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Post-Masters Programs

The Post-Masters Nurse Practitioner Certificate Programs are designed for students who already have their Master's degree in Nursing. Courses are offered online and one evening per week. Clinical hours are arranged with individual preceptors. Program completion prepares you to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center Certification Exam. We have the following programs:

• Adult Nurse Practitioner
• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Post-Masters Advanced Practice Nurse Educator Program

Post-Masters Advanced Practice Nurse Educator Program

This program provides nurses an opportunity for advance practice as an educator in nursing education, staff development and/or patient education programs. The courses for this program are all online and listed at the bottom of this page.
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Transfer Credit and Credit for Prior Learning

• Clinical courses eligible for transfer credit are NURS701, NURS705 and NURS706.
• A maximum of one clinical course may be accepted for transfer credit
• Transfer courses must have been taken in the last 5 years.
• The course must have been completed with a letter grade of B or higher
• Apply for transfer credit by submitting a letter stating what transfer credit is being sought, enclosing the course syllabus and course description. Submit to Dr. Pat Keane, post-master's program director
• Descriptions of all courses are in the graduate catalog

Residency Requirements

• FNP: 3 of the 4 clinical courses must be taken at Otterbein College (NURS701, NURS703, NURS705 or NURS706)
• ANP: NURS701, NURS703, and NURS706 must be taken at Otterbein College
• Descriptions of all courses are in the graduate catalog

Admission Standards, Criteria and Procedures

Courses required for each certificate are listed below.

PM/ANP Core

NURS 666	Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics	4 hrs.
NURS 670	Advanced Health Assessment	4 hrs.
L SC 500	Advanced Pathophysiology	4 hrs.
	Total:	12 hrs.
PM/ANP Specialty
NURS 701	Adult Nurse Practice I	6 hrs.
NURS 703	Adult Nurse Practice III	7 hrs.
NURS 706	Family Nurse Practice II: Primary Care of Women	7 hrs.
NURS 707	Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum	2 hrs.
NURS 708	Nurse Practitioner Role Development	2 hrs.
	Total:	24 hrs.
	Program Total:	36 hrs. or equivalent coursework

Sample course grid:

Year	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
One				Nurs 666 (OL)
Two	LSc 500	N670	Nurs 701*
Three	N706	N703	N707 & 708

*N 666, N 670 & LSc 500 must be taken prior to N701

Course		Credit Hrs.
Nurs 666	Clinical Pharmacology and therapeutics	4
LSc 500	Advanced Pathophysiology	4
Nurs 670	Advanced Health Assessment	4
Nurs 701	Adult Nurse Practice I	6
Nurs 703	Adult Nurse Practice III	7
Nurs 706	Adult Nurse Practice IV	7
Nurs 707	Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum	2
Nurs 708	Nurse Practitioner Role Development	2

Total clinical hrs = 450

PM/FNP Core

NURS 666	Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics	4 hrs.
NURS 670	Advanced Health Assessment	4 hrs.
L SC 500	Advanced Pathophysiology	4 hrs.
	Total:	12 hrs.
PM/FNP Specialty
NURS 701	Adult Nurse Practice I	6 hrs.
NURS 703	Adult Nurse Practice III	7 hrs.
NURS 705	Family Nurse Practice I: Pediatric Primary Care	7 hrs.
NURS 706	Family Nurse Practice II: Primary Care of Women	7 hrs.
NURS 707	Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum	2 hrs.
NURS 708	Nurse Practitioner Role Development	2 hrs.
	Total:	31 hrs.
	Program Total:	43 hrs. or equivalent coursework

Sample course grid:

Year	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
One				Nurs 666 (OL)
Two	LSc 500	N670	Nurs 701*	N705
Three	N706	N703	N707 & 708

*N 666, N 670 & LSc 500 must be taken prior to N701

Course		Credit Hrs.
Nurs 666	Clinical Pharmacology and therapeutics	4
LSc 500	Advanced Pathophysiology	4
Nurs 670	Advanced Health Assessment	4
Nurs 701	Adult Nurse Practice I	6
Nurs 703	Adult Nurse Practice III	7
Nurs 705	Family Nurse Practice I: Pediatric Primary Care	7
Nurs 706	Adult Nurse Practice IV	7
Nurs 707	Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum	2
Nurs 708	Nurse Practitioner Role Development	2

Total clinical hrs = 600

Summary of Curriculum Requirements

Credit Hours	Adult Nurse Practitioner	Family Nurse Practitioner
Specialty Core Hours	12 hrs.	12 hrs.
Specialty Hours	24 hrs.	31 hrs.
Total Hours:	36 hrs.*	43 hrs.*

*or equivalent coursework

This program provides nurses an opportunity for advanced practice as an educator in nursing education, staff development, and/or patient education programs. A certificate of completion is awarded when program requirements are met.

NURS 640	Educational Program Development and Evaluation	3 hrs.
NURS 641*	Client/Staff Education	3 hrs.
NURS 642*	Higher Education Nursing Programs	3 hrs.
NURS 643	Advanced Practice Nurse Educator Practicum	4 hrs.
	Total:	10 hrs.

*Take one of two courses

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