the Graduate School, described in the UMSL Bulletin.
In addition to Graduate School admission requirements, the following requirements apply:
- MSN or DNP from a nationally accredited nursing program
- Current professional license
- MSN or DNP Cumulative GPA 3.0 or higher
How to Apply
Apply through the centralized Application Service, NursingCAS.
The UMSL College of Nursing participates in Nursing’s Centralized Application Service (NursingCAS) online application system for admission to our graduate certificates and graduate degrees.
NursingCAS collects and processes application documents and verifies transcripts. We receive your application information from NursingCAS and use it to make our admission decisions.
Do not apply directly to the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Do not send official transcripts directly to the University of Missouri-St. Louis
Choose your emphasis
Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Review Full Degree RequirementsAdult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Review Full Degree RequirementsFamily Nurse Practitioner
Review Full Degree RequirementsPrimary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Review Full Degree RequirementsPsychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Review Full Degree RequirementsWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner
Review Full Degree Requirements
Non-Missouri Residents: Prospective students are responsible for reviewing the UMSL state authorizations page to see if this program is offered in their state throughout their program and to review the licensure or certification requirements for the state in which they reside.
