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Nursing Certificates

Specialize Your Expertise with Online Post Master's Nursing Certificates

Whether you’re looking to advance in your current organization or switch paths into another area of specialization, Herzing’s online nursing certificate programs provide you a path forward to achieve your goals.

Program highlights

  • CCNE accredited1
  • Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
  • Flexible online classes to support busy schedules
  • Doctoral-prepared teaching faculty with extensive practical experience
  • Master-prepared academic coaches to support student success
  • Full-time and part-time options available
  • Choose from multiple options for specialization
Classes Start October 30th

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MSN Placement Pledge Badge

Your clinical placement is our pledge.

We understand securing clinical placement as part of a post master's certificate nursing program is one of the biggest concerns students face. At Herzing, we offer guidance and support through our step-by-step Clinical Guidance Process to ensure you can get the clinical practice experiences you need.

As a Herzing student, we’ll encourage you to find your own preceptor and clinical sites as there are many benefits to doing so. However, we provide extensive support should you find difficulty along the way. With Herzing, you are never on your own.

Because of our strong relationships with healthcare providers across the U.S. and our comprehensive Clinical Guidance Process, we are confident in our ability to help you find clinical placement. So much so that if you are unable to find a clinical site on your own, we pledge to step in and help you secure clinical placement.*

* Subject to terms and conditions outlined in the enrollment documents.

Classes Start October 30th

Waived Enrollment Fee

Expand Your Advance Practice Nursing Role

As an advance practice nurse, you know where your interests lie and where you want to go with your career. Earning one of our online nursing certificates can help you get there.

Admissions

Herzing's nursing certificate programs enroll six times per year and are available exclusively online in full-time and part-time options.  To pursue a nursing post graduate certificate, prospective students must live in a state where Herzing University is authorized to offer the certificate program and must have earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. Equivalent foreign credentials will also be considered.

APRN with Post Master's Certificate High Fiving Child Patient

I’m looking forward to starting work on my new career and applying what I’ve learned!

Ruth Sosa-Jimenez

Ruth Sosa-Jimenez

Nursing Program

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Accreditation

1. The master's degree program in nursing and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Herzing University Madison are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). Herzing University is approved to offer programs in an online learning modality through association with the main campus in Madison, Wisconsin.

Herzing University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Eligible states for enrollment: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona (FNP, NE, NLA, PMHNP concentrations only), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (all concentrations except PMHNP), Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

The Herzing University – Madison nursing programs outlined below will undergo an onsite evaluation visit from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) September 20-22, 2023.

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing – generic, accelerated, bridge, and RN-BSN
  • Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in the following:
    • Family Nurse Practitioner
    • Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
    • Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
    • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
    • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
    • Nursing Education
    • Nursing Leadership and Administration
  • Master of Science in Nursing - Direct Entry
  • Post Master’s Certificate in the following:
    • Family Nurse Practitioner
    • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
    • Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
    • Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
    • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice

CCNE provides the opportunity for our communities of interest, (i.e., students, alumni, faculty, employers, clinical agencies, and the community at-large) to provide written input regarding our nursing programs. Your feedback is valuable and appreciated.  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. Only signed comments are accepted by CCNE. 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 wish to provide feedback, signed comments are accepted by CCNE until August 29, 2023 and should be directed 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

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