Post-Graduate Advanced Certificate Program to DNP

The Post Graduate Advanced Certificate Program to DNP pathway may be completed in the following areas: adult-gerontology primary care, adult gerontology acute care, family, pediatric, psychiatric mental health, NP or adult gerontology clinical nurse specialist. The Post Graduate Advanced Certificate NP component of the program is part-time, includes 27 credits (30 for FNP and AGACNP) and a minimum of 500 clinical hours for AGNP, AG-ACNP, PNP and PMHNP areas and 715 clinical hours for the FNP concentration. Certified Nurse Practitioners pursuing a different specialty may seek admission based on a gap analysis. A minimum of six credits and 300 clinical hours are required to be taken at Molloy. Accepted students will have a “Gap Analysis” of previous graduate work to determine their progression plan.

After completion of the Post Graduate Advanced Certificate NP, candidates will have direct admission to the DNP portion of the program composed of nine (9) common core courses totaling 27 credits. Students will also complete four (4) clinical role immersion residency courses- Clinical Residency I and II require 100 clinical hours each, Clinical Residency III and IV require 150 clinical hours each - for a total of 500 clinical hours. The four (4) Residency courses will add 10 credits to the program. A total of 37 credits will be required.

Certified Nurse Practitioners who choose to advance their practice by preparing in another Nurse Practitioner specialty area may seek this pathway. Each applicant must meet admission criteria and provide documentation of master’s level academic work that meets Molloy standards and that applies to the defined program course work. Graduates are eligible for certification as a nurse practitioner in New York State, which grants prescriptive privileges. Graduates are also eligible to take the certification examinations offered by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center (a subsidiary of American Nurses’ Association), the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.