Programs
The School of Nursing offers the programs listed below. Click on the links to learn more about them.
Certificate Program
Practical Nursing: LPN - The program prepares students to provide nursing care to patients and their families in hospitals, nursing homes, physician's offices, home health care agencies and health clinics. It combines nursing theory lectures with planned, patient-care learning experiences in hospitals, nursing homes and community health care agencies. Graduates are qualified to take the National Council for Licensure Exam licensure examination.
Bachelor Degree Programs
Programs leading students to earn a bachelor of science in nursing degree combine the study of humanities and physical and behavioral sciences with professional nursing courses and clinical experience. Students are expected to demonstrate competency in critical thinking, communication and therapeutic nursing interventions when providing care for clients, families and communities. Graduates of the program are qualified to take the National Council for Licensure Exam and to apply for entrance to graduate programs in nursing.
Whether students are fresh out of high school or they have worked in the field for years, one of the four baccalaureate programs will meet their needs.
Graduate Certificates
Post Master’s Certificate: Nurse Educator - The School of Nursing provides a post master’s certificate program to become a nurse educator. The 12-credit program is for nurses who already possess a master’s degree and who want to achieve an entry-level nurse educator position either in an academic or health-related setting. The program is funded by a State of Michigan Nursing Corps grant. Full tuition ($4,869) and a $23,220 stipend will be awarded to each student with the understanding they will teach full-time for five years at a Michigan university or community college.
Post Master's Certificate: Family Nurse Practitioner -The Post-Master's FNP Certificate is designed for nurses who already possess a nursing master's degree but with to pursue an FNP specialty. All candidates must make an application to Northern Michigan University's College of Graduate Studies and then to the School of Nursing selecting the FNP Post Master's Certificate program. All applicants must meet the admission requirements for the MSN program (identified below). The course of study is individualized based upon previous graduate course work.
Doctoral Program Partnership
Northern Michigan University and Oakland University were awarded a joint grant for a doctorate in nursing practice from the State of Michigan. Oakland is the degree-granting institution while NMU assists in providing faculty courses and curricula development.
This program offers NMU students an opportunity to continue their nursing education to the doctoral level through a one-year accelerated program. Ten of the cohort’s 20 spots are slated for Upper Peninsula students and program participants may be eligible to receive stipends and scholarships that cover tuition expenses.
The program is a great fit for nurses seeking an opportunity to advance their education. Nurse educators will have more to offer their students in the classroom and nurses in the field can make themselves more attractive candidates to university programs by attaining the terminal degree in their field. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to be exposed to nursing practices in urban and rural settings. Go to the Oakland University Web site for program details.
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