The clinical nurse specialist graduate certificate is designed to provide advanced practice nurses with preparation as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS). Nurse who hold a master鈥檚 degree in nursing and are prepared for other roles or population groups. The student will choose one of the following populations: adult-gerontology, pediatric or maternal/infant.
About the Clinical Nurse Specialist
Expand your knowledge and patient population with the CNS Certificate. Practicum placements at UWM College of Nursing are a collaborative effort with students. Graduates of the CNS certificate, with a population focus on adult-gerontology or pediatrics will be eligible to take the national CNS certification exams in adult-gerontology or pediatrics offered by American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC, 2013) or by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACCN) Certification Corporation.
Upon successful completion of the CNS certification exam, graduates may choose to apply for prescriptive privileges in the state of Wisconsin as an Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber or APNP. Currently, CNS certification exams are not available for maternal/infant populations.
September 2025
College of Nursing
Cunningham Hall 135, 1921 E. Hartford Avenue,
MILWAUKEE,
Wisconsin,
53211, United States
A minimum 3.0 (4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average (GPA) is required in previous undergraduate and graduate programs.
English proficiency requirement: TOEFL IBT - 79 鈥� 120; IELTS - 6.5 - 9.0; Cambridge English Advanced/Cambridge English Proficiency - C1 level or higher.
Deadlines: August 15 for Spring start.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
