Specialize Your Expertise with Online Post-Graduate 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.
Expand Your Advance Practice Nursing Role
Choose from multiple options for specialization: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Nursing Education, Nursing Leadership and Administration, Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP), Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
Full-time and part-time options available
Full-time and part-time options available
Doctoral-prepared teaching faculty with extensive practical experience
Master-prepared academic coaches to support student success
Your Clinical Placement is Our Pledge
We understand securing clinical placement as part of an MSN degree 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.
Choose Your Specialization
Herzing’s MSN programs are designed for busy professionals with flexible online scheduling to accommodate the demands of work, home and life.
Expand your skills of practice to clinical-based advance practice nursing - and your career options - by earning a post master’s FNP certificate.
- Designed to expand the role of a nurse who holds an MSN
- CCNE-accredited*
- 33-credit program, finish in 16-20 months
- 100% online classes with onsite clinicals (585 clinical hours)
- Population-based curriculum
- Clinical Placement Pledge
Build on your master’s degree and prepare to be there when patients need you most—in emergency and acute care situations. Provide advanced nursing care to adults and older adults with complex conditions with our post master’s AGACNP certificate.
- Designed to expand the role of a nurse who holds an MSN
- CCNE-accredited*
- 33-credit program, finish in as few as 20 months
- Transfer up to 12 approved credit hours
- Six start dates per year
- Clinical Placement Pledge
Join a field of medical professionals dedicated to preventative care and developing long-term healthcare plans for patients throughout their adult life by earning a post master’s AGPCNP certificate.
- Designed to expand the role of a nurse who holds an MSN
- CCNE-accredited*
- 33-credit program with 540 clinical hours
- Finish in as few as 20 months
- Clinical Placement Pledge
- Transfer up to 12 approved credit hours
Expand your skills of practice to include mental health, behavioral health and psychiatric care by earning a post master’s PMHNP certificate in as little as 20 months.
- Designed to expand the role of a nurse who holds an MSN
- CCNE-accredited*
- 100% online coursework with 540 clinical hours across the lifespan
- Clinical Placement Pledge
- 180-hour, 16-week immersion experience to prepare you for your first job
Take your nursing career in a rewarding new direction by earning a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner post master’s certificate.
- Designed to expand the role of a nurse who holds an MSN
- 100% online coursework with full-time and part-time flexibility
- 33-credit program, finish in as little as 20 months
- Clinical Placement Pledge
- Prepare for the Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care (CPNP-PC) certification exam from the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
Prepare for advanced leadership in healthcare organizations by earning a post master’s certificate in Nursing Leadership and Administration.
- Designed to expand the role of a nurse who holds an MSN
- 100% online coursework with full-time and part-time flexibility
- 16-credit program, finish in as little as 8 months
- Clinical Placement Pledge
- Become eligible to apply for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Nurse Executive Certification Examination or the American Organization of Nursing Leaders (AONL) Executive Nursing Practice Certification
Gain teaching and curriculum development skills that can expand your career options by earning a post-master's certificate in Nursing Education.
- Designed to expand the role for a nurse who holds an MSN
- 16-credit program with online coursework, 135 clinical hours
- Flexible online classes to support busy schedules
- Clinical Placement Pledge
- Transfer up to 12 approved credits
- Full-time and part-time options available
- Six start dates per year
Build upon your MSN education and transition to the important field of public health nursing with a post-master’s certificate in Public Health. Gain fundamental knowledge and skills in public health nursing advocacy and policy, health promotion and education, health policy and regulation, and much more.
- Designed to expand the role for a nurse who holds an MSN
- 100% online classes with onsite clinicals (135 hours)
- 16-credit program
- Finish in as little as 8 months
- Clinical Placement Pledge
- Six start dates per year
Find new footing in advanced practice nursing as a women’s health nurse practitioner. Our post master’s certificate program combines online didactic coursework with hands-on clinical practicum experiences near you to prepare you for WHNP certification—and success in your work right from the start.
- Designed to expand the role of a nurse who holds an MSN
- CCNE-accredited*
- 39-credit program with 630 clinical hours
- Finish in as few as 20 months
- Clinical Placement Pledge
- Prepare to sit for the WHNP-BC exam from the National Certification Corporation
Committed to Quality
The post graduate APRN certificate program in nursing at Herzing University - Madison is 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.