Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Certificate
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Certificate
Build upon your advanced practice nursing skills with a specialized certification in neonatal health.
Designed for nurse practitioners who already hold a graduate degree in nursing with certification in an existing APRN population focusing on providing critical and primary care to neonates and children through the age of two.
Nursing needs leaders who engage with intention, act with justice, and serve with compassion.
At ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â, we’ve been leading excellence in nursing education for over 80 years. You will learn alongside caring industry professionals and graduate with a degree that is highly respected within the community and known to be knowledgeable, caring, competent, and well-prepared to practice as responsible members of the nursing profession.
Building upon your advanced practice nursing knowledge, you will engage in courses that prepare you to provide acute, chronic, critical, and primary care to neonates and children through the age of two.
In as little as two years, you can elevate your impact on neonatal patient care through evidence-based practice and interprofessional collaboration to directly influence healthcare outcomes and shape healthcare policies.
Our online courses meet the needs of the working adult, providing flexible learning experiences in the classroom and practicum settings.
St. Kate’s has a streamlined admission process – no application fee, no GRE test – to accelerate your NP-Certificate onboarding experience.
Program Overview
Format: Hybrid
Start: Summer
Time to completion: 6 Semesters
Credits required: 24
Tuition per credit (2025-2026): $1,200
Rates are subject to change each June 1.
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A ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â education is one of the most worthwhile investments you’ll ever make, and we are committed to helping you find ways to make that investment affordable.
Students employed by a St. Kate’s corporate partner may be eligible for a partner scholarship, reducing their tuition costs by 10%.
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Summer
- NURS 6230: Embryology & Pathophysiology of the Neonate (2 credits)
- NURS 6352: Neonatal Pharmacotherapeutics (2 credits)
Fall
- NURS 7030: Neonatal Management I: Common Neonatal Conditions (3 credits)
- NURS 6340: Advanced Neonatal Assessment, Diagnostics and Procedures (2 credits)
Spring
- NURS 7230: Neonatal Management II: The High-Risk Infant (3 credits)
- NURS 7215: Neonatal Clinical I (1 credit)
Summer
- NURS 7430: Neonatal Management III: Complex Conditions of the Neonate (3 credits)
- NURS 8015: Neonatal Clinical II (3 credits)
Fall
- NURS 8215: Neonatal Clinical III (3 credits)
Spring
- NURS 8315: Neonatal Clinical IV (2 credits)
*9 credits of clinical = 810 hours. We can accept precepted clinical hours from a previous APRN program towards NNP certificate through our Gap Analysis Process. Work with the NNP option coordinator to complete this process upon admission.
Important Essential Abilities:
For successful admission and continuance in ÑÇÉ«Ó°¿â’s nursing programs, a specific set of essential cognitive, sensory, communication, psychomotor, and behavioral/emotional/spiritual health abilities are required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
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