Students learn strategies of advanced clinical practice as they master skills of complete health care assessment, diagnosis, monitoring and primary health care management. Nursing focus is on health promotion and health care maintenance through preventive activities and clinical management of common episodic and chronic illness. In addition, students in this area will focus on empirical validation of nurse-midwifery practice through application of the scientific method. Upon successful completion of the program of study, the student is eligible to take the national certifying exam offered by the American College of Nurse-Midwives Certification Council. This area prepares students for nursing administration careers.
Graduates generally enter the work force as middle-managers in acute care or community settings.
In addition, students will take courses in related areas such as business administration and health services management. Students may include a minor in business administration. If other criteria are strong, a minimum score of 1200 may be considered for admission. The GRE must have been taken within five years before application. Nurse practitioner students compete for admission, with the program beginning in the fall semester only.