If placed on a waiting list, it does not ensure entrance into the specific NP or NM area of study for the following year. The Nurse Midwifery areas of study will accept applications through February 15. Applicants who have a Master's or Doctoral degree in nursing are admitted as professional development students. Clinical Experience and Coursework Nurse-Midwife seminars and clinical courses must be taken together as a sequence of five semesters on a full time basis. In some cases, non-clinical courses may abe taken the preceding year.
Clinical experiences occur during days, evenings, nights and weekends.
Students are not in clinical sites during semester breaks. Once credit hour is equivalent to four clinical hours. Clinical placements occur in a variety of nurse-midwifery services throughout the state of Minnesota. These sites provide opportunity for students to provide care to clients of many cultures. Current clinical placements include private and public services in the metro area and in several rural settings and may include opportunities in neighboring states.