Postgraduate Degree Specialization Certificate

Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner

The College of Nursing offers registered nurses, who have already obtained a Master of Nursing degree, an opportunity to pursue a Postgraduate Degree Specialization Certificate, with a focus on advanced clinical practice. After successful completion of 30 credit units of study and a minimum of 720 practicum hours, students are eligible to write the national Canadian Nurse Practitioner Examinations: Family/All Ages (CNPE:F/AA) or other jurisdictionally approved Family Nurse Practitioner licensing exam.

Courses are offered through live web-conference seminars (synchronous). This live seminar format allows distance students to actively participate in classroom discussions.

Degree requirements can be found here.