Doctor of Nursing Practice and Post-Masters Nurse Educator Certificate

This dual option provides students the opportunity to earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Post-Masters Nurse Educator Certificate simultaneously. The Doctor of Nursing Practice and Post-Masters Nurse Educator Certificate combined option provides a solid academic and practical foundation for master’s prepared nurses interested in a career as an academic or clinical nurse educator. 

Nurse Educator Certificate

The Nurse Educator Certificate is designed for nurses interested in teaching students, clients, and staff in a variety of academic and clinical settings

For more information regarding the Post-Masters Nurse Educator Certificate Program please refer to: https://www.wilmu.edu/health/nursing-leadership-certificate.aspx

Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program is designed for nurses who hold a master’s degree in nursing or a related field and offers an educational pathway to earn the highest clinically focused doctoral degree in nursing. Upon completion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, students will possess forward thinking clinical and systems leadership skills to promote the application of evidence-based practice to address the nation’s increasingly complex healthcare needs.

For more information regarding the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, please refer to: https://www.wilmu.edu/health/dnp.aspx

Program Information

Admission, progression, and graduation requirements are a coordinated effort within the College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences graduate and doctoral programs. The combined Doctor of Nursing Practice program and Post-Masters Nurse Educator Certificate program is 45 credits and 500 experiential engagement hours for students enrolled in the Advanced Practice DNP Concentration. Students enrolled in the Leadership DNP Concentration will complete 60 credits and 1,000 experiential engagement hours. Students will be dual advised by the MSN Leadership Program Chair and DNP Program Chair.

Current National-Board Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse will meet the requirements for MSN 6609: Advanced Concepts in Pathophysiology and Pharmacology as well as MSN 6610: Advanced Physical Assessment for Nurse Leaders.

Students without National-Board Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse will need to complete the entire 18-credit Post-Masters Nurse Educator Certificate.

Admission Requirements

Students must meet admission requirements for both the Post-Masters Nurse Educator as well as the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.

In addition, this program requires two applications, one to the Post-Masters Nurse Educator Certificate program and one to the Doctor of Nursing Practice program.