Post-Master's Certificate
Preparing students to be advanced practice nurses delivering care across the continuum as key members of 21st century health care teams
An In-Demand Degree
Ranked in the top 3% of U.S. nursing graduate programs
$108,306
Hybrid Format
- #7 public MSN program (U.S. News & World Report, 2024)
- Seven specialty post-master's tracks, including ACACNS, AGACNP, FNP, PMHNP, NNP, PNP-AC, PNP-PC
- Two years (full-time) to complete
- Guaranteed admission for UVA School of Nursing alumni
- Application deadline: December 1 for entry the following fall
Preparing students to be advanced practice nurses providing care to acute and chronically ill adults
Certification:
Graduates are eligible for the adult-gerontology acute care CNS certification exam administered by AACN or ANCC
Preparing students to be advanced practice nurses who provide care to acute and chronically ill adults.
Graduates are eligible for the adult-gerontology acute care NP certification exam administered by AACN or ANCC.
Preparing students to provide care to vulnerable infants and children across a variety of settings, both inpatient and outpatient.
Graduates are eligible for the neonatal NP certification exam administered by NCC.
Preparing students to provide care as APRNS to vulnerable pediatric populations across a multitude of inpatient and outpatient settings.
Graduates are eligible for the pediatric acute care NP certification exam administered by PNCB.
Preparing students to be advanced practice nurses providing exceptional front-line care to children as clinicians, educators and researchers.
Graduates are eligible for the pediatric primary care NP certification exam administered by PNCB.
Preparing nurses in advanced practice roles to promote and maintain health and to prevent, detect and treat acute and chronic mental illness.
Graduates are eligible for the PMHNP certification exam administered by ANCC.
Preparing nurses in advanced practice roles to promote and maintain health and to prevent, detect and treat acute and chronic mental illness.
Students in the dual Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist + Nurse Practitioner track complete all requirements of the AGACNP and AGCNS tracks. Students seeking to pursue a dual AGAC CNS + NP are required to talk with the director of advanced practice about suitability and alignment with their personal goals. The dual track plan of study is a demanding curriculum with implications for licensure, certification and credentialing in one’s career as an advanced practice nurse. Successful dual track students typically do not work concurrently.
Graduates are eligible for the adult-gerontology acute care CNS certification exam administered by AACN or ANCC and the adult-gerontology acute care NP certification exam administered by AACN or ANCC.
Students may enroll in the AGAC CNS + NP track as an MSN, through a post-master's certificate, or while enrolled in the BSN to DNP pathway program.