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.