Post-Master's Certificate in Nurse Anesthesia
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Master's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Master's Certificate
Number of Credits to Completion: 71.0
Instructional Delivery: Campus
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 3 years
Financial Aid Eligibility: Aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 51.3804
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 29-1151
About the Program
Note: Applications are not being accepted for the 2023-2024 academic year, as the PMC has been phased out.
The post-master's certificate (PMC) in Nurse Anesthesia program is a full-time program that offers 6.0 theoretical nursing and research credits, 9.0 quarter credit basic science component, 31.0 quarter credits of a didactic anesthesia component and a 25.0 credits in a clinical component. Upon successful completion of program outcomes, the student is awarded a post master's certificate in Nurse Anesthesia and is eligible to take the national certification examination offered by the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).
The Nurse Anesthesia program is accredited by the:
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
10275 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 906
Rosemont, IL 60018-5603
Main Number: 224-275-9130
Fax: 847-728-8128
Email: accreditation@coacrna.org
Program Requirements
Required courses | ||
NURS 503 | Basic Principles of Nurse Anesthesia | 3.0 |
NURS 504 | Overview of Nurse Anesthesia | 3.0 |
NURS 505 | Chemistry and Physics | 2.0 |
NURS 507 | Nurse Anesthesia Pharmacology I | 3.0 |
NURS 508 | Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum I | 1.0 |
NURS 510 | Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia I | 3.0 |
NURS 511 | Nurse Anesthesia Pharmacology II | 3.0 |
NURS 512 | Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum II | 1.0 |
NURS 515 | Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia II | 3.0 |
NURS 516 | Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum III | 2.0 |
NURS 517 | Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum IV | 3.0 |
NURS 518 | Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia III | 3.0 |
NURS 521 | Advanced Pathophysiology I | 3.0 |
NURS 522 | Advanced Pathophysiology II | 3.0 |
NURS 523 | Advanced Pathophysiology III | 3.0 |
NURS 530 | Anesthesia Seminar | 1.0 |
NURS 550 | Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning * | 4.0 |
NURS 659 | Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia IV | 3.0 |
NURS 683 | Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum V | 3.0 |
NURS 684 | Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum VI | 3.0 |
NURS 687 | Clinical Residency I | 6.0 |
NURS 688 | Clinical Correlative Seminars | 3.0 |
NURS 689 | Clinical Residency II | 6.0 |
Total Credits | 68.0 |
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1.0 credit Independent Study course may be substituted based upon review of MSN transcript.