Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

A lifetime journey into wellness begins at birth, and the nursing profession is always in need of nurses who devote their skills to caring for the smallest patients as they grow and develop. For these nurses, we offer our Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program.

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About the Program

Penn is a nationally recognized leader in training excellent nurse practitioners for primary care practice. As you study with us, you’ll learn all of the pediatric nurse practitioners’ responsibilities, including well-child care, sick exams, health counseling, telephone management, behavioral issues, conducting research, providing education, and impacting public policy. The goal will be for you to be able to practice these roles in an autonomous fashion, in collaboration with a physician or as a leader of an interdisciplinary team.

Program Information

Full-Time

Program Length

12 months

Financial aid available?

Yes

Start Semester

Fall

Learning Format

In-person *

Although this program is in-person, to accommodate the busy schedules of our students some courses will be offered in an online or hybrid format. All clinical experiences for this program are in-person on Penn’s campus or at affiliated clinical sites.

Part-Time 2 years

Program Length

2 years

Financial aid available?

Yes

Start Semester

Year-round

Learning Format

In-person *

Part-Time 3 years

Program Length

3 years

Financial aid available?

Yes

Start Semester

Year-round

Learning Format

In-person *

Program Details

Curriculum

Coursework for the NP program includes core graduate courses, electives, and a group of clinical courses that must be taken together. As an added benefit for Penn Nursing students, all clinical experiences and preceptors are arranged and coordinated by the School.

We offer full-time as well as two part-time tracks (two- and three-year). Our full-time graduate program is one calendar year in length, comprising a fall semester, spring semester, and two summer sessions.

Click the link below to view the curriculum and plans of study for this program in the University catalog.

View curriculum and plans of study

Requirements

Minimum qualifications for the program

BSN degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher

Prerequisites

College level statistics course

Licensure

Application Deadlines

*Dates subject to change without notice.

Costs & Tuition

Your program costs will depend on how many course units (CU) you take per semester.

Applicants to this program may be eligible for the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program Fellowship, which offers a free Penn education to budding NPs who are committed to working in underserved communities after graduation.

Discount available for employees of our Academic Practice Partners. Click here to learn more.

The average projected total costs (tuition and fees) of the 2023-2024 full-time graduate programs—which are based on 3-4 CUs each term—are as follows:

12 month (12 CU program): $84,552
14 month (13-14 CU program) $98,644
18 month (16-17 CU program): $125,827
36 month (9 term/34 CU program): $243,945

To be considered a full-time student you must have a course load of 3 CUs or more per semester, including summer terms; anything less, in any semester, is considered part-time. If you apply as a full-time student, but switch to part-time, lowering the number of CUs you take per semester will decrease the cost of your tuition and fees, which will in turn lower your student budget and reduce your financial aid eligibility. You will no longer be eligible for nursing grant or endowed scholarship funds.

The charts below outline costs based on the school year/summer sessions as well as include estimated other expenses like housing.

Tuition & Fee Rates and Living Expense Budgets (Fall 2023 & Spring 2024)

Tuition and Fees	$56,262
Housing	$17,388
Meals	$5,796
Books*	$1,358
Other Personal Expenses*	$7,276
TOTAL	$88,080

*Category for Other Personal Expenses includes a budget for the cost of Student Health Insurance. Please keep in mind that the school does not bill the student for books and personal expenses. We do, however, build these figures into the Student Budget to better help students and their families plan for all costs associated with a Penn Nursing education. Likewise, loan eligibility and financial aid is based on the total student budget per term, not just on the cost of tuition and fees.

Every student’s living situation and personal expenses are different, but below are the projected academic year Summer and Fall/Spring costs per CU. These can be multiplied by the total number of CUs in your part-time plan of study to estimate the total cost of an MSN program:

Summer 2023 - per course unit (CU): $6,866
Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 - per course unit (CU): $6,982

Summer 2023 - per course unit (CU):

Tuition	$6,392
General Fees	$474
TOTAL	$6,866

Summer 2023 - living expenses:

TOTAL (both sessions)

$9,205

Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 - per course unit (CU)

Tuition	$6,392
General Fee	$474
Technology Fee	$116
TOTAL	$6,982

Program Outcomes

At the completion of this advanced level of nursing education, Penn Nursing MSN graduates will:

Use scientific inquiry to translate evidence into practice and promote clinical scholarship
Perform advanced nursing skills for specialty and subspecialty nursing practice
Lead quality improvement and manage care delivery models across settings
Leverage strong networks to advance in professional role

Certification

Upon graduation, you are eligible to become certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Pediatric Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP). Successful completion of the program also qualifies you to apply for national certification from the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), as well as recognition, certification and/or licensure by other states.

Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

12 months

Yes

Fall

In-person *

2 years

Yes

Year-round

In-person *

3 years

Yes

Year-round

In-person *

Curriculum

Requirements

Minimum qualifications for the program

Prerequisites

Licensure

Application Deadlines

Spring 2024 Enrollment

Summer 2024 Enrollment

Fall 2024 Enrollment

Costs & Tuition

Full-time

Part-time

Program Outcomes

Certification

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