The School of Nursing offers a range of graduate programs, including graduate certificates, post graduate certificates, master’s degrees and doctor of nursing practice degrees.
The Graduate Program in Nursing at Shenandoah University consists of 5 specialty programs:
- Nurse-Midwifery
- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
- Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
- Health Systems Leadership
- Adult/Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP)
The Program is accredited by CCNE* and the Nurse-Midwifery specialty program is additionally accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education*.
The School of Nursing offers the following degree credential completion options:
Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
The FNP and PMHNP specialties also offer the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) as a post BSN or as a post MSN degree.
Nurse-Midwifery
The Nurse-Midwifery Program offers a Post Graduate Certificate in Midwifery through the Midwifery Initiative a collaboration between Shenandoah University and other graduate nursing programs in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Washington, D.C. and the nation.
Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner
The PMHNP collaborates with other universities in Virginia and West Virginia to offer a Post Graduate Certificate in PMHNP.
No matter what degree completion option you chose, all graduates of the Nurse-Midwifery, FNP and PMHNP specialties are eligible to take their national certification exams to receive certification in their specialty. Additionally, Nurse-Midwifery, FNP, and PMHNP graduates will be eligible to receive prescriptive authority in their states.
Our curricula combine distance learning with a personal touch. Computer technology is used to help you access curricular materials no matter where you are as long as you have access to a computer.
For more information about program curriculum, please go to the SU Academics Resource page to view the current Graduate Catalog.
*Please review the Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing Accreditation page for complete information.