The Nurse-Midwifery Program at Shenandoah University offers a number of programs to meet the needs of each student.
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Masters of Science in Nurse-Midwifery
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Post Graduate Certificate in Midwifery
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RN to MSN track in Nurse-Midwifery
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Midwifery Initiative
Through our Midwifery Initiative you can even receive your Graduate degree from a collaborating school and receive your midwifery education at Shenandoah University:
Nurse-Midwifery at Shenandoah
The Nurse-Midwifery Curriculum is designed to provide the student with the necessary skills and knowledge to assume the role of a certified nurse-midwife in a variety of clinical settings pertinent to nurse-midwifery care. Didactic and clinical course content focuses on role development, assessment and management of women’s health, antepartal, intrapartal, postpartal, and neonatal periods as well as primary women’s health throughout the lifespan. Clinical experiences are in a wide variety of ambulatory and community rural and medically underserved health care settings appropriate to the nurse-midwifery track.
The graduates of the Shenandoah University Nurse-Midwifery Programs are qualified to take the National Certification Examination of the American Midwifery Certification Board which meets the licensure requirements for all states in the United States.
Hornet Central is your one-stop shop for registration, student finances, and enrollment forms on your way to SU!
- Application Information
- Tuition and Fees
- Academic Calendars
- Explain Midwifery Curriculum for Students 2019
- Post Graduate Certificate Through Midwifery Initiative Information
- Post Graduate Certificate in Midwifery Information Sheet
- MSN in Nurse-Midwifery Information Sheet
Please contact Admissions for additional information at 540-665-4581
Academic Policies, Admission, Continuation, Graduation Requirements, tuition, fees and other related costs are available in the most recent Shenandoah University Academic Catalog.
- ACNM Preceptor Resources
- Precepting 101: Teaching Strategies and Tips for Success for Preceptors
- Precepting Health Profession Students Continuing Education (Free ACNM approved 3 hour continuing education course)
- Explain SU Curriculum for Preceptors/Students 2019
- Clinical Evaluation Tool (CET)
- Fall Semester Information Preceptors
- Spring Semester Information Preceptors
- Summer Semester Information Preceptors
- Clinical Agency Evaluation Tool
- Preceptor Evaluation Tool
Clinical Objectives as a Nurse-Midwifery Student:
- Nurse-Midwifery Philosophy
- Nurse-Midwifery Plans of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, MSN, Post Graduate Certificate, RN-MSN)
- On Campus and Distance Components of our Curricula
- State Guidelines
- Nurse-Midwifery Required Texts 2016-17
Pass/Graduation Rates
Graduation data for both full-time and part-time students:
| YEAR | TOTAL |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2017 1st TIME TAKER PASS RATE | 80% |
| 2017 REPEAT TAKER PASS RATE | 100% |
| 1st TIME TAKER 3 YR PASS RATE (2015-2017) | 86% |
| REPEAT TAKER 3 YR PASS RATE (2015-2017) | 100% |
| 3 YR AGGREGATEPASS RATE (2015-2017) | 87% |
Link to Academic Calendars can be found under “For Applicants and Students”
The master’s degree in nursing and post-graduate certificate in nurse-midwifery is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME), ACME National Office, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Tel: 240-485-1802; www.midwife.org/acme.