The Post-Master's Certificate Program is designed for master's prepared registered nurses to complete course-work which qualifies you to take a national certification examination for nurse practitioners. The focus of the program is on the delivery of nursing care to clients across the life span with special emphasis on providing primary care for rural and other underserved population groups

The program is affiliated with numerous physician and nurse practitioner preceptors throughout Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western North Carolina. In addition, the College of Nursing operates and staffs a number of nurse managed, primary care clinics through which students rotate. These include school-based clinics, the university health clinics, a rural health clinic, and an urban clinic for homeless and other underserved population groups. Our faculty conducts research in the areas of health promotion, rural primary care, school health, care of the older adult, and nursing roles in education and practice.

Scholarships, traineeships, loans, and grant stipends are available to eligible students. Graduate assistantships, also available to selected students, offer a monthly stipend and may include a partial or complete waiver of tuition. All need-based aid is administered by the ETSU Office of Financial Aid. For more information please contact the Office of Student Services in the College of Nursing.

The National League for Nursing (NLN) Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) is an additional resource of information regarding tuition, fees and program length (350 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014; 212/989-9393).

For more information call the Office of Academic Programs and Student Services at (423) 439-4578 or toll-free at 1-888-376-8773. You can also write for information to ETSU College of Nursing, P.O. Box 70664, Johnson City, TN 37614 or email admitnur@etsu.edu.