Expand your practice with a UWM School of Nursing graduate certificate. Choose from graduate certificates (12 months and 21 credits) that expand your knowledge, population specialization and certification/licensure options (designed for the APRN-prepared nurse).
Post Graduate Certificates
Provide services to new populations with the following certificates available to APRN-prepared nurses (Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Certified Midwife and/or Certificated Registered Nurse Anesthetist).
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Non-APRN Graduate Certificates
UWM also offers graduate certificates to expand your knowledge and skill.
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Graduate Certificate Options
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
APRN Post Graduate Certificate
The 18-credit graduate adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AG ACNP) certificate prepares APRN nurses for certification and licensure. AG ACNP provide a variety of patient care needs from disease to prevention.
View Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse PractitionerFamily Nurse Practitioner
APRN Post Graduate Certificate
This certificate is designed to provide advanced practice nurses with preparation as a Family Nurse Practitioner. It builds upon existing education and broadens the scope of practice to prepare advanced practice nurses to be able to care for patients of all ages.
View Family Nurse PractitionerClinical Nurse Specialist
APRN Post Graduate Certificate
This certificate is designed to provide advanced practice nurses with preparation as clinical nurse specialist (CNS), choosing to specialize in adult-gerontology, pediatric or maternal/infant patient populations.
View Clinical Nurse Specialist Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
APRN Post Graduate Certificate
Improve the health and well-being in and around Wisconsin by pursuing a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner certificate. The certificate is designed for advanced practice prepared nurses.
View Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse PractitionerHealth Professional Education
Non-APRN Graduate Certificate
The certificate provides health professionals with a stronger foundation in educational principles and theory. Certificate holders will be better prepared to educate patients as well as students and staff in health professions.
View Health Professional EducationInterprofessional Public and Population Health
Non-APRN Graduate Certificate
This 16-credit certificate recognizes that an interdisciplinary, systems approach is essential for communities to solve complicated social and economic problems.
View Interprofessional Public and Population HealthApplied Gerontology
Non-APRN Graduate Certificate
This certificate is designed for students who have an interest in linking practice and research to improve the quality of life of older adults. The program focuses on the biological, psychological, social, policy and ethical aspects of aging.
View Applied GerontologyTrauma Informed Care
Non-APRN Graduate Certificate
UWM’s Trauma Informed Care Certificate program serves students from multiple disciplines, including social work, counseling psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, and sustainable peacebuilding.
View Trauma Informed Care