Overview

The UVA School of Nursing from from University of Virginia is dedicated to providing exceptional, affordable education in accordance with AACN, NONPF, and PNCB standards in the preparation of pediatric nurses as leaders, scholars, and expert licensed independent practitioners in the care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with acute, complex, critical, and chronic illness.

Who should apply?

The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care track offers baccalaureate-educated nurses with at least one year of full-time RN experience the opportunity to advance their practice.

The PNP-AC program is offered as a master's degree, certificate, and as a specialty track within the BSN-to-DNP pathway.

The PNP-AC role

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Epidemiology & World Health

Research Processes & Biostatistics

Advanced Pathophysiology

Clinical Decision-Making in Advanced Practice Nursing

Advanced Pharmacology

Advanced Health Assessment

Health Policy: Local to Global

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

45 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Charlottesville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Have a baccalaureate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited school.

Be licensed as a registered nurse in the US and be eligible for a RN license in Virginia. All matriculating students who are not active-duty military nurses must have a Virginia RN license before the first day of classes.

Submit a total of three satisfactory recommendations (academic, professional, and clinical), one of which should be from an APRN.

Submit a resume or CV.

Have completed an undergraduate or graduate statistics course within five years of the program start.

Be available for an interview, if requested.

International applicants have additional admissions requirements.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

35832 USD / year

≈ 35832 USD / year
Out-of-State

35832 USD / year

≈ 35832 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

21942 USD / year

≈ 21942 USD / year

Living costs

Charlottesville

United States

990 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Who should apply?

The PNP-AC role

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Charlottesville

Funding

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