Post-Graduate Nursing Certificates
UToledo's graduate certificate tracks are ideal for nurses who have a current master's or doctor of nursing practice degree and want to expand their practice with an education from the leader in advanced practice nursing in northwest Ohio.
Family Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate
The Family Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate is offered to individuals who have completed a master's degree in nursing or doctorate in nursing practice, and who desire to obtain specialized knowledge to seek certification as an FNP.
- FNP graduates are eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification or American Academy of Nurse Practitioner (AANP) certification corresponding to their population foci upon graduation.
- Three-semester, part-time option
- 21 semester credits
- Graduate Nursing Program Application Deadlines, Process and Checklist
- Program Outcomes
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate is offered to individuals who have completed a master’s degree in nursing or doctorate in nursing practice and who desire to obtain specialized knowledge to seek certification as a PMHNP.
- PMHNP graduates are eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification corresponding to their population foci upon graduation.
- Three-semester, part-time option
- 21 semester credits
- Graduate Nursing Program Application Deadlines, Process and Checklist
- Program Outcomes
Sample Plan of Study
Prerequisites
Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology (3 credit hours)
Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (3 credit hours)
Advanced Health Assessment (3 credit hours)
Diagnostic Reasoning (1 credit hours)
Psychopharmacology for PMHNP Practice (2 credit hours) PMHNP students only
Curriculum
Summer
NURS XXXX: CLIN 1 Lecture (3 credit hours)
NURS XXXX: Practicum 1 (240 clinical hours) (4 credit hours)
Fall
NURS XXXX: CLIN 2 Lecture (3 credit hours)
NURS XXXX: Practicum 2 (240 clinical hours) (4 credit hours)
Spring
NURS XXXX: CLIN 3 Lecture (2 credit hours)
NURS XXXX: Practicum 3 (300 clinical hours) (5 credit hours)
NURS 6650: Transition to Practice (1 credit hour) not applicable for current APRN's
Total Semester Hours: 21-22
Accreditation
The post-graduate APRN certificate program at the University of Toledo is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.