Program Overview

Nurse-Midwifery Certificate Program

The Nurse-Midwifery Graduate Certificate program prepares advanced practice nurses to focus on the care and management of well women's primary and reproductive health care needs throughout the life span. The program content is family-centered, respectful of individual and cultural variations, and promotes health through individual choice and participation. Courses are offered online and on the KU Medical Center campus.

Overview

• The program consists of 25 credit hours.
• The next available sequence begins Fall 2026.
• The application deadline is June 1.

Admission Requirements

• Completion of an advanced practice registered nurse educational program from a nationally accredited (NLNAC or CCNE) school of nursing.
• Current registered nurse licensure in at least one state in the United States.
• Minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Official transcripts from all course work taken at any institution are required.
• Potential to provide expert service and leadership in functional area.
• Satisfactory criminal background check (completed once an offer of admission has been extended to applicant).

English Language Requirements

All applicants for study at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) whose native language is not English must demonstrate an established level of English language proficiency through either the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the academic format of the EILTS (International English Language Testing System). The test must have been taken within two years of the first semester of enrollment.

Certificate Requirements

• Certificate requirements are normally completed within two to three years of admission to the program, although a maximum of four years is allowed.
• Cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of at least a 3.0 for all graduate certificate coursework.
• Enrollment in a minimum of one credit hour the semester program is completed.
• Graduate certificates may not be granted retroactively.
• Successful completion of the following courses:
  • NRSG 841: Reproductive Endocrinology (2 hours)
  • NRSG 921: Nurse-Midwifery I: Sexual, Reproductive, and Gynecologic Health in Primary Care (3 hours)
  • NRSG 922: Nurse-Midwifery II: Preconception and Prenatal Care (3 hours)
  • NRSG 923: Nurse-Midwifery III: Postpartum and Newborn Care (2 hours)
  • NRSG 924: Nurse-Midwifery IV: Intrapartum Care (3 hours)
  • NRSG 962: Nurse-Midwifery Professionalism Seminar (2 hours)
  • NRSG 966: Nurse-Midwifery Practicum I (4 hours)
  • NRSG 967: Nurse-Midwifery Practicum II (2 hours)
  • NRSG 968: Nurse-Midwifery Practicum III: Integration (4 hours)
• Total Hours: 25

Technical Standards for Admission

All individuals admitted to the University of Kansas School of Nursing will be asked to verify that they can meet the following Technical Standards, with or without accommodation(s).

Introduction

The Technical Standards may be modified in courses or programs without clinical components, or involving no direct client care.

Standards

• Observation/Sensory-motor: Applicants must be able to observe demonstrations and learn from experiences in the basic sciences and clinical nursing laboratory.
• Communication: Applicants must be able to communicate accurately and effectively with patients, caregivers, physicians, other health professionals, clinical facility staff, faculty and staff, peers, and the community in general.
• Psychomotor: Applicants should have sufficient motor function to elicit information from patients by palpation, auscultation, percussion, and other diagnostic maneuvers.
• Intellectual-Conceptual, Integrative, and Quantitative: Applicants must be able to comprehend and interpret documents written in English and possess cognitive abilities including measurements, calculation, reasoning, analysis, and synthesis.
• Behavioral and Social Attributes: Applicants must possess the emotional health required to utilize their intellectual abilities fully, exercise good judgment, complete all responsibilities attendant to the nursing diagnosis and care of patients promptly, and the development of mature, sensitive and effective relationships with patients and their families.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who disclose a disability are considered for admission if they are otherwise qualified, so long as such accommodation does not significantly alter the essential requirements of the curriculum and the educational program, or significantly affect the safety of patient care or others. The provision of reasonable accommodations will be considered in an attempt to assist these individuals in meeting these required technical standards.