Graduate Certificates in Advanced Nursing Practice I and II

About this programme

The graduate certificates in Advanced Nursing Practice I and II are designed to provide advanced nursing practice knowledge and practical experience for registered nurses who wish to acquire specialized skills. The certificates will strengthen nursing professionals’ knowledge and skills that are specific to their area of practice, and will support them to integrate role dimensions that include advanced clinical skills, organizational leadership, research, education, professional development and consultation to impact patient, provider, and health system outcomes. Each specialization within both certificates will be a cohort-based, one-year, part-time online program. The delivery model will allow students who live outside of Calgary to obtain graduate education at the Faculty of Nursing while continuing to work. PLEASE NOTE : International applicants please contact the Faculty of Nursing to verify your eligibility before applying Students must choose a different specialization in each of the two certificates. The certificates will appeal to nursing professionals and other professionals from health-related disciplines who want to advance their careers in their current direct practice area, who want to transition into a new direct practice area, or who want to enter more senior education, leadership or management positions. To be eligible to apply for the Master of Nursing (course-based) degree, students must successfully complete the Certificate in Advanced Nursing I and the Certificate in Advanced Nursing Practice II . Students must complete different specializations i