We offer seven certificate options through a blend of in-person, hybrid, and remote models. Post-Master’s Certificate Nurse Practitioner students must complete a minimum number of credits and clinical hours to be eligible to sit for the respective national certification exam. Post-Master’s Certificate Nurse Practitioner students who did not complete Advanced Pathophysiology, Advanced Pharmacology, and/or Advanced Health Assessment during their previous graduate studies or prior to admission will be required to take these courses. A gap analysis to determine what/if any additional courses are required for the respective program will be completed by the Specialty/Program Director upon admission.
The following seven certificate options are clinical specialties:
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Care
- Nurse-Midwifery
- Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
For all clinical specialties, theory and practicum courses are co-requisites and must be taken together and successfully completed for program progression.
In-person classes are held at our Newark campus.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Clinical Hours |
| AGAC 0000 | Diagnostic Reasoning for the AGAC NP 1 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 0000 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory 1 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 0000 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum 1 | 2.00 | 120 |
| AGAC 0000 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory 2 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 0000 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum 2 | 3.00 | 180 |
| AGAC 0000 | Diagnostic Reasoning for the AGAC NP 2 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 0000 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum Intensive | 3.00 | 120 |
| AGAC 0000 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory 3 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 0000 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum 3 | 3.00 | 180 |
| AGAC 0000 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Review | 2.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 0000 | Adult Gerontology Acute Care Final Practicum Intensive | 4.00 | 240 |
| Total | 32.00 | 840 (minimum) |
Applicants must have a minimum of two years of current experience in an acute care setting.
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Clinical Hours |
| AGPC 6600 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory 1 | 3 | |
| AGPC 6610 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 1 | 3 | 135 |
| AGPC 6620 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory 2 | 3 | |
| AGPC 6630 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 2 | 3 | 135 |
| AGPC 6640 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory 3 | 3 | |
| AGPC 6650 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 3 | 3 | 240 |
| AGPC 6660 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory 4 | 3 | |
| AGPC 6670 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 4 | 3 | 240 |
| Totals | 24 | 750 |
Family Nurse Practitioner
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Clinical Hours |
| XXXX 0000 | Diagnostic Reasoning and Health Promotion1 | 3.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Psychiatric-Mental Health Care | 1.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Reproductive and Perinatal Care | 1.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Pediatric Care | 1.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Theory 1 | 3.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Practicum 1 | 2.00 | 120 |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Theory 2 | 3.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Practicum 2 | 3.00 | 180 |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Intensive 1 | 3.00 | 120 |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Theory 3 | 3.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Practicum 3 | 3.00 | 180 |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Review and Role Transition | 2.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Intensive 2 | 4.00 | 240 |
| Total | 32.00 | 840 (minimum) |
Family Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Care
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Clinical Hours |
| XXXX 0000 | Diagnostic Reasoning and Health Promotion | 3.00 | |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Psychiatric-Mental Health Care | 1.00 | 135 |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Reproductive and Perinatal Care | 1.00 | |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Pediatric Care | 1.00 | 135 |
| XXXX 0000 | FNP in Emergency Acute Care Theory 1 | ||
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Theory 1 | 3.00 | |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Practicum 1 for ENP Students | 3.00 | 225 |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Theory 2 | 3.00 | |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Practicum 2 | 3.00 | 225 |
| XXXX 0000 | Family/Emergency NP Theory 1 and Diagnostic Reasoning & Clinical Decision-Making | 3.00 | |
| XXXX 0000 | Family/Emergency NP Practicum 1 | 3.00 | 225 |
| XXXX 0000 | Family/Emergency NP Theory 2 | 3.00 | |
| XXXX 0000 | Family/Emergency NP Practicum 2 | 4.00 | |
| XXXX 0000 | Family/Emergency NP Theory 3 | 3.00 | |
| XXXX 0000 | Family/Emergency NP Final Practicum Intensive | 4.00 | |
| XXXX 0000 | Family NP Review and Role Transition | 2.00 | |
| Total | 40 | 1020 Min |
Nurse-Midwifery
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Clinical Hours |
| XXXX 0000 | Role Development and Foundations of Midwifery Practice | 3.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Theory | 3.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Practicum | 3.00 | 160 |
| XXXX 0000 | Antepartum and Postpartum Care Theory | 3.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Antepartum and Postpartum Care Practicum | 3.00 | 160 |
| NMID 7200 | Ultrasound for Midwives | 1.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Primary Care Theory | 3.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Primary Care Practicum | 1.00 | 40 |
| XXXX 0000 | Intrapartum and Postpartum Care Theory | 3.00 | N/A |
| XXXX 0000 | Intrapartum and Postpartum Care Practicum | 3.00 | 220 |
| XXXX 0000 | Fetal Assessment & Neonatal Care | 3.00 | 24 |
| XXXX 0000 | Advanced Clinical Midwifery Integration | 5.00 | 360 |
| XXXX 0000 | Comprehensive Review | 1.00 | N/A |
| Total | 35.00 | 964 (minimum) |
This program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, 2000 Duke Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; Tel: (703) 835-4565, support@theacme.org, www.theacme.org.
Applicants to this program may be eligible for the New Jersey Midwifery Education Project, Cultivating the Midwifery Workforce: Strengthening Capacity, Removing Barriers scholarship, which offers funding to aspiring midwives accepted to the Rutgers midwifery program.
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Clinical Hours |
| PNP 5105 | Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology | 3 | |
| PNP 5103 | Pediatric Advanced Physiology and Assessment | 3 | |
| NMID 6407 | Nurse-Midwifery Theory 5: Management of the Neonate and Breastfeeding | 2 | |
| PNP 6560 | Primary Care of Children Theory 1: Health Promotion | 3 | |
| PNP 6570 | Primary Care of Children Practicum 1: Health Promotion | 3 | 225 |
| PNP 6540 | Primary Care of Children Theory 2: Common Mild/Acute Illnesses | 3 | |
| PNP 6550 | Primary Care of Children Practicum 2: Common Mild/Acute Illnesses | 3 | 180 |
| PNP 6580 | Primary Care of Children Theory 3: Chronic Conditions | 3 | |
| PNP 6590 | Primary Care of Children Practicum 3: Chronic Conditions | 3 | 180 |
| PNP 6710 | Primary Care of Children Theory 4: Complex Challenges | 3 | |
| PNP 6720 | Primary Care of Children Practicum 4: Complex Challenges | 3 | 180 |
| Total | 32 | 765 |
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Clinical Hours |
| PNP 5105 | Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology | 3 | |
| PNP 5110 | Diagnostic Assessment and Procedures | 3 | |
| NMID 6407 | Nurse-Midwifery Theory 5: Management of the Neonate and Breastfeeding | 2 | |
| PNP 6610 | Acute Care of Children Theory | 3 | |
| PNP 6620 | Acute Care of Children Practicum | 3 | 180 |
| PNP 6630 | Advanced Care of Children Practicum 3: Chronic Conditions | 4 | 180 |
| PNP 6640 | Advanced Care of Children Practicum 4: Contemporary Issues | 4 | 180 |
| Total | 22 | 540 |
Applicants must have a minimum of one year of current experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner.