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To obtain a post-graduate certificate, a student must take the associated specialty courses. In addition, a student must document completion of advanced practice core courses (Advanced Physiology, Advanced Health Assessment and Advanced Pharmacology) and demonstrate course work completion as an Adult- Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner. A GAP analysis (review of MSN transcript and clinical logs) is completed for all post-MSN applicants. Additional information can be found in the MSN Handbook.
Please note: Due to APRN distance education requirements, we are not able to offer our post-graduate certificates to students in California, Idaho, Louisiana, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, or Washington. Requirements may change so please check the NCSBN website for updates.
The National League for Nursing has designated the Breen School of Nursing a national Center of Excellence and U.S. News & World Report ranks Ursuline's nursing programs among the nation's top nursing programs.
The master of science in nursing and the post-graduate certificate programs at Ursuline College are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) through 2025.
Ursuline College The Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions School of Nursing will be reviewed for re-accreditation from October 9 – 11, 2024 by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). This will be an evaluation of its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), and Post-Master’s APRN Certificate programs.
Interested parties may submit written comments concerning The Breen School of Nursing and Health Profession’s qualifications for accreditation. Written third-party comments regarding programs must be received by CCNE by no later than 21 days prior to the first day of the scheduled on-site evaluation, September 18, 2024.
Only signed comments are accepted by CCNE. CCNE shares third-party comments with members of the evaluation team prior to the visit, but at no time during the review process are these comments shared with the program. During its review of the program, the evaluation team considers third-party comments that relate to the accreditation standards. All third-party comments submitted to CCNE must be written in English, consistent with CCNE's policy on Conduct of Business in English.
If you would like to submit a third-party comment for a program currently under review, please submit to thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org.
Or, if you prefer, mail comments to:
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Attn: Third-Party Comments
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
If you have any questions about this process, please contact CCNE staff at (202) 887-6791 ext. 268.
Students applying for admission must meet both the general requirements for admission to all graduate programs and the specific requirements of the particular program of study. For the post-graduate MSN program, admission requirements are as follows:
General Admission Requirements
Program-Specific Admission Requirements
Application Deadline
Applicants are urged to initiate formal application as far as possible in advance of the semester or term in which they plan to enroll. Graduate nursing courses begin in the fall and spring semesters. Post graduate courses vary.
