Why Choose UMKC?

More Successful Students

• Students enrolled in our Certificate program have a 99% certification pass rate. Our curriculum and faculty bring everyday experience to the classroom. We succeed when our students succeed.

More Career Options

• An online post-MSN degree from the UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies will put you on the path to professional growth, leadership, and social advocacy. The Certificate prepared Nurse Practitioner is ready to assume responsibility and accountability for the health promotion, assessment, diagnosis, and management of patient problems. These include the prescription of pharmacologic agents within a specialty area of clinical practice such as:
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
  • Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP)
  • Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP)
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
  • Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP)
  • Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (AC PNP)

• The Certificate prepared Nurse Educator (NE) is prepared to lead in nursing education and staff development programs with emphasis in curriculum development and program evaluation.

More Flexibility

• Our post-graduate Certificate programs are affordable, nationally ranked programs that can be completed online from the comfort of your own home with occasional on campus visits.

More Innovative

• The UMKC post-MSN program is recognized for its innovative and effective use of technology. Our program will ensure you are up-to-date with the latest in nursing and healthcare. We have been using distance education for greater than twenty years. Each of our faculty is online certified to deliver coursework as a positive learning environment. 
• UMKC is one of 30 universities in the U.S. that has nursing, medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy degree programs on the same campus; thus interprofessional collaboration with faculty from other healthcare disciplines, for educational and research activities, is possible. We have prominent faculty engaged in research at local, national, and international levels. 

Less Expensive

• Our program is extremely affordable in states we are authorized to deliver our post-MSN program. We are a U.S. News and World Report top online program. 

How Do I Apply?

Are you convinced that the UMKC MSN program is right for you? Here is what you need to know to apply and enroll:

The Application Process – 5 Easy Steps

1. Make sure you meet the admission requirements, listed to the left.
2. Fill out the UMKC Admissions Application. 
3. Submit an official transcript to the Office of Admissions. Do not submit your application to SoHNS.
4. Submit NursingCAS application (http://www.nursingcas.org/).
5. Further requirements may be needed depending on your track of choice. Please click on the Learn More link below to request more information.

*Application fee is $25 and can be paid electronically.

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