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About the Online M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Degree

Why Pursue an M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Degree at Cedarville?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career as an advanced practice nurse who leads with excellence and serves with Christian compassion?

Cedarville’s Christian M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program will prepare you to provide primary care for children from birth to age 21 as you use nursing as a ministry for Jesus Christ. Our affordable, accredited, and online nurse practitioner program includes assessment, diagnosis, management, and treatment of common acute and chronic health problems, health promotion, client and family education, and use of evidence-based practice for meeting the needs for primary care and prevention. The  biblically integrated coursework will influence the care you provide as an advanced practice nurse.

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Access a $1,000 Scholarship. Offer ends August 2022.

Apply now and start your M.S.N. in January, May, or August, and you will be eligible for a $1,000 achievement scholarship! With a reputation for excellence, Cedarville’s M.S.N. program is also an excellent value, with one of the lowest costs for graduate nursing programs in the state of Ohio. Financial aid is also available.

What Sets Cedarville Apart?

  • Biblical Worldview
    All courses are built on the solid foundation of Scripture.

  • Advanced Practice
    Cedarville's M.S.N. will equip you with the training and skills you need to serve as an advanced practice nurse.

  • Online
    All M.S.N. courses are offered in an online format, with flexible part-time and full-time completion options.

Program Overview

Online Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Highlights

Convenient — All M.S.N. courses are offered in an online format with part-time and full-time completion options. The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner area of focus has four required on-campus experiences for Clinical Orientation (two days each, for a total of eight days), NSG-6800, NSG-6810, NSG-6820, and NSG-6830.

Outstanding Christian Faculty — You will be taught and mentored by faculty members who have both high academic credentials and clinical experience. They are passionate about helping you use nursing as a ministry.

Affordable — Cedarville’s M.S.N. FNP program has the lowest cost of all graduate nurse practitioner programs in the state of Ohio. Financial aid, including scholarships, is also available.

Certification and Licensure — As a graduate of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) area of focus, you will be qualified to seek national certification through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB).

What Can You Do With an M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Degree?

The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner area of focus prepares you as an advanced practice nurse to provide primary care for children from birth to age 21. As a graduate of the M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner  program, you will be qualified to seek national certification and employment as a pediatric nurse practitioner.

Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioners work in a variety of primary care settings in collaboration with a healthcare team.

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Opportunities to Learn Outside the Classroom

You will work collaboratively with students in online learning environment.  The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner area of focus has a total of 600 supervised direct clinical hours.

Admission, Costs and Aid, Start Dates

Admission Requirements — The first step in your graduate school journey at Cedarville is to apply for admission.

M.S.N. Admission Requirements

Costs and Financial Aid — Your decision to pursue quality, Christian graduate education represents a valuable investment in your career and professional development. To assure your degree is also affordable, Cedarville graduate programs are competitively priced and can be supplemented with a variety of financial aid.

M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Cost Information

Program Start Dates — You can enroll and begin classes in August, January, or May.

Program Curriculum

You will complete 12 graduate nursing core semester hours, 9 direct care core semester hours, 20 semester hours of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specialty courses, and 3 semester hours of a graduate-level Bible course (if this Bible requirement was not previously satisfied with an undergraduate Bible minor or approved alternative).

See curriculum guides for further description of M.S.N.  part-time and  full-time completion options.

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Sample Courses:

  • Advanced Concepts and Practice in Pediatric Primary Care
  • Advanced Concepts and Practice Pediatric Disease Management

Program Format and Related Programs

Cedarville offers both graduate and undergraduate programs, with flexible completion options. You may also want to consider these related programs as you consider the degree or program that is a best fit for you.

Program Level and Format

  • Graduate
  • Online
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From Our Director:

  • Cedarville University’s M.S.N. program and curriculum prepare graduate students for advanced nursing practice roles and to use nursing as a ministry for Jesus Christ. We maintain academic excellence through diverse expertise of the faculty and low student-faculty ratios.
    Kim Higginbotham, D.N.P., RN, APRN, CPNP, Assistant Dean, Director of Graduate Nursing Programs
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Kim Higginbotham, D.N.P., RN, APRN, CPNP

Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Nursing

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