Certification

Graduates of the master's degree program are eligible to take certification examinations in specialized areas of advanced nursing practice. Only students who have completed all the requirements for the master's degree or have completed the formal post-graduate clinical scholars certificate option are approved to sit for these examinations. Information about nationally recognized certification exams and those for which individual students are eligible can be found at the following Web sites:  American Nurses Credentialing Center, Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and the National Certification Corporation (Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner exams).  The assistant dean for advanced practice nursing is the person responsible for signing your eligibility form verifying that you have completed the required courses in the program of study.

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