Post Master's Nursing Certificate
Return to: Degree Programs
For information related to the Post-Masters Nursing Certificate, students should consult the Graduate School section, under Certificates and Non-Degree Programs.
Post-Master’s Nursing Certification is available for persons with a master’s degree in Nursing who wish to be eligible to take the certification examinations in an advanced practice area for which they were not prepared in their original program. The applicable Program/Concentration Director will review the applicant’s previous academic preparation and/or competency in required courses in order to award transfer credit. Any deficiencies will be met by enrollment in required courses. An individualized degree plan will be developed after review of the official transcripts . No degree is awarded; however, awarding of the certificate will be noted on the official transcripts from UTEP. Interested students should contact the Assistant Dean for Graduate Education for more information.
Certificate Programs
In addition to the Post-Master’s Certificate for Nurse Practitioners, the SON offers three graduate certificates in:
- Nursing Education
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Health Care Leadership Management
Each certificate is nine (9) semester credit hours and consists of two or three graduate courses.
Admission Requirements
- Admission to the graduate school as a certificate student and approval of the Assistant Dean for Graduate Education in the School of Nursing.
- During the application process, students will be asked to enter a code identifying major or certificate they wish to complete.
- The code for each of the certificates is listed after the title below.
- The code for the Post-Master’s Certificate as a Nurse Practitioner is PMSN; in addition, Nurse Practitioner applicants will be asked to choose a concentration. (See the Nurse Practitioner major, above.)
Grade Requirement: Students must earn a B or better in each of the three courses (two courses in the Evidence-Based Practice Certificate) in order to earn the Graduate Certificate. Single courses can be taken for elective credit; however, the certificate is granted only on completion of the nine-hour sequence.
Degree Plan
Required Credits: 49
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Core Hours (All courses require a grade of B or better) | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| NURS 5310 | Nursing Theory | 3 |
| NURS 5338 | Health Policy and Advocacy | 3 |
| NURS 5370 | Rsrch Appraisal & Application | 3 |
| Advanced Practice Core Courses (All courses require a grade of B or better) | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| NURS 5303 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 5319 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 5362 | Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| Concentration | ||
| Select one concentration | 31 | |
| Total Hours | 49 | |
Concentrations
Concentration in Acute Geriatrics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Adult-Gero NP w/Acute Care Sp (All courses require a grade of C or better) | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| NURS 5254 | Advanced Practice Nursing Role | 2 |
| NURS 5260 | Advanced Skills | 2 |
| NURS 5302 | Adult & Geriatric Practm | 3 |
| NURS 5361 | Acute & Critcl Illness Practm | 3 |
| NURS 5367 | Advanced Diagnostics | 3 |
| NURS 5461 | Acute & Crit Illness in Adults | 4 |
| NURS 5472 | Advanced Practice Clinical | 4 |
| NURS 5602 | Adult & Geriatric Health | 6 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
Concentration in Family Nurse Practitioner
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Family Nurse Practitioner (All courses require a grade of C or better) | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| NURS 5254 | Advanced Practice Nursing Role | 2 |
| NURS 5302 | Adult & Geriatric Practm | 3 |
| NURS 5312 | Chldbear/rearing Hlth Practm | 3 |
| NURS 5412 | Childbearing/rearing Hlth | 4 |
| NURS 5472 | Advanced Practice Clinical | 4 |
| NURS 5602 | Adult & Geriatric Health | 6 |
| NURS 5672 | Advanced Practice Clinical | 6 |
| Select three hours from the following graduate NURS: | 3 | |
| Adv Health Assessm. Practicum | ||
| Advanced FNP Skills | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Advanced Health Assessment | ||
| Advanced FNP Diagnostics | ||
| FNP Adult Health | ||
| FNP Adult Health Practicum | ||
| FNP Geriatric Health | ||
| FNP Geriatric Health Practicum | ||
| FNP Pediatric Health | ||
| FNP Women's Health | ||
| FNP Women's Health Practicum | ||
| Advanced Skills | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Organ. Theory & Culture in HC | ||
| Advanced Health Assessment | ||
| Nursing Theory | ||
| Advanced Pathophysiology | ||
NURS 5328 | ||
| Nursing Adm Roles & Operations | ||
| Fin Mgmt for Nurse Mgrs&Adm I | ||
| Health Policy and Advocacy | ||
| Nursing Management Residency | ||
| Curriculum Develop in Nurs Ed | ||
| Effective Teach Strat Nurs Edu | ||
| Eval of Learning in Nurs Edu | ||
NURS 5357 | ||
| Pediatric Chronic Hlth Practm | ||
| Acute Pediatric Practicum | ||
| Acute & Critcl Illness Practm | ||
| Pharmacotherapeutics | ||
| Managing Quality in Nurs Pract | ||
| Manag Div Work Team in Nur Set | ||
| Advanced Diagnostics | ||
| Popul Health Out. Mentored Exp | ||
| Rsrch Appraisal & Application | ||
| Integ Concpts Pathophys/Pharm | ||
| Nurs Educ Mentored Experience | ||
| Special Topics in Nursing | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| FNP Pedi Health Practicum | ||
| Acute & Crit Illness in Adults | ||
NURS 5511 | ||
NURS 5572 | ||
NURS 5573 | ||
| Pediatric Acute Care | ||
| Pediatric Chronic Healthcare | ||
| Total Hours | 31 | |
Concentration in Pediatric Nurse Acute Care
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Nurse Acute Care (All courses require a grade of C or better) | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| NURS 5254 | Advanced Practice Nursing Role | 2 |
| NURS 5260 | Advanced Skills | 2 |
| NURS 5312 | Chldbear/rearing Hlth Practm | 3 |
| NURS 5359 | Acute Pediatric Practicum | 3 |
| NURS 5367 | Advanced Diagnostics | 3 |
| NURS 5412 | Childbearing/rearing Hlth | 4 |
| NURS 5472 | Advanced Practice Clinical | 4 |
| NURS 5657 | Pediatric Acute Care | 6 |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
Concentration in Pediatric Nurse Primary Care
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Nurse Primary Care (All courses require a grade of C or better) | ||
| Required courses: | ||
| NURS 5254 | Advanced Practice Nursing Role | 2 |
| NURS 5260 | Advanced Skills | 2 |
| NURS 5312 | Chldbear/rearing Hlth Practm | 3 |
| NURS 5358 | Pediatric Chronic Hlth Practm | 3 |
| NURS 5367 | Advanced Diagnostics | 3 |
| NURS 5412 | Childbearing/rearing Hlth | 4 |
| NURS 5372 | Integ Concpts Pathophys/Pharm | 3 |
| NURS 5658 | Pediatric Chronic Healthcare | 6 |
| Total Hours | 26 | |