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About the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Degree

Why Pursue an Online PNP 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 MSN or DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program will equip you to provide primary care for children from birth to age 21. In this affordable, accredited, and online program, you'll master the assessment, diagnosis, management, and treatment of common acute and chronic health issues, as well as health promotion and patient and family education. You'll also be trained to apply evidence-based practices to meet primary care and prevention needs.

More importantly, you'll learn to integrate your faith into your career, using your platform as a ministry for Christ. The biblical principles woven throughout your coursework will deeply influence how you approach patient care, preparing you to shine a light for Christ as an advanced practice nurse with a servant's heart.

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$5,000 Scholarship Offer

A limited number of $5,000 scholarships are now available to new graduate nursing students with financial need. Apply now to see if you qualify!

Top 5 in Ohio

U.S. News & World Report listed Cedarville University’s online graduate nursing program in the top 100 programs nationally and top 5 in Ohio.

For more information related to our MSN and DNP degree programs, visit our Insights Blog where you can read interesting posts like Balancing Job, Family, and Grad School: 5 Principles for Christian Nurses.

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 MSN and DNP courses are offered in an online format, with flexible part-time and full-time completion options.

Program Overview

PNP Program Highlights

Convenient — All MSN and DNP courses are offered in an online format with part-time and full-time completion options. The Christian 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 MSN PNP program has the lowest cost of all graduate nurse practitioner programs in the state of Ohio, while the DNP program also offers incredible value. Financial aid, including scholarships, is 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 a PNP 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 MSN or DNP 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.

Stewarding Your Gifts With a Graduate Degree

Listen as Cedarville's president, Dr. Thomas White, discusses how our graduate programs can help you steward your God-given talents for His glory.

Opportunities to Learn Outside the Classroom

You will work collaboratively with students in an online learning environment.  The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner track has a total of 800 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.

DNP Admission Requirements MSN 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.

DNP Cost Information MSN Cost Information

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

Program Curriculum

Sample Courses

  • Biblical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice
  • Advanced Concepts and Practice in Pediatric Primary Care
  • Advanced Concepts and Practice in Pediatric Disease Management

MSN Curriculum

You will complete 12 graduate nursing core semester hours, 9 direct care core hours, 2 applied scholarship core hours, and 22 hours of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specialty courses.

DNP Curriculum

BSN-to-DNP — You will complete 23 graduate nursing core semester hours, 31–35 DNP core hours, and 22 hours of Pediatric Care Nurse Practitioner courses.

MSN-to-DNP — You will complete 14 graduate nursing core semester hours, 31–35 DNP core hours, and 22 hours of Pediatric Care Nurse Practitioner courses.

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 graduate nursing programs 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, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS Assistant Dean, Director of Graduate Nursing Programs, PNP Area of Focus Coordinator
    Kim Higginbotham
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Program News

  • PNP Sharlene Lansiquot

    Cedarville Nursing Graduate Wins Global Health Care Award

    Caring for children with compassion and clinical excellence is the calling of every pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP). Sharlene Lansiquot, a 2024 graduate of Cedarville University’s Master of Science in Nursing PNP program, is pursuing that calling with a global mindset.
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    In an effort to stay ahead of the rapidly changing needs in health care, Cedarville University’s School of Nursing is offering the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) for its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees.