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Women's Health at KSU

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate

Kent State’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) program will prepare you to provide the highest level of primary nursing care for women involving health promotion and disease prevention. Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) students gain competency in advanced nursing management of common acute and chronic conditions.

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You will learn how to practice directly or in collaboration with other health professional to provide continuity of health care and to maximize the effectiveness of community and health care system services. You will also learn clinical judgment and primary care skills through faculty mentorship and clinical preceptors in a variety of ambulatory care settings and specialty clinics.

In this role, you may be employed in medical centers, physician's offices, free clinics, Planned Parenthood clinics, administration, and education.

Program Information for Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate

Program Description

Professional Licensure Disclosure

This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.

Admissions for Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Master's degree in nursing or a doctorate in nursing practice from an accredited nursing program
  • Minimum 3.000 graduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcript(s) of all previous graduate coursework1
  • Active, unrestricted registered nurse license in the state in which practicum hours will be completed
  • Résumé or curriculum vitae
  • Goal statement (no more than 250 words) describing reasons for seeking the certificate in the identified specialty and professional goals
  • Syllabi of all courses to considered for transfer in the gap analysis
  • Three letters of reference from health care professionals or faculty members
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:2
    • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
    • Minimum 58 PTE score
    • Minimum 110 DET score
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Transcript(s) must indicate completion of graduate-level courses in advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology and advanced health assessment, with a minimum B grade earned in each course. Applicants who do not meet the grade requirement for advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology and advanced health assessment may be considered for a conditional admission. For applicants who have not practiced as an advanced practice registered nurse within the two-year period preceding application to the certificate, completion of graduate-level courses in advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology and advanced health assessment must not be greater than five years old at the time of the student's first semester of course registration in the certificate.

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International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Priority deadline: March 1
  • Spring Semester
    • Priority deadline: November 1
  • Summer Term
    • Priority deadline: March 1

Applications submitted by these deadlines will receive the strongest consideration for admission.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Acquire educational eligibility to meet standards for advanced practice certification or other advanced professional distinction.
  2. Acquire competencies based on professional standards to assume advanced roles in nursing and for leadership and career advancement, including doctoral study.
  3. Communicate, integrate and apply advanced nursing knowledge and skills to provide evidence-based, culturally sensitive nursing care and promote quality outcomes in nursing and health care.
Coursework

Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements

Certificate Requirements
NURS 60506CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES 3
NURS 66100WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER I 3
NURS 66192WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER I PRACTICUM 2
NURS 66200WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER II 2
NURS 66292WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER II PRACTICUM 2
NURS 66300WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER III 3
NURS 66392WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER III PRACTICUM 2
NURS 66400WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER IV 2
NURS 66492WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER IV PRACTICUM 2
Minimum Total Credit Hours:21

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Certificate GPA Minimum Overall GPA
3.000 3.000
Roadmap

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester PrerequisiteCredits
NURS 60015
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT  
NURS 60045
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR THE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE  
NURS 60441
PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE  
 Credit Hours0
Semester One
NURS 66100 WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER I 3
NURS 66192 WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER I PRACTICUM 2
 Credit Hours5
Semester Two
NURS 60506 CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES 3
NURS 66200 WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER II 2
NURS 66292 WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER II PRACTICUM 2
 Credit Hours7
Semester Three
NURS 66300 WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER III 3
NURS 66392 WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER III PRACTICUM 2
 Credit Hours5
Semester Four
NURS 66400 WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER IV 2
NURS 66492 WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER IV PRACTICUM 2
 Credit Hours4
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:21
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
Why Kent State?
  • Expert faculty. Students receive faculty mentorship and advising from nationally certified advanced practice nurses, as well as active researchers with decades of experience.
  • Excellent online courses. Classes are held 100% online and delivered by expert nurses via leading edge instructional technology.
  • Maximum flexibility. Choose the path that is best for you – MSN or DNP (or certificate for graduate-degree holding nurses). Start in the fall or spring semester and complete the program full or part-time.
  • Affordability. The program costs only $536 per credit hour, no matter where you live.*  (+ $12/credit hour for online classes and $10/credit hour online program fee for online programs.)   
  • Credibility. Kent State’s graduate program is recognized by employers and universities around the world for its excellence.
  • Hands-on learning. Students complete 600 clinical practicum hours in the state in which they reside with qualified preceptors in a wide variety of settings.
Meet the Faculty

Alisha Lickwar WHNP-BC, MSN, RN
Course Coordinator Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program 
alickwar@kent.edu 

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Courses are 100% online – students are never required to come to campus.

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Accolades & Accreditation

The Â鶹´«Ã½ College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Education and approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing to award the Baccalaureate of Nursing Degree. Graduates of this program meet educational eligibility requirements to take the National Certification and Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN). For specific state RN licensure, students should contact the states in which they are interested in working. See the National Council of State Boards website and the Kent State Professional Licensure website for specific information about each state.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Â鶹´«Ã½ are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. Â鶹´«Ã½ College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) concentrations within the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program and APRN Certificates, along with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN-to-DNP) program qualify graduates to sit for national APRN certification and APRN licensure in Ohio.  States other than Ohio may have additional requirements to apply for or obtain an APRN license, including but not limited to specific state examinations, letters of recommendation, or proof of completion of an accredited nursing program. The College of Nursing is in the process of collecting information from all states and has not yet made a determination whether graduates from the Â鶹´«Ã½ College of Nursing MSN, Certificate, and BSN-to-DNP programs meet the requirements for APRN licensure outside the state of Ohio.

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