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On the front lines of healthcare delivery, nurses are experts in a variety of sub-specialties. As a nurse, you're able to focus on particular types of nursing to advance your career. If you already have a master's degree and would like to refine your practice to a specific patient population, an advanced certificate program at NYU Meyers is a terrific way to demonstrate that knowledge.
We offer Advanced Certificates in:
AC programs
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Research Nursing
Family Nurse Practitioner
Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner Primary Care
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Nurse-Midwifery
Nursing Administration
Nursing Education
Nursing Informatics
Graduates of the NYU Meyers Advanced Certificate programs in nursing are educated and prepared to work in various advanced practice roles according to their specified population and degree/advanced certificate. Graduation from these programs provides eligibility to sit for national board certification in their respective populations (where applicable). Advanced practice roles include:
- Nurse practitioners (specialized by patient population to include pediatrics, adult-gerontology primary care, psychiatric-mental health across the lifespan, family, and adult-gerontology acute care)
- Nurse-midwifery
- functional roles to include nurse educator, nurse administrator, nurse informaticist, or clinical research nurse.
Students preparing for advanced practice roles may also specialize in areas such as substance use and abuse; palliative care (board eligibility for Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse [ACHPN]); and advanced practice holistic nursing (APHN).
Advanced Certificate program outcomes
The overall outcomes for the Advanced Certificate (AC) programs are:
- Demonstrate critical thinking and decision-making based on a synthesis of appropriate theories and evidence from nursing and other sciences as related to the roles of nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, and/or roles as educators, administrators, or informaticists.
- Perform role competencies defined by national professional organizations for nurse practitioners, or nurse-midwifery roles and/or roles as educator, administrator, or informaticist.
- Demonstrate evidence-informed decision-making related to a specific advanced practice role.
- Advocate for universal access to quality and cost-effective healthcare for all populations across the lifespan.
- Collaborate as members of interprofessional teams to achieve high-quality and cost-effective health outcomes.
- Demonstrate advanced professional practice role competencies related to educational, leadership, policy, organizational, and management outcomes.
- Demonstrate ethical decision-making in the context of personal and professional codes and guidelines.
- Articulate a personal and professional philosophy about the Advanced Practice Nursing role that reflects patient-centered care, respect for diversity, cultural values, and a commitment to the preservation of human rights based on professional standards of practice, scope of practice, and respective professional codes of ethics.
- Evaluate patient outcomes in relation to improving quality and patient safety.
- Demonstrate effective written, verbal, and technological communication skills that influence the achievement of professional and health-related client outcomes in organizational, legislative, and policy settings.
The Master’s, Advanced Certificate, and DNP Program Outcomes are reaffirmed or revised annually by the Graduate Workgroup. The 2019-2020 Masters and AC and DNP Program Outcomes were approved on 09/17/2019 by the combined Graduate (MS/AC/DNP) Workgroup.
Admission criteria
- Master's degree in nursing
- GPA of 3.0
- NYS nursing license prior to beginning coursework
- Ability to successfully complete the academic and clinical requirements of the advanced certificate programs
- Prior to entering the specialty courses of a respective nursing master's program, at least one year of full-time clinical experience as a registered nurse is required
- At least one year of clinical nursing experience with adults and older adults is required
Additional program-specific requirements
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP
Must have at least one year of clinical nursing experience is required at the time of application.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP
Must have at least one year of clinical nursing experience with adults and older adults is required at the time of application. Critical care experience preferred.
Pediatrics Primary Care NP
Prior to entering the specialty courses of the pediatrics program, at least one year of full-time clinical experience as a registered nurse in pediatrics is required.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification is required prior to entering the first clinical pediatric clinical course.
Psychiatric-Mental Health NP
At least one year of full-time clinical experience as a registered nurse in psychiatric mental health is required at the time of application.
One year of full-time clinical experience as a registered nurse may be substituted by other equivalent experience in the psychiatric field, psychology, or another closely related social science field subject to approval. Please contact nursing.admissions@nyu.edu to find out if your experience can substitute for RN work experience.
Policies
Technical standards requirements
Applicants must meet the Technical Standards for Core Professional Nursing Competency Performance in order to be eligible for admission to, progress in, and graduate from the nursing program.
Criminal background check policy
All nursing students will be required to complete a series of clinical learning experiences in order to successfully meet the learning outcomes for a given program of study. Prior to participating in clinical learning experiences at any off-campus healthcare facility, students are required to complete a criminal background check and a drug test. Each clinical facility has policies regarding possible convictions and potential drug use that may bar students from being accepted at the facility for clinical placement. You may read more about this policy.
Equal opportunity statement
NYU Meyers does not discriminate due to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability, or any other legally protected basis. Prospective students of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to apply for all of our programs.
The Advanced Certificate program closely aligns with the Master's curriculum. Please review the Master's page to find the coursework for each specialization.
Access application for all graduate programs
Deadlines
Spring 2025
Early Action Deadline: November 1, 2024
Final Deadline: December 1, 2024
Summer 2025
Final Deadline: February 1, 2025
*The summer semester accepts applications for Family NP, Nursing Education, and Palliative Care (Advanced Certificate). Family NP and Palliative Care admit students for the summer semester only.
Fall 2025
Early Action Deadline: March 1, 2025
Final Deadline: June 15, 2025
*The Psychiatric-Mental Health NP (Advanced Certificate) admits students for the Fall semester only.
Application requirements
The application for our Advanced Certificate programs is available. All applicants to our Advanced Certificate programs are required to submit the following documents at the time of application:
- One (1) transcript from each post-secondary school attended. We can review applications with unofficial transcripts. Admitted students will be asked to submit official transcripts prior to beginning coursework at NYU Meyers.
- Resume.
- A two- to three-page personal statement.
- At least two (2) letters of recommendation.
- RN license and registration certificate. You may submit an application with an out-of-state license, but admitted students must obtain a New York State RN license prior to beginning coursework at NYU Meyers.
Applicants who have attended a post-secondary institution outside of the United States are required to upload one (1) transcript from each post-secondary school attended and submit one (1) official course-by-course evaluation of each foreign transcript directly to our office at the time of application. Your application will not be reviewed without these documents. Please mail your official course-by-course evaluation(s) to:
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Office of Student Affairs and Admissions
433 First Avenue, LL1
New York, NY 10010
For applicants whose native language is not English, a copy of your latest TOEFL or IELTS score is required. Admitted students will be asked to submit official test scores prior to beginning coursework at NYU Meyers. We require a minimum TOEFL internet-based score of 100 and an IELTS Band score of 7. Applicants who have completed their education in a country where English is a primary language may be eligible for an English proficiency score waiver. For more information please contact nursing.admissions@nyu.edu.
Important notes
We encourage you to fill out a FAFSA form at the time that you apply.
Applicants are encouraged to apply early. All deadlines listed are 'in-office' deadlines, not postmark deadlines. It is always to the candidate's best advantage to apply early, especially when applying for financial aid. Should any of the dates listed fall on a weekend, the deadline will be the next working day.
After submitting your application, you may check on your admissions status using your application login. Should you have any questions about the admissions process, you are encouraged to call the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions at (212) 998-5317.
Application fee
The application fee is $85 dollars. Your application will not be processed until your application fee has been paid. Application fees are non-refundable and must be received by the stated application deadlines.
Fee waivers
NYU Meyers waives fees for applications based on financial hardship or US military service/US veteran status. To request that the application fee is waived, please submit a request to nursing.admissions@nyu.edu before submitting your application. The request should include your full name and the program to which you are applying. We will notify you via email when your request for an application fee waiver has been approved.