About the Online M.S.N. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Degree
Top 4 in Ohio
U.S. News & World Report listed Cedarville University’s online graduate nursing program in the top 100 programs nationally and top 4 in Ohio.
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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What Sets Cedarville Apart?
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Biblical Worldview
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Advanced Practice
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Online
All M.S.N. courses are offered in an online format, with flexible part-time and full-time completion options.
Program Overview
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.
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.
Related Programs
Program Level and Format
- Graduate
- Online
From Our Director:
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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 
Program Contacts
Kim Higginbotham, D.N.P., R.N., A.P.R.N., C.P.N.P., P.M.H.S.
Associate Dean, Asst Dean SON Graduate Programs and Associate Prof, P.N.P. Area of Focus CoordinatorContact
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- 937-766-3208
Program News
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MSN Program Ranked in Top 15 Nationally
Cedarville receives best ranking among all Christian universities nationally and is recognized as a best school for flexibility. -
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