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 eight certificate options are clinical specialties:
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Care
- Nurse-Midwifery
- Nursing Educational Technology and Innovation
- 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 5402 | Diagnostic Reasoning for the AGAC NP 1 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 6360 | Pathopharmacology | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 6270 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory 1 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 6280 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum 1 | 3.00 | 188 |
| AGAC 6290 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory 2 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 6300 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum 2 | 3.00 | 188 |
| AGAC 6320 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory 3 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 6330 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum 3 | 3.00 | 188 |
| AGAC 6340 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Theory 4 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGAC 6340 | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum 4 | 3.00 | 188 |
| Total | 30.00 | 752 (minimum) |
Applicants must have a minimum of two years of current experience in an acute care setting.
Family Nurse Practitioner
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Clinical Hours |
| AGPC 6600 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory 1 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGPC 6610 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 1 | 3.00 | 135 |
| AGPC 6620 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory 2 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGPC 6630 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 2 | 3.00 | 135 |
| FHNP 6750 | Family Centered Primary Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents Theory | 3.00 | N/A |
| FHNP 6760 | Family Centered Primary Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents Practicum | 2.00 | 120 |
| AGPC 6640 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory 3 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGPC 6650 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 3 | 3.00 | 240 |
| AGPC 6660 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory 4 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGPC 6670 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 4 | 3.00 | 240 |
| Total | 30.00 | 870 (minimum) |
Family Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Care
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Clinical Hours |
| AGPC 6600 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory 1 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGPC 6610 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 1 | 3.00 | 135 |
| AGPC 6620 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Theory 2 | 3.00 | N/A |
| AGPC 6630 | Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Practicum 2 | 3.00 | 135 |
| FEAC 6510 | FNP in Emergency Acute Care Theory 1 | N/A | |
| FHNP 6750 | Family Centered Primary Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents Theory | 3.00 | N/A |
| FEAC 6511 | FNP in Emergency Acute Care Practicum 1 | 4.00 | 225 |
| FEAC 6512 | FNP in Emergency Acute Care Theory 2 | 3.00 | N/A |
| FEAC 6513 | FNP in Emergency Acute Care Practicum 2 | 4.00 | 225 |
| FEAC 6514 | FFNP in Emergency Acute Care Theory 3 | 3.00 | N/A |
| FEAC 6515 | FNP in Emergency Acute Care Practicum 3 | 4.00 | 225 |
| Total | 36 | 945 Min |
Nurse-Midwifery
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits | Clinical Hours |
| NCOR 6012G | Role Development and Foundations of Midwifery Practice | 3.00 | N/A |
| MID 6010G | Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Theory | 3.00 | N/A |
| MID 6015G | Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Practicum | 3.00 | 160 |
| MID 6020G | Antepartum and Postpartum Care Theory | 3.00 | N/A |
| MID 6025G | Antepartum and Postpartum Care Practicum | 3.00 | 160 |
| MID 6022G | Ultrasound for Midwives | 1.00 | N/A |
| MID 6030G | Primary Care Theory | 3.00 | N/A |
| MID 6035G | Primary Care Practicum | 1.00 | 40 |
| MID 6040G | Intrapartum and Postpartum Care Theory | 3.00 | N/A |
| MID 6045G | Intrapartum and Postpartum Care Practicum | 3.00 | 220 |
| MID 6042G | Fetal Assessment & Neonatal Care | 3.00 | 16 |
| MID 6050G | Comprehensive Review | 1.00 | N/A |
| MID 6055G | Advanced Clinical Midwifery Integration | 5.00 | 360 |
| Total | 35.00 | 956 (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.
Nursing Educational Technology and Innovation
View the Nursing Educational Technology and Innovation curriculum
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.