Post Graduate Advanced Certificate Program FAQs

The program is in a hybrid format including online and face-to-face classes. Classes are either fully online through Brightspace or meet one evening per week if classroom-based.

This program is considered part-time graduate study. Students should be able to work full-time. Others may need to adjust their work schedule to meet their family and academic obligations.

Online courses are mostly asynchronous. However, your instructor may require that you participate in certain synchronous activities within a specific timeframe. There will be deadlines for learning activities, but the days of the week and time of day you log in to participate are the times that are convenient for you.

FNP: 32 credits

Pediatrics: 32 credits

Psychiatric Mental Health: 35 credits

Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner: 32 credits

You can fill out and submit an application on the How To Apply - Post Graduate Advanced Certificate page.

More information about the application procedure can be found on the Application Requirements page.

The application fee is $65. The application fee is paid online via credit card.

Applications for the Family and Pediatrics Post Graduate Advanced Certificate Programs are accepted for the fall and spring semesters. Applications to the Psychiatric Mental Health and Adult Geriatric Primary Care Programs are accepted only for the fall semester.

• Fall semester applications and all supporting documents must be submitted between September 1 – July 1. 
• Spring applications and all supporting documents must be submitted between September 1 – December 2.
• We operate on a rolling admission basis for both Fall and Spring Semesters.

Letters must come from a professor/faculty member, a manager/supervisor, or an advanced practice nurse. One letter must be from your current supervisor and/or someone able to evaluate your clinical experience. The committee will not accept letters of recommendation from a friend/colleague. Applicants will submit their reference's information when filling out their application for admission. Upon submission of the application, the references will receive instructions on how to submit them through MyUpstate.

 

After you apply, you will receive access to an online status checker.

We consider deferrals on a case by case basis.

If you'd like to speak with an Admissions Officer, please call 315-464-4570 during normal business hours (weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM). No appointment is necessary. You can also schedule an appointment.

 Office of Admissions, 315-464-4570 or admiss@ngskmc-eis.net.

Yes, you're welcome to reapply the following cycle. We encourage reapplicants to update their resume, personal statement, and/or letters of recommendation.

Technical support is available during regular business hours over the phone at 315-464-4570. You can also submit an email to admiss@ngskmc-eis.net and we will get back to you with instructions or call you with guidance.

More information about tuition can be found on the Tuition and Cost of Attendance page of our website.

Yes, registration information is available on the Virtual Events page of the Prospective Students website.

If your application was placed on hold, the Admissions Committee will conduct a second review of your file in March (likely toward the middle of the month). At that time, you will receive another decision: admitted or denied.

Yes, we do. The process of registering as a non-matriculated student is handled by the Registrar’s Office. You can find the instructions and forms available on the Non-Matriculated Students page of the Current Students website.